Monthly Archives: September 2020
Hwy. 199 Closed from Stateline to Illinois Valley Airport
CalTrans has announced that Route 199 is fully closed starting at its intersection with Route 197, west of Hiouchi, and extending to the California/Oregon Border due to fire. No...
3 Arrested after Attempted Child Abduction at Cave Junction Park
Just before 4:30pm Sunday, September 6th, Deputies responded to a disturbance involving three male subjects attempting to lure children into a vehicle at Jubilee Park in Cave Junction Oregon.
Dramatic U.S. Coast Guard Rescue after Vessel Runs Aground
Late Monday evening, September 7th, a Coast Guardsman swam from shore to rescue a fisherman from the surf near South Beach State Park early Tuesday morning after his vessel ran aground and...
Cave Junction Man Kidnapped and Exchanged for Ransom
On Saturday morning, September 5th, the Red Bluff Police Department was provided information regarding an individual who was reportedly kidnapped from out of state. The Victim, only identified as a 30 year...
Brookings Doctor Named Del Norte County Deputy Public Health Officer
The Del Norte Public Health Branch of the Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to announce a contract with Dr. Palak Patel, as Deputy Public Health Officer for our County.
Man Arrested after Attempted Abduction
Sunday evening, just before 8:00pm September 6th, the Grants Pass Police responded to a report of a male subject at Riverside Park who attempted to grab an 11 year old girl while...
Violence Injures Officers after 100 Nights of Demonstrations
On Saturday, September 5th, the Oregon State Police assisted the Portland Police Bureau with the rioters in Portland. The criminal activity presented an extreme danger to life safety for all community members,...
Significant Wind Event Prompts Red Flag Warnings and Heat Continues
An unseasonably strong, dry offshore flow will affect Oregon, and N. California from the Cascades to the coast Monday through Tuesday night. Dry east winds and and very dry humidities are expected...
Tanker Truck Rollover Crash Closes Hwy. 199
Just after 1:00pm Saturday afternoon, September 5th, units from the Illinois Valley Fire District responded to reports of a rollover on Redwood Hwy. 199 north of Selma.
Oregon COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Fall
After four consecutive weeks of fewer COVID-19 cases with 127 fewer cases than the previous week, Oregon saw only 1,608 cases and 8 fewer deaths in the past seven days.