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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – Over 1,000 people are still working to contain a wildfire burning in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire started on the morning of September 8 close to Steamboat Springs on Highway 138 near Glide. Since then, it’s grown …

PHOENIX, Ore. – We’re learning more about one of the reported victims from the Almeda fire. Friends are calling him a hero. We’re told that one of the people who died in the fire, worked with others to evacuate a 55+ community …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Nearly 3,000 structures burned in the Almeda Fire that swept through the communities of Talent and Phoenix last week. In the immediate aftermath of the fire, the Oregon State Fire Marshal estimated 600 structures were damaged or destroyed. …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – No charges will be filed in an altercation that happened during a Black Live Matter event in the City of Rogue River. The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office said during the rally and counter-protest on August 29, a …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Crews continue to make progress fighting the South Obenchain Fire near the community of Butte Falls. The fire started on the afternoon of September 8 about 5 miles east of Eagle Point. It grew to an estimated 32,833 …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Another death in Jackson County is being attributed to COVID-19, bringing the total death toll in the county to four. On September 17, Jackson County Public Health said the latest death was a 72-year-old woman who tested positive for …

YREKA, Calif. – An assistance center will be opened for those affected by the Slater and Devil Fires in Northern California. The Slater Fire started on September 7 near Slater Lookout in the Klamath National Forest. It expanded into the Six Rivers …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Nearly a week after it started, the South Obenchain Fire continues to threaten the communities of Shady Cove and Butte Falls. The Bureau of Land Management said the fire started on the afternoon of September 8 about five …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The fire that devastated several Rogue Valley communities is now 70% contained. The Almeda Fire started on September 8 in north Ashland and spread north along the Bear Creek Greenway, destroying homes and business in Talent and Phoenix …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Some evacuation zones around the Almeda Fire have been downgraded. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said Friday the Level 3 evacuation zone has been reduced to where the fire actually burned. Residents outside of the burn area can …