30,000 acre Taylor Creek Fire 10 miles from Grants Pass
1,022 firefighters continue making good progress securing the southeastern edge of the now 29,551 acre Taylor Creek Fire just 10 miles from Grants Pass.
On the northeastern corner of the fire, near Green Tree Loop, crews...
Cave Junction Man Allegedly Beats Woman with Hatchet
A Cave Junction man is in custody after allegedly assaulting a 60-year-old woman in his care with a hatchet.
According to the Oregon State Police, 27-year-old Keith J. Lindley-Heller allegedly arrived home intoxicated and engaged...
Cooler Temperatures and Less Smoke Forecast
High temperatures will be trending cooler towards the start of August. Temperatures will be in the upper 80's and lower 90's for the west side valleys towards the end of the work week.
Brookings:
Medford:
Understandably, people...
An Opportunity to Visually Experience Wildfire Firefighting
For weeks now the local areas have been inundated with fire, and for the most part we have focused on the fire itself.
This is dedicated to the firefighters, ground crews, and pilots. This is...
Carr Fire over 100,000 acres / Mendocino Complex Update
Although the winds of the Carr Fire have shifted, it still continues to grow at enormous rates, adding another 22,900 acres since Sunday evening now reaching 103,780 acres.
The Shasta County sheriff said at a...
Klondike, Taylor Creek, and Natchez Fire Complex Updates
Klondike Fire:
The now 15,915 acre Klondike Fire added almost 2000 acres Monday to its 13,922 acres as of Sunday. The blaze, burning primarily in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness within the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, started...
CHP Seeks Public’s Help in Deadly Hit & Run
The California Highway Patrol is currently seeking the public’s help in obtaining any information that can assist with the investigation into a fatal hit-and-run traffic collision.
The collision occurred on July 29, 2018, at approximately...
Highway 101 Crash leaves One Dead
Just after 12 pm Sunday, Fort Dick Fire Department with the Smith River Fire Department, Del Norte Ambulance, and the California Highway Patrol responded to a reported traffic collision on Hwy 101 just north...
Carr Fire Continues to Rage-Update Saturday 7/28/18
Update: Saturday, 1:30pm - 7/28/18: Again, the Carr Fire in Shasta County showed no signs of slowing as it added another 32,594 acres reaching 80,906 acres since the last report at 8:30pm Friday night....
Record Breaking Heat in July
If you think it's been consistently unusually hot the past 2+ weeks across the inland west side, you're correct. It's been record breaking in Roseburg, Medford, and Mount Shasta City.
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