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Man Dies in Remote ATV Crash

Wednesday August 7, 2019 the Curry County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the Agness area regarding an ATV crash on Foster Bar Road where the operator was unresponsive. During the call, a...

Hwy. 197 Closure Update Shows Progress

In a statement from CalTrans District 1, crews are making great progress on the culvert replacement on Route 197 in Del Norte County currently causing a full closure through the 15th. There have been many...

Red Flag Warning in Weekend Weather Forecast

An upper level low will meander offshore this week before moving onshore this weekend. As a result, we will see a gradual cooling trend for inland areas throughout the week, culminating on Saturday with...

6 Arrested in Grants Pass Counterfeit Raid

A rash of counterfeit bills have been being passed at several Grants Pass businesses over the past weeks. Grants Pass Detectives obtained information that the source of the counterfeit manufacturing was at 725 SW Burgess...

U.S. Coast Guard medevacs teen from Rogue National Forest

U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend command center were notified at 4:15 p.m. by Curry County dispatch that a 17-year-old male had suffered a head injury after he fell from a cliff above the...

Clean Up Underway after Monday’s Jet Fuel Tanker Crash

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is responding to the tanker crash that spilled 2500 gallons of aviation fuel near White City Monday night. The spill poses no threat to groundwater wells or surface...

Falling Bear Destroys Sheriff’s Vehicle

A Humboldt County Sheriff's patrol vehicle was struck by a falling bear while traveling north on Highway 96 last week. The vehicle caught fire after striking an embankment and the deputy escaped the vehicle...

Weather Change Brings Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms

Friday and Saturday evenings bring the chance for showers along the coast and inland areas, along with milder temperatures. The potential for scattered thunderstorms exists for all areas east of Coos and Curry county...

Grants Pass OSP Trooper Involved Shooting Leaves One Man Dead

Late Tuesday morning, August 6th, a suspect in an on-going investigation entered the Oregon State Police agency's office in Grants Pass. At approximately 10:30am, an altercation took place between the suspect and Oregon State...

College of the Redwoods Student Suspected of Threats

During the evening of Monday, August 5th, the Del Norte Sheriff's Office was contacted regarding a potential threat made by a juvenile student currently attending a program at College of the Redwoods, Crescent City...