Jacksonville, Ore., — “You can tell even though it’s the middle of the day right now, they’re still covered in ice and snow.” said resident, Hilary McDonald. While the winter weather has been a fun sight in Jacksonville…. “I think most ...
Medford, Ore. — 2016 is one of the deadliest year on Oregon roads. Oregon State Police reports the most people killed on Oregon roads since 2003. With the busy holiday weekend coming up, NBC5 spoke with the Oregon Department of ...
Road crews are working to make sure the snow doesn’t impact your holiday travel plans. ODOT’s Gary Leaming says there’s quite a bit of snow on Siskiyou Summit and into Northern California. He says to expect winter driving conditions. There ...
White City, Ore., — While taking care of road conditions is one part of ODOT’s job, incident response is another. When cars get in accidents or are stopped in the road in the Rogue Valley, Sergio Mendoza is on the ...
Central Point, Ore. — Tanker truck driver Darrell Nelson was filling up at a Central Point truck stop to beat the busy roads. “We’re expecting a lot of car traffic the next couple of days and then Thursday will probably ...
Phoenix, Ore. — The Fern Valley Interchange is officially open. The city of Phoenix and the Oregon Department of Transportation marked the milestone with a ribbon cutting Thursday at the Shoppes at Exit 24. Construction started on the interchange more ...
Medford, Ore. — ODOT is sending crews to the coast in anticipation of the second round of wet, windy weather expected this weekend. Crews are anticipating downed trees and power lines, and possible slides that could make for messy roads. But ...
Portland, Ore. (KOIN/CNN) — Everyone has seen that famous grainy footage of what is believed to be Bigfoot walking around the woods. But not everyone has noticed how carefully he is walking. It turns out Sasquatch is a stickler for ...
Phoenix, Ore. — Oregon’s Joint Transportation Committee is in the Rogue Valley, touring recent road projects and holding a public hearing. The meeting is part of their 7-stop tour across the state. They’re gathering information from the community about what’s ...
Ashland, Ore. — A commercial semi-truck transporting a load of bananas on I-5 caught fire on Thursday. This comes less than a month after another banana truck caught fire just a few miles south on I-5. The Oregon Department of ...