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Weather Changes Expected this Week

According to the US National Weather Service, a storm system over the Eastern Pacific Ocean will shift towards California over the next several days bringing gusty winds and rain this week with mountain snow...

Hwy. 101 Reduced to One Lane for 5 Hours After Crash

On Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at about 1107 hours, Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to a report of a multiple vehicle crash on Hwy 101 at milepost 174. Preliminary investigation revealed a red...

OSP Seeks Publics Help Locating Missing Students

On Friday, March 16, 2018, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Oregon State Police-University Area Command and Oregon State University's Department of Public Safety were notified of a female OSU student and her boyfriend who had...

Traffic Stop Yields 36 Pounds of Meth

On Monday March 12, 2018 members of the Oregon State Police stopped a Mexican Plated 2018 Nissan Versa on US Highway 20 east of Bend, Oregon. The vehicle was stopped for a speed violation. During...

SWAT Called to Stand-off

On Thursday afternoon at approximately 2:00 pm, officers with Grants Pass Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a male suspect fighting a woman on the 300 block of Marion Ln. Witnesses say...

Brookings Council Approves Street Improvement Plan

The Brookings City Council has approved a preliminary list of streets that would be improved with local fuel tax funds over the next five years. The project list is based largely on a street condition...

Winter Weather Advisory

Precipitation is expected to start late tonight and spread east across the area. Initially, snow levels will be around 1,500 to 2,000 feet. They will rise to around 3,000 feet in the afternoon. Rain and snow...

Decapitated Victims Vehicle Located as Search Intensifies

On March 3rd, the Island County Coroner’s Office, with assistance from the Island County Sheriff’s Office, recovered the body of a white female from the scene near Tamarack Lane on Camano Island. The Coroner’s Office...

State Rep. David Brock Smith to Accept Appointment to State Senate

State Representative David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) announced today that he will accept the position of State Senate District 01, if appointed to fill the seat. “Working hard for the residents of our rural...

Truck and RV Trailer Totaled in Crash

Just after 11:00 am, emergency crews were dispatched to reports of a pickup towing an RV had lost control on Interstate 5 northbound. The truck crashed into the guardrail and rolled over it, landing upside...