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Vehicle Totaled After Fire
On Thursday, May 31 at 7:06 am, Illinois Valley Fire District responded to a vehicle fire 3.6 miles West of HWY 199 on Briggs Valley Road.
A Toyota SUV was totally engulfed in flames upon...
Weekend Weather Brings Heat to Some Areas
More heat is on the way this weekend. The hottest day is expected to be Saturday with highs in the upper 80s to upper 90s in some inland areas.
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Man Dies in Head-on Crash on Hwy. 199
On Thursday, May 31, 2018, at approximately 8:48 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers, and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash on US Hwy 199 near milepost 5, just south of...
K9 Jack Leads to Large Drug Bust
An Alaska man is in jail after deputies found large quantities of drugs and money in his vehicle. A Jackson County Sheriff’s Office K9 assisted deputies in finding the contraband during a traffic stop...
Janell Howard Named New Brookings City Manager
The Brookings City Council has appointed Janell Howard as City Manager effective July 1.
The City Council approved an employment agreement with Howard at its May 29 meeting.
Howard has served as Brookings Finance and Human...
High Speed Contributes to Rollover Crash
On Wed, May 30, 2018, at about 1:55 am Oregon State Police Troopers were dispatched to a report of a crash on I-5 NB, near Exit 35.
A preliminary investigation showed a white 1992 Ford...
Structure Fire Prevented from Spreading to Wildlands
On Monday afternoon at approximately 1:30 pm, the Illinois Valley Fire District responded to a structure Fire in the 3300 block of Caves HWY.
The accidental fire was restricted to a detached shop and small...
Woman Rescued from Rolled Vehicle
Early Tuesday morning, May 29th, Rural Metro Fire & AMR-Josephine County responded to a rollover crash.
Rescue crews arrived to find the female driver inside the vehicle, suspended upside-down, still restrained in the seatbelt. Firefighters...
Curry County’s Unemployment Rates Reach Record Lows
According to the State of Oregon's Employment Departments Annette Shelton-Tiderman, as Curry County's unemployment rates reach record lows, other statistics are also showing improvement. Although not yet back to pre-recession levels, Curry County's civilian...
Woman Stabs 6 year old Son
On Saturday evening, May 26, Newport Police Officers were dispatched to a disturbance at the Agate Height Apartments.
Initial information reported was that a six-year-old boy had run to a neighbor’s apartment and told them...