SALEM, Ore. — In an effort to prevent a catastrophic fire from happening locally, Pacific Power executives met with the Oregon Public Utility Commission Tuesday to discuss its wildfire mitigation plan. Pacific Power said they want to increase weather monitoring ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Pacific Power is working with local governments and other public safety agencies to get ahead of fire season. The company is working with local emergency responders, the Oregon Department of Forestry and other community leaders across Oregon ...
Central Point, Ore. — Beginning Friday, July 20, 2018, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jackson and Josephine counties will rise to “extreme”. The change affects 1.8 million acres of state, private, ...
Central Point, Ore. — ODF declared the end of fire season in our area Friday morning. While crews fought more fires than usual, those fires burned less land. “This is the first time that all parts of the district are ...
Medford, Ore. — From eye doctors to grocery stores, chances are if they had eclipse glasses they don’t anymore. NBC5 News spent much of the day trying to track down any location in southern Oregon that still has glasses up for ...
Medford, Ore. — Deaths are outpacing births in several southern Oregon counties. That’s according to new numbers from Portland State University’s Population Research Center. But the region is still seeing an overall boost in population. “We’re growing,” regional economist Guy Tauer ...
Grants Pass, Ore. — The state of Oregon has gathered millions of dollars in marijuana related taxes, but none of it has been distributed yet. 10% of those funds are set to go back to the counties holding licenses, but initial estimates ...
Medford, Ore. — Oregon is ranked nationally when it comes to reproductive health and rights. The state was one of only 5 in the country to receive an “A” in The Population Institutes annual report card, specifically citing Oregon’s comprehensive ...
https://youtu.be/pCvRvtP6PT0 Jackson County, Ore.- Four hikers from Central Point were rescued from Mt. McLoughlin Friday morning. The hikers became lost Thursday and spent the night on the mountain. 30 searchers from Jackson County, Josephine County and Klamath County search and ...
Grants Pass, Ore. – A man is in custody on multiple charges following SWAT operation in Grants Pass. According to the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety, SWAT officers served a search at a residence on the 600 block of ...