Klamath County

MERRILL, Ore. — A suspect is behind bars, after the Klamath County School District says three shots were fired in the Lost River Junior/Senior High School parking lot during a baseball game. The Klamath County School District said on Facebook a person …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The federal agency overseeing much of the irrigation in and around Klamath Lake will not release water from a canal this year. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is in charge of the Klamath Project, providing irrigation water to …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. —This week, Klamath County has the highest COVID-19 test positivity rate in the state. Now, its largest hospital is struggling to adapt to the demand. Monday, Sky Lakes Medical Center said it intended to open a second COVID-19 isolation …

CHILOQUIN, Ore. – A prescribed burn north of Upper Klamath Lake that turned into a wildfire is nearing containment. On Tuesday, May 4, the North 2 Prescribed Fire project was ignited five miles northwest of Chiloquin. The plan was to treat up …

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 …

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 …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Learn-to-ride bike programs kicked off at Henley and Shasta Elementary Schools in Klamath County. It’s part of the “All Kids Bike” campaign, a national movement and fundraiser that uses schools’ PE programs to teach young kids how to …

LAKEVIEW, Ore. – Smoke from a prescribed burn may impact some communities in southwest Oregon. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership said on Monday, crews began “blacklining” around a prescribed fire operation that will begin Tuesday and could last for a …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Technical Institute continues to negotiate with a union representing teachers and faculty. The faculty union at the Oregon Institute of Technology went on strike at the beginning of last week, making it the first public college faculty …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Negotiations continue between the Oregon Institute of Technology and a union representing teachers and faculty. The faculty union at Oregon Tech went on strike Monday morning, making it the first faculty to ever go on strike in Oregon. …