Monthly Archives: April 2020
Only 5 Counties Remain Covid-19 Free-Curry County Remains at 3
Curry County has reported no new cases of COVID-19 remaining at 3 cases as Coos County to the north recorded their first confirmed case as only 5 Oregon counties remain with no...
CHN Establishes Criteria to Receive Rapid On-Site COVID-19 Testing
Last Friday, Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach, Oregon was one of three rural hospitals in the state to receive an Abbot ID NOW rapid Covid-19 testing device from the U.S. Department...
Woman Abducted and Sexually Assaulted
On April 14, 2020, at 10:30 am a female victim reported she had been abducted and sexually assaulted by an unknown male who threatened her with a knife. The assault took place...
USCG Rescues Commercial Vessel with 15 hour Tow
A Coast Guard 52-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 68-ton commercial fishing vessel Tuesday morning across the Coos Bay Bar, west of North Bend.
Coast Guard Sector North...
Governor Brown Lays Out Framework to ‘Reopen Oregon’
Governor Kate Brown introduced her framework for Reopening Oregon Tuesday afternoon as a plan to restart public life and business while maintaining healthy Oregon communities. The framework sets specific prerequisites based on...
‘Rumble Strips’ taken from Hooskanaden Construction Site
Oregon State Police Troopers are investigating the theft of portable plastic rumble strips. The strips were taken from the Hooskanaden construction site sometime between 6:00am. and 7:00am on Monday, April 13, 2020.
Smoke Shop Thief Arrested Hiding Behind Dumpster
On Monday April 13th, Crescent City Police Officers and Del Norte Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a reported theft at the Smoke Shop on Highway 101 North.
During...
Governors Inslee, Newsom and Brown Announce Pact
On Monday, April 13th, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced an agreement on a shared vision for reopening their economies and controlling COVID-19 into...
Stolen Front-End Loader Leads High-Speed Chase
On Sunday, April 12th just after 6:00 pm, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies observed a front-end loader vehicle being operated on the roadway at Agate Rd and Ave G, in White City.
Sunday Night Fire Burns until Monday Morning
At about 9:30 Sunday night fire crews from Medford Fire along with crews from Fire District 3 responded to a report of a grass fire near the railroad tracks behind Dick's Sporting...