Staff Writer
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.
High Heat and Smokey Sky Advisories for Holiday Weekend
A large upper-level high pressure system is currently situated over much of the West and is expected to remain in place through the weekend. Record breaking high and low temperatures are expected...
Man Arrested for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ after ‘Up-Skirting’
Between mid-August and just yesterday, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety received four complaints of suspicious activity taking place at the larger retail and grocery stores along the Grants Pass Parkway....
U.S. Coast Guard Works on Brookings Buoys
On Thursday afternoon, you may have seen a large U.S. Coast Guard vessel out off the Chetco Bar working with the marker buoy's. The vessel witnessed was the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter...
Over 6 lbs. of Fentanyl Pills Seized in Traffic Stop
Just before noon, August 26th, 2020, a Trooper from the Central Point Area Command stopped a 2014 Toyota Camry for a lane usage and safety belts violation on northbound I-5.
Gov. Brown Extends Oregon’s COVID-19 State of Emergency
On Tuesday, September 1st, Governor Kate Brown extended her declaration of a state of emergency regarding COVID-19 for an additional 60 days, until November 3, 2020. The declaration is the legal underpinning...
Oregon State Sheriff’s and Oregon Police Chiefs Release Statement on Recent Violence
On Tuesday, September 1st, just two days after Oregon Governor Kate Brown released a statement regarding her "Unified Law Enforcement Plan to Protect Free Speech, Bring Violence to an End in Portland",...