Monthly Archives: September 2020
High Heat and Smokey Sky Advisories for Holiday Weekend
A large upper-level high pressure system is currently situated over much of the West and is expected to remain in place through the weekend. Record breaking high and low temperatures are expected...
Man Arrested for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ after ‘Up-Skirting’
Between mid-August and just yesterday, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety received four complaints of suspicious activity taking place at the larger retail and grocery stores along the Grants Pass Parkway....
U.S. Coast Guard Works on Brookings Buoys
On Thursday afternoon, you may have seen a large U.S. Coast Guard vessel out off the Chetco Bar working with the marker buoy's. The vessel witnessed was the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter...
Over 6 lbs. of Fentanyl Pills Seized in Traffic Stop
Just before noon, August 26th, 2020, a Trooper from the Central Point Area Command stopped a 2014 Toyota Camry for a lane usage and safety belts violation on northbound I-5.
Gov. Brown Extends Oregon’s COVID-19 State of Emergency
On Tuesday, September 1st, Governor Kate Brown extended her declaration of a state of emergency regarding COVID-19 for an additional 60 days, until November 3, 2020. The declaration is the legal underpinning...
Oregon State Sheriff’s and Oregon Police Chiefs Release Statement on Recent Violence
On Tuesday, September 1st, just two days after Oregon Governor Kate Brown released a statement regarding her "Unified Law Enforcement Plan to Protect Free Speech, Bring Violence to an End in Portland",...
Tuesday Afternoon Humbug Mountain Fire Quickly Contained
At approximately 3:00pm Tuesday, September 1st, a fire was reported just north of Humbug Mountain and south of Port Orford, and units from Port Orford Fire, Sixes Fire Dept., Ophir Fire Dept.,...
High Pressure Prompts Heat Advisory
An upper level ridge of high pressure building over the region is forecast to contribute to temperatures being 15-20 degrees above average for much of Oregon.
Temperatures inland are...
Man Life-Flighted after ATV Crash
Just after 4:00pm, Monday August 31st, the Curry County Sheriff's Office received a transfer 911 call from Coos County stating that there was an ATV accident somewhere up at a mining claim...
Man Arrested for Arson in Sweet Creek Blaze East of Florence
After the Sweet Creek fire was first reported Sunday, August 30th, Lane County Sheriff's Office Detectives and Oregon State Police Detectives began an intense investigation into the origins of the now near...