JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Farming comes with all kinds of challenges. Not enough rain, too much rain, harmful insects and something Rogue Valley farmers have become all too familiar with: smoke. “It’s ready to be harvested. There’s no smoke smell to ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – As the trauma of last week’s Almeda Fire sets into the Rogue Valley, the people affected are looking towards the government for help. Particularly with limited housing options already an issue in Jackson County. Rep. Greg Walden ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Jackson County responded to questions about why it chose not to send out a mass county-wide ’emergency alert’ during the fatal Almeda fire. Commissioner Rick Dyer told NBC5, he’s been asking the same question. Last night, ...
HAPPY CAMP, Calif. – About 150 homes are burned from the Slater Fire in the Happy Camp community. Now people are coming together to help the aftermath of this devastation. “We’re trying to save human lives,” said Sam Kubowitz, Deputy ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — One week later, we are learning more about a fire along the Bear Creek Greenway that caused the entire city of Central Point to evacuate. Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler said at Wednesday’s press conference that ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Command of the Almeda Fire is back in the hands of local fire districts, as more areas of Phoenix and Talent are being opened up. Although the Almeda Fire is 100% contained, county officials are still ...
JACKSON CO., Ore. – A local broadcaster, is calling out Jackson County for not using the Emergency Alert System during the several fires in our area over the last week. He says emergency responders and county commissioners failed to notify ...
JACKSON CO., Ore. – Jackson Co. said the remains of three people have been recovered in the Almeda Fire wreckage. Multiple agencies, from our area and beyond, are continuing to look for more. Investigators say the search and rescue process ...
PAISLEY, Ore. — Firefighters in the Brattain Fire are battling Red Flag conditions Sunday. The fire is now burning 20,000 acres just 10 miles south of Paisley, in steep, rugged terrain with limited access points and high winds. The fire ...
PAISLEY, Ore. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced new evacuation information for the Brattain Fire outside Paisley Sunday evening. Level 3 · All of Paisley – from Red House Lane (north of Paisley), south on Highway 31 to Valley ...