MEDFORD, Ore.– ODFW and OSP are responding to reports of illegal dams built in Bear Creek to catch salmon. ODFW said the dams were set up between Medford and Central Point. It says around 10 to 12 fish were killed because ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – In celebration of National Public Lands Day, this Saturday is Bear Creek Stewardship Day. The annual event has volunteers helping remove litter, debris, and invasive plants along the Bear Creek Greenway from Central Point to Ashland. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County residents will be able to weigh in on the future of the Bear Creek Greenway this week. The county announced its second community open house will be this Thursday, August 25th. It’ll be held over ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A local government council is getting hundreds of thousands of dollars to help safeguard water supplies. The federal government is providing a total of $3,052,940 for three projects in Oregon to combat record drought conditions. $784,151 ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —The DEQ says it’s in the monitoring phase, weeks after a fire and fuel spill, near downtown Medford. Right after the fire, the booms helped crews collect fuels that made their way into Bear Creek. It still has ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – The Bear Creek Stewards are celebrating Earth Day by cleaning up Bear Creek. Volunteers cleaned up multiple points along Bear Creek from Central Point to Ashland on April 23rd. Organizers say 125-volunteers participated in picking up trash, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. —We’re learning more than 20,000 gallons of various petroleum products were released during the fire last week in Medford. That’s according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. NBC5 previously told you there was an unknown amount of ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – International Bird Rescue has set up operations in Central Point to help wildlife in Bear Creek after the Pacific Pride Fire. The organization arrived on April 15th to save wildlife that has been affected by oil, ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —It’s been three days since the Pacific Pride Fire burned an industrial area near downtown Medford, yet the cleanup is far from over. Oil, kerosene, and diesel all entered the environment and are now in Bear Creek, storm ...
MEDFORD, Ore. —Two people were sent to the hospital last night after a pair of stabbings, near the greenway in downtown Medford. Police say the suspect, who is a minor, and the victims are all women. The stabbings happened right ...