DEL NORTE COUNTY, Calif. – Caltrans District 1 says Highway 199 might need to close this weekend depending on weather conditions. According to officials, a storm is expected to bring a significant amount of rain to the county this weekend. ...
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. – After nearly three weeks of being disconnected, Pacific Power plans to re-energize transmission lines serving Del Norte County. On August 18, Pacific Power was forced to shut down main lines supplying energy to Del Norte County, ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Command of the Smith River Complex North switched over Wednesday morning. As of the morning update, the fire is 85,501 acres with 19% containment. The new team, called the Alaska Incident Management Team will continue to ...
GASQUET, Calif. – Pacific Power says it plans to begin re-energizing Patrick Creek and the remaining Gasquet customers Friday. Pacific Power says it will begin the full restoration process when crews are able to safely access all areas and make ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – With evacuations there lowered, pacific power has successfully installed a large commercial generator to provide power in Gasquet. The utility says it is collaborating with the Del Norte County emergency operations center to restore power starting today, ...
CRESCENT CITY, Calif.– Highway 199 will be reopening Friday morning. According to California Highway Patrol, the highway will be opening at 4 a.m. Friday morning to commercial traffic only. Northbound traffic will be screened at the Pioneer Road closure and ...
DEL NORTE COUNTY, Calif. – California governor Gavin Newsom declaring a State of Emergency for Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties. “It cuts red tape, it issues waivers so we can expeditiously get support into the community whether that’s fire trucks, ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – The Smith River Complex burning in Josephine and Curry County is now 76,857 acres with 7% containment. Incident management says 6,072 acres have been burned in Oregon, with the rest burning in Del Norte County, California. ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Smith River Complex in Oregon and California has grown to 70,716 acres with 6% containment. According to the incident management team, smoky conditions continue to restrict air and ground operations on the fire. A Level ...
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. – Power has been restored to nearly everyone impacted by a planned outage triggered by wildfire. One week after a Pacific Power transmission line supplying electricity to Del Norte County was shut down, the lights are back ...