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Happy Camp/Slater Fire Over 127,000 Acres
Despite lower winds and a heavy smoke inversion that sat over the fire through most of the day, the Happy Camp/Slater fire was active Thursday. As of 8 p.m. September 10th, the...
Suspect Eludes Officers after Abandoning Moving Vehicle
At approximately 1:00pm Thursday, September 10th, an Officer from the Crescent City Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for a broken tail lamp.
The...
Happy Camp/Slater Fire shows Little Growth Overnight – UPDATE
According to the latest information from the Del Norte Office of Emergency Services, the Happy Camp/Slater fire stayed fairly stable throughout the night and is holding steady near the intersection of...
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Distressed Sailboat
Tuesday morning September 8th, U.S. Coast Guard Station Depoe Bay received a report of a sailboat adrift and in distress under 40 knot winds.
A 47' Motor Lifeboat was...
Happy Camp/Slater Fire Now Over 30,000 Acres
According to a late Wednesday evening statement from the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, the Slater Fire started during the evening hours of September 7th, near Slater Butte Fire Lookout on the Klamath...
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.