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Milepost 97 Fire Balloons to Over 1600 Acres
The Milepost 97 Fire, located about a mile southeast of Canyonville, continued to burn actively throughout the day Thursday, due to hot temperatures, low relative humidity readings, and gusty winds. The fire made a...
High School Teacher Arrested After Steroids Found on Campus
On March 18, 2019, Coos Bay Police responded to a report of a found bag, believed to contain controlled substances, at Marshfield High School. Officers responded and during the course of the investigation were...
Grants Pass Suffers Second Drive-By Shooting in 3 Days
On Wednesday afternoon, July 24th, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety responded to the call of a shooting at Johnston Dental Offices. When officers arrived on scene they contacted staff and patients in...
Man Arrested for Allegedly Sharing Images of Child Sexual Abuse
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a Medford man Wednesday July 24th, on charges related to possessing and sharing images of child sexual abuse. The arrest caps a nine-month investigation that began with a...
Suspicious Substance Found in Letter to Pelican Bay Prison Offices
In a media release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and shared by the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office, a letter was received in the administration building at Pelican Bay State Prison...
Single Vehicle Crash Takes a Life
Tuesday, July 23, just before 2:00 am, Illinois Valley Fire District, American Medical Response, and Rural Metro were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash near Selma on Lakeshore Dr.
Units arrived to find a vehicle had...
K-9 Officer Finds Injured Missing Mushroom Picker
On Friday, July 19th, the Coos County Sheriff's Office received information regarding a subject who failed to return from a mushroom gathering trip in the Libby area of Coos Bay.
The Coos County Sheriff's Office...
Bomb Threat Evacuates Brookings Business
The Brookings Police Department Dispatch transferred a call from Blue Pacific Reality to the Curry County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch on Monday, July 22, at about 12:00 pm, regarding a bomb threat.
A Realtor who works...
Logging Truck Versus Sedan Sends 2 to Hospital
Just before 3:30am, Monday, July 22nd, Rural Metro Fire, AMR-Josephine County, Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, Caveman Towing Inc & Josephine County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash in the 700 Blk of...
Crash Closes Hwy. 199 for 2 Hours and Takes Two Lives
On Friday, July 19th, just before 1:30 pm, the California Highway Patrol in Crescent City CA responded to a reported traffic crash on Hwy. 199 just north of Little Jones Creek Rd. Upon arrival,...