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Brookings Asst. Fire Chief Tom Kerr Awarded OVFA Lifetime Achievement Award
Recently, after returning from a fishing trip in Canada, Brookings Fire/Rescue Asst. Chief Tom Kerr visited the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association conference to accept an award that he was nominated for by his peers, his friends, and...
Hwy. 199 Head-On Collision Sends One to Hospital
On Sunday, June 30, just before 8:00 am, the Illinois Valley Fire District and American Medical Response responded to a two-vehicle crash on Redwood Hwy. 199 near Wild Park Lane.
A preliminary investigation showed that...
Man Struck and Killed Walking on Interstate 5
On Saturday, June 29, 2019, at approximately 10:24 P.M. Oregon State Police Troopers received multiple calls regarding a subject walking on Interstate 5 in both northbound and southbound travel lanes. Troopers were actively looking...
Man Arrested After Igniting Fire and Fleeing
On Wednesday afternoon, June 26, 2019, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a 911 call reporting a grass fire in the 11600-block of Duggan Road. Crews from Fire District 3 and the Oregon Department...
Harris Beach Tests Positive for High Levels of Fecal Bacteria
On Thursday, June 27, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public health advisory today for higher than normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Harris Beach, located in Curry County.
Water samples indicate...
Stolen Tow Truck Related to Wednesday’s High Speed Chase
Just after 11:30am Thursday morning, Gold Beach Chevron owner, Everett Amos called the Curry County Sheriff’s Office to report that someone had just stolen one of his tow trucks and headed north out of...
Hwy. 101 High Speed Chase Ends in Arrest
Just after 8:00am Wednesday morning, Curry County Dispatch was notified that the California Highway Patrol had been in pursuit of a vehicle that had been doing 90 MPH in California and that they had...
Fire Destroys Motor Home
At approximately 3:30 pm on Monday afternoon, Medford Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle fire.
Once on scene, firefighters confirmed there was an engine compartment fire in an RV. A quick and...
Cool, Wet Weather Forecast for Rest of Work Week
Today, (Tuesday), will cool off slightly west of the Cascades, but the real cool down will come Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures more than 10 degrees below normal.
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Series of Quakes Strike Off of Coast
A cluster of earthquakes hit off the coast of Oregon beginning early. Saturday morning. The largest of those earthquakes registered a magnitude of 5.4, with another at a magnitude of 5.0. The others were...