Staff Writer
COVID-19 Case Closes Brookings-Harbor Elementary School
On Sunday afternoon, September 20th, the Brookings-Harbor School District was notified by Curry County Public Health that there had been a confirmed exposure of COVID-19 to Kalmiopsis Elementary School, and in order...
Wet Weather and Hard Work Slow Happy Camp/Slater Fire
As of the last reports at 8:00pm Friday evening September 18th, the the Happy Camp/Slater Fire had consumed another 3,605 acres totaling 146,698 acres and crews had gained containment making the blaze...
5 Consecutive Weeks of Fewer Oregon COVID-19 Cases Ends
The Oregon Health Authority has officially recorded now 30,342 total cases of COVID-19 with 521 deaths statewide, up 1,477 cases and 22 deaths from the previous week. Now, two weeks after the...
Happy Camp/Slater Fire and Devil Fire Reach 150,000 Acres
As of September 17th, the Happy Camp/Slater Fire, first reported Monday, September 7th near Slater Butte Fire Lookout in the Klamath National Forest continues to burn in the Klamath, Six Rivers, and...
Measurable Rain to Start Weekend Forecast
The first seasonal rain of the season will arrive early Friday morning and continue into Friday as an upper-level low moves over the region. The chance of precipitation is near 90% with...
Man Arrested after Lighting Sleeping Man on Fire
Very early Tuesday morning, September 15th, a 54 year old male reported he awoke to being on fire and sustained burn injuries. Just before 4:00am, Officers from the Medford Police Department responded...
Violent Head-on Collision Closes Hwy. 199
A violent high-speed head-on crash just after 7:00pm Tuesday evening September 15th, that occurred on Redwood Hwy. 199 was discovered by an off-duty firefighter from Medford returning from the Slater Fire.
10 Task Forces Mobilized to Happy Camp/Slater Fire
Although fire behavior on the Happy Camp/Slater Fire was anticipated to remain calm Wednesday due to continued high relative humidity, the fire managed to grow from Tuesday evenings estimated acreage of 137,111...
Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Man in Critical Condition
Just after 9:30am Wednesday morning, September 16th, Grants Pass Police responded to reports of a male inside a home under construction. As the individual was challenged by a job site worker, a...
Happy Camp/Slater Fire Adds 5,510 Acres Tuesday
The Happy Camp/Slater Fire added another 5,510 acres Tuesday and has now charred 137,111 acres while the Devil Fire to the east added another 1,030 acres Tuesday growing to 5.549 acres.