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Medford, Ore.- A crash in the Foothill Road area caused hundreds of east Medford residents to lose power early Thursday morning. The outage was first reported about 3:20 a.m. and originally impacted about 1800 homes. Pacific Power crews were able to get …

Klamath Falls, Ore. – A fiery crash shut down traffic and cut power near Klamath Falls Monday morning. State Police say a hay truck crashed into a power pole on Highway 140 about 12 miles west of Klamath Falls at about 7:AM. …

Klamath Falls, Ore. – The bill is called the ‘Klamath Infrastructure Improvement Act’. The legislation is sponsored by U.S. Representative Greg Walden.  “This is an important piece of legislation that is aimed at providing affordable power for farmers in the Klamath Basin.” …

A powerful storm peppered the Klamath Basin with lightning Monday night, sparking fires and knocking out power to thousands. The storm rocked Klamath Falls shortly after sundown. “We’re going to be extremely busy today,”said Randall Baley of the Oregon Department of Forestry. …

Josephine County, Ore. — Widespread power outages have been causing problems throughout Oregon and northern California. Locally, the outages mainly impacted areas between Gold Hill and Roseburg. “Late last night and early this morning, we experienced some extreme weather – some high …

Medford, Ore. – Large scale power outages are scattered throughout Oregon due to weather-related issues, according to Pacific Power. As of 10:09 Friday morning, approximately 41,556 Oregon customers are without power. That number was down from over 90,000. Pacific Power said they …

Sams Valley, Ore., — “My wife and I are angry. A lot of the neighbors are angry.” Stuart Lahtinen and his wife Karen moved to Sams Valley a few years ago. They bought the house they live in for the views, and …

Jackson County, Ore. — Pacific Power is planning an $80 million project to “improve reliability” in southern Oregon. According to Pacific Power, a new substation would be required along with an 18-mile high capacity transmission line. The proposed substation would be built …

Grants Pass, Ore., — One day after the Public Utilities Commission said Pacific Power isn’t at fault for customers receiving high electric bills during the month of January –  a planned protest outside the Pacific Power building in Grants Pass this morning …

Medford, Ore. — Higher utility bills have sparked a heated discussion on social media, but a local non-profit is offering their assistance. Access says their Energy Assistance program has seen an increase of at least 50-percent this Winter. The organization typically offers …