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Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories:

Ex-pastor's recordings land him 15 years.

Man arrested in deadly Klamathon fire.

Full stories at www.mailtribune.com.

Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at www.mailtribune.com/podcasts.

Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil.

In this latest 'Insider' podcast, host Ryan Pfeil talks to reporter Morgan Theophil about her recent in-depth story on the skyrocketing costs of air ambulance services and how they impacted a local family.

Read Morgan's story here: http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/sky-high-bill-for-life-saving-flight

Literary gardener Rhonda Nowak shares a pithy proverb and tips for cleaning out sprinkler heads so your garden irrigation doesn't go awry when your plants need water the most.

Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories:

New fire erupts in county.

Man attacks ex-pastor in courtroom.

Read full stories online at www.mailtribune.com.

Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at

www.mailtribune.com/podcasts. Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil.

Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories:

Taylor Creek fire nearly corralled.

Drought threatens local ranchers.

Riders may soon be able to hail Uber and Lyft in Ashland.

Full stories at www.mailtribune.com.

Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at www.mailtribune.com/podcasts.

Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil.

Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories:

70 percent of Oregon in 'severe drought'; local lakes dropping fast.

Merged 120,000-acre wildfire splits battle into two fronts.

Full stories at www.mailtribune.com.

Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at

www.mailtribune.com/podcasts.

Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil.

Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories:

Rally: Pipeline not wanted here.

Klondike fire menaces communication towers.

Pacific Power backs off on opt-out fee for smart meters.

Full stories online at www.mailtribune.com. Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at www.mailtribune.com/podcasts.

Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil.

Literary gardener Rhonda Nowak shares a poem and interesting information about gorse, a highly invasive plant along southern Oregon's coast that makes Himalayan blackberry shrubs in the Rogue Valley look tame by comparison.

Story behind the story of fall chinook salmon fishing in the Rogue River bay.

Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories:

‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin has died.

Thunderstorms could wreak havoc for firefighters.

Medford airport soars above 100,000 passengers in July.

Full stories online at www.mailtribune.com. Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at www.mailtribune.com/podcasts.

Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil.