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2 people hospitalized after shooting in Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Two people were hospitalized after a pair of shootings in Grants Pass. Police said at about 8:52 a.m. Thursday, officers with
Newsroom Staff
August 24, 2023
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Structure protection underway as Smith River Complex is 300 acres in Oregon
DEL NORTE COUNTY, Calif. – The north end of the ‘Smith River Complex’, burning in Del Norte County, has reached southern Oregon. Gusty winds pushed
Zack Larsen
August 23, 2023
Local
Majority of lighting-sparked fires in SW Oregon extinguished
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked over a dozen small fires over the weekend. As of Wednesday morning, the majority were extinguished.
Newsroom Staff
August 23, 2023
Local
Could a Grants Pass case on homeless camps go to the US Supreme Court?
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Colten Weekley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — When the Portland City Council voted earlier this summer to institute a new ordinance governing where
Newsroom Staff
August 23, 2023
Local
Hospitals see rise in visits due to unhealthy air quality from wildfires
ROGUE VALLEY, Ore.– Hospitals are seeing more people coming in across the region related to wildfire smoke, according to health officials. Epidemiologists said children have
Derek Strom
August 22, 2023
Local
Man killed in Josephine County crash
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A man died in a single-vehicle crash in Josephine County Monday. On the evening of August 21, the Josephine County Sheriff’s
Newsroom Staff
August 22, 2023
Local
Monument Drive Fire causes confusion over evacuations
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Multiple units from Rural Metro, ODF, and Grants Pass Fire all responded to a large vegetation fire in North Grants Pass
Ethan McReynolds
August 21, 2023
Local
Congressman Cliff Bentz hosting town halls in Southern Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Republican Congressman Cliff Bentz is hosting a series of town halls around Southern Oregon this week. That included a stop in Grants
Derek Strom
August 21, 2023
Local
UPDATE: Evac warning downgraded for ‘Monument Drive Fire’ in Josephine Co.
UPDATE – At 8:00 p.m. Sunday, the Josephine County Sheriff’s office downgraded evacuation levels for the North Valley and Monument Drive fires to a “Level
Zack Larsen
August 20, 2023
Local
Multiple agencies battling 3rd alarm ‘Monument Drive Fire’ in Josephine Co.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Rural Metro and ODF Southwest are engaged in a fire off on Monument Drive by North Valley High School in Josephine
Zack Larsen
August 20, 2023