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U.S Coast Guard Continues to Serve Through Govt. Shutdown

Regardless of what's going on, the proud crews of our U.S. Coast Guard are diligently working to ensure the safety of life at sea. With the commercial Dungeness crab season in full swing and the...

Series of Storms Lined Up in the Pacific

Storms are lined up across the Pacific Ocean, and the storm track will bring them right into the area this weekend and into next week. Say goodbye to the stable air, and hello to...

Man Arrested for Arson after Fire Destroys Tri-Plex

On January 1st, just before 7:00 am, the Medford Fire-Rescue Department, Fire District 3 and the Medford Police Department were dispatched and responded to a structure fire. Upon arrival, first responders found a fully...

Two Vehicle Crash Closes Hwy. 199

Just before 6:00 pm, Wednesday, January 2nd, the Illinois Valley Fire District was dispatched and responded to a two-vehicle crash on HWY 199 in Kerby. One of the vehicles had only one occupant the driver,...

New Year’s Eve Fire Destroys Home

Just before 9:00 pm New Years Eve, a family's 2018 ended tragically when their garage caught fire and spread to the house. Firefighters from Rural Metro Fire, and Grants Pass Department of Public Safety...

Boy Arrested after Assaulting His Mother

On Saturday, December 29th, the Grants Pass Police Department was dispatched to a residence just before 6:00 pm where a woman had reported herself assaulted by her son. During the call to 911, a...

Fog and Icy Road Conditions Contribute to Multi-Vehicle Crash

  Early Monday morning, multiple emergency units were mobilized from Rural Metro Fire, American Medical Response, Oregon Dept. Of Transportation, Oregon State Police and local towing companies, when seven vehicles were involved in a multi...

Crab Season Opens with Delays South of Coos Bay

Dungeness Crab season is set to open after rough seas delayed test results. Tri-State test results came in just above minimum meat recovery rates to be met in each test area are 23% north...

A Clear, Cold and Foggy Start to New Year

High pressure will bring a stable air mass to the area Tuesday through Thursday. Low temperatures will lower down into the 20s and low 30s for valleys west of the Cascades and will lower...

Head On Collision Closes Highway

On Saturday, December 29, 2018, just after 9:30 am, the Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 238 at Torrey Pines. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Subaru Forester, operated...