Josephine County

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire season is now officially in effect for lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in southwest Oregon. ODF said the agency’s fire season started on Wednesday, May 12 at 12:01 a.m. The fire danger level starts …

SOUTHERN OREGON, —ODF announced Monday, fire season will begin Wednesday in Jackson and Josephine Counties. ODF says the agency’s fire season starts this Wednesday at 12:01 A.M. The fire danger level will start in “Low,” and the Industrial Fire Precaution Level will …

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – A new wildfire is currently burning in a remote area of the Wild Rivers Ranger District. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Josephine Fire was first reported Sunday in a “very inaccessible location” on Woodcock Mountain near …

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire season is set to begin this week for lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in southwest Oregon. ODF said the agency’s fire season starts on Wednesday, May 12 at 12:01 a.m. The fire danger level …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore — The second suspect in the ongoing double homicide investigation near Selma in March was arraigned in the Josephine County courthouse Wednesday. Multiple agencies arrested Michael Moehring at a rest stop in Linn County Monday. Officers were serving a …

SALEM, Ore. —Governor Kate Brown announced Tuesday that 15 counties are headed back to the ‘high-risk’ category. Wednesday businesses are celebrating the decision, but many are worried this could all happen again soon. Many restaurants are preparing to reopen their doors for …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — One person reportedly died in a crash in rural Josephine County. Investigators said just after 12:00 a.m. on May 5, first responders were dispatched to a vehicle fire in the 300 block of Limpy Creek Road. When emergency …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A hiker died after reportedly falling on the Rogue River Trail. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, an uninjured hiker on the trail near Black Bear Lodge sent a message via satellite reporting a …

SALEM, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. With the statewide 7-day average increase for hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients dropping below 15%, Oregon no longer …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Another suspect was arrested in connection with a double homicide in rural Josephine County. Deputies said just before 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, deputies got a report about a vehicle that was engulfed in flames in a …