Klamath County

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A suspect wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting in Klamath Falls is now behind bars. Police said at about 1:25 a.m. on November 15, three men drove to an address in the 1300 block of Avalon Street …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.– A suspicious package reported at a Klamath Falls grocery store Saturday afternoon proved to have posed no threat, according to a news release from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office. At around noon on Saturday, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to …

Update (11-19-19, 10:18 a.m.) – A suspect who was wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting in Klamath Falls turned himself in to authorities. The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office said Randall Holmes was booked in the Klamath County Jail on the afternoon …

Klamath Falls, Ore. – Klamath County Animal Control is operating under new management. Klamath County Sheriff’s Deputy Terry Brown investigates complaints of animal neglect and abuse. “Our job is to speak for the animals.”  Notes Deputy Brown.  “Because they can’t speak for …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Police are providing more details about a shooting in a Klamath Falls neighborhood. The Klamath County District Attorney’s Office said at about 4:30 p.m. on November 12, officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home in …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The man who spearheaded an effort to develop a sports complex in Klamath Falls is hanging up his cleats. 76-year-old Dave Steen has announced his retirement. “It’s time that somebody else be here,” explained Steen. “So I can …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. —The Lake County Sheriff’s Department with the help of several other agencies has identified and arrested three people in connection with an ATM theft in Klamath Falls. Christine Elizabeth Ray, Robert Michael Jones, and Michael Paul Vaughn, all of …

Merrill, Ore. – New regulations could force closure of two clinics that serve patients in southern Klamath county. Family Nurse Practitioner Michael Sheets operates clinics in Merrill, and Bonanza.  “9,000 patients a year is what we average – we also do 2,000 …

Klamath Falls, Ore. – In celebration of National Farm-to-School month, more than 3,000 students at Bonanza, Chiloquin, Malin, Merrill, Shasta, Stearns, Henley, Pelican, and Conger schools ‘Crunched at Once’ Tuesday afternoon, by simultaneously biting into Oregon-grown apples. “This is a fun and …

Klamath Falls, Ore. – Klamath County is one step closer to forming a ‘Tourism Improvement Area’. That effort could raise motel rates in the area. The proposal would boost tourism funding through new motel fees. Klamath County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday …