Staff Writer
Tuesday Afternoon Humbug Mountain Fire Quickly Contained
At approximately 3:00pm Tuesday, September 1st, a fire was reported just north of Humbug Mountain and south of Port Orford, and units from Port Orford Fire, Sixes Fire Dept., Ophir Fire Dept.,...
High Pressure Prompts Heat Advisory
An upper level ridge of high pressure building over the region is forecast to contribute to temperatures being 15-20 degrees above average for much of Oregon.
Temperatures inland are...
Man Life-Flighted after ATV Crash
Just after 4:00pm, Monday August 31st, the Curry County Sheriff's Office received a transfer 911 call from Coos County stating that there was an ATV accident somewhere up at a mining claim...
Man Arrested for Arson in Sweet Creek Blaze East of Florence
After the Sweet Creek fire was first reported Sunday, August 30th, Lane County Sheriff's Office Detectives and Oregon State Police Detectives began an intense investigation into the origins of the now near...
Governor Brown Addresses Portland Violence and Enforcement Plan
Governor Kate Brown today released the details of a unified law enforcement plan to protect free speech and bring violence and arson to an end in Portland. With months of nightly protests...
Series of Fires Grow to 500 acres East of Florence
Firefighters continue to fight to slow the spread of a wildfire in private forestland and a portion of Bureau of Land Management land about 1 mile southeast of Mapleton in western Lane...
Northern Oregon Elk Hunter Gored and Killed
On Saturday, August 29th, 66 year old Mark David from Hillsboro was archery hunting on private property in the area of in Tillamook, Oregon. David wounded a 5X5 bull elk but was...
Investigation Leads to 3 lbs. of Meth Seized in Traffic Stop
On August 17th, 2020, special agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force seized 3.75 pounds of methamphetamine during a search warrant service in Fieldbrook. Agents continued to investigate the drug trafficking...
Three Consecutive Weeks of Fewer COVID-19 Cases
The state of Oregon saw it's third straight week of COVID-19 cases with 121 fewer confirmed cases statewide.
Governor Kate Brown announced Friday that the counties of Hood River...
Man Air-Lifted after Crash Down Embankment
Just after 2:00pm Tuesday, August 25th, the Curry County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from an Agness resident reporting hearing a loud crash and seeing a dust cloud near his residence...