Seattle, Wash. – Federal funds to fight a fire burning northeast of Brookings have been authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Chetco Bar Fire was first reported on July 17. Since then, the fire has grown to an ...

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Ore. – Those who evacuated their homes due to the Chetco Bar Fire burning northeast of Brookings are being moved to a new evacuation shelter. The Chetco Bar Fire was first reported on July 17. Since ...

Rogue River-Siskiyou Nat’l Forest, Ore. – Some residents near the Chetco Bar Fire burning in Curry County have been issued a Level 3 evacuation notice. The Level 3 (GO!) notice alerts residents they need to evacuate within 24 hours, as ...

Brookings, Ore. – Two earthquakes struck off the Oregon Coast Thursday. A magnitude 4.6 quake was recorded 70 miles off the west of Brookings just before noon, according to the US Geological Survey. There was no tsunami danger from the ...

North Bend, Ore. – Two fishermen were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their vessel caught fire near Coos Bay Saturday. The USCG said a light keeper at the Cape Blanco Light reported seeing a fishing boat engulfed in ...

Brookings, Ore. – The 15-year-old Brookings boy was killed after falling from a seaside cliff. The Curry Pilot reports Dylan Speir was fishing with friends at the end of Tanbark Road south of Chetco Point Tuesday. Authorities said when the ...

Hood River County, Ore. – A Brookings motorcyclist was killed after he crashed trying to avoid lumber that spilled on a Hood River County roadway. Oregon State Police said the crash happened at around 12:50 p.m. on June 26. A ...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – The Oregon Air National Guard is scheduled to conduct flights over Memorial Day ceremonies across the state, including southern Oregon. An F-15 fighter jet from the 173rd Fighter Wing in Klamath Falls will fly over six ...

Brookings, Ore. – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued an injured woman stranded on rocks in Chetco Point Park Thursday evening. The Coast Guard’s North Bend Sector said law enforcement called them after the woman fell and sustained “substantial” ...

Brookings, Ore. – A Brookings man accepted responsibility for shooting a 23-year-old woman. According to the Curry County Sheriff’s Department, 24-year-old Bryan Trevino was intoxicated when he pointed a loaded gun at Shellie Wytcherley on April 30, 2017. Prosecutors said ...

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