Monthly Archives: September 2020
Curry County Sheriff Warns of New ‘Phishing’ Scams
Phone and internet scammers are back at it. They love to use the same old tricks in new ways. One of their favorites is to pose as a business or government official...
More Wet Weather Forecast Before Warm Temperatures Return
After an organized trough moved over the area Wednesday leaving substantial precipitation totals, unsettled weather will continue Friday and into Saturday with areas in the region receiving more precipitation as the low-pressure...
Fire Destroys Home and Vehicles
Very early Wednesday morning, September 23rd, fire crews from Illinois Valley Fire District and Rural Metro Fire were dispatched at 3:00am to a major structure fire on Caves Highway.
Happy Camp/Slater Fire Slows – Containment Grows
The Happy Camp/Slater fire continues to grow despite cooler and wetter weather conditions adding just 1.553 acres since Tuesday official report and has now charred some 150,230 acres. Fire Crews continue to...
Man Arrested for 2019 Crescent City Armed Robbery
In October of 2019, the Crescent City Police Department responded to the Subway on Hwy 101 S, regarding a report of an armed robbery. At the time of the investigation, the suspect...
61-year-old Woman Assaulted by 25-year-old Relative
Early Wednesday morning, September 23rd, at about 5:54 am, fire and police personnel were dispatched just before 6:00 am for a small fire next to a residence on Crater Lake Avenue. A...
Motel Drug Bust Yields 1.5 lbs. of Heroin
On September 19th, 2020, special agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant for 48-year-old Ryan Perrish Worrell of...
Motorcycle Crash Kills One
Just before 6:00pm Sunday, September 20th, the Medford Police Department responded to a fatal motor vehicle crash.
Officials found that motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed...
The Happy Camp/Slater Fire Slows Now 22% Contained
The Happy Camp/Slater Fire slows considerably and according to the latest information released Monday evening just before 9:30pm, the blaze added less than 100 acres on Monday, bringing the total acres burned...
Man Injured After Accidentally Shooting Himself in Supermarket
On Sunday, September 20th, just after 7:30 pm, Lincoln City Police Officers responded to McKay's Market located in Lincoln City on a reported gunshot wound.
Upon arrival, it was...