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Air Quality Advisories to End the Week as Temperatures Warm

Air quality alerts remain in effect for much of southern Oregon due to surrounding wildfires as a ridge of high pressure is currently directing any moisture or weather...

Man with a Knife Shot after Advancing Towards Officers in Crescent City

On Wednesday afternoon, August 25th, Crescent City California Highway Patrol Officers and Del Norte County Sheriff's Department Deputies responded to the scene of a disabled vehicle that...

Governor Brown Announces Help for Health Care Facilities after COVID Outbreak

Governor Kate Brown announced that health care facilities around the state, particularly those in hard-hit Central and Southern Oregon, will soon get a boost in nurses,...

U.S. Coast Guard Begins Work on Chetco River Channel Marker

The U.S. Coast Guard station Chetco River began work to replace or repair buoy marker #9 which is located in the Chetco River channel.

Governor Brown Announces Outdoor Mask Mandate

Governor Kate Brown announced new statewide outdoor mask requirements to help stop the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant Thursday, August 24th.  

Sprinkler System Key to Containment of Fire in Canopy in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State...

The canopy fire in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park first reported Monday afternoon August 15th, was reported to be 90% contained with all the fires having been extinguished thanks to the crew's...

Air Quality Advisories Continue as Temperatures Stay Mild for Work Week

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Jackson, Josephine, as well as much of southern Oregon, as wildfires burning in the region...

Vaccination and Masking Mandates Follow Surge in COVID-19, Delta and Breakthrough Cases

As COVID-19 restrictions continue, vaccination and mask mandates are being reinstated in an attempt to slow infection rates as the Delta variant and COVID-19 cases increase in both...

First Asian Giant Hornet Nest of 2021 Located in Washington

The Washington State Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service has reported the that the first Asian giant hornet nest of...

Oregon State Representative David Brock Smith Responds to Governor Brown

Oregon State Representative David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) released a press release Thursday afternoon, August 19th, in response to Governor Kate Brown's Press Conference Thursday, regarding changes to...