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High Pressure Continues to Bring Warm Weather

Forecasts remain warm away from the coast, but inland high temperatures will trend several degrees 'cooler' as the week continues and likely persist through early next week.

Two Fishermen Rescued Near Battery Point

Just after 1:30pm Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office received a distress call regarding two fishermen in a small vessel that had lost power near Battery Point west...

OSP Investigating Several Recent Shootings on I-5

The Oregon State Police is requesting the public's assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible for shooting at several vehicles on Interstate 5 between Roseburg and Grants Pass.

$4,000 in Cash and 8.5 Pounds of Heroin Seized

On Monday, July 13th, 2020, at approximately 4:50 p.m., special agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, with the assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, conducted two traffic stops in...

Man Dies in Remote Logging Accident

Late Monday morning, just before 11:00am, the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, Rural Metro Fire, and American Medical Response were dispatched to a logging accident high in a remote area above West Pickett...

Coast Guard Rescues Kayaker at Humbug Mountain

A Coast Guard helicopter crew diverted from a transit flight Sunday to rescue a 58 year old kayaker who became stranded on the rocky shore after his kayak capsized at the base...

Gov. Brown Announces Outdoor Mandatory Mask Order

In response to the alarming rise in COVID-19 case counts across Oregon over the last several weeks, Governor Kate Brown announced Monday, July 13th, new requirements for face coverings and limits on...

Powerline Failure Sparks Small Fires and Power Outages

Initially reported as a house on fire on Rogue River Hwy, crews from Rural Metro Fire, Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, American Medical Response and Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon...

Good Samaritans Pull Crash Victim from Burning Car

Just before 1:00pm Sunday afternoon, units from Rural Metro Fire, the Oregon Dept. of Forestry Southwest Oregon District and American Medical Response were dispatched to a fiery vehicle crash 20 miles up...

Coast Guard Med-Evacs Man 100 miles off Coos Bay

Early Saturday morning, July 11th, an MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector North Bend medically evacuated an injured 26-year-old man from the fishing vessel McKenzie Rose, which was operating...