CENTRAL POINT, Ore.– An enormous restoration project for an area burned by the 2018 Penninger Fire was completed within three hours on Sunday morning. The event was planned by a local high school student who is working to become an ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — A local high school student is leading a project to plant 500 native trees and shrubs along the Bear Creek Greenway at the location of the 2018 Penninger fire. St. Mary’s student and soon-to-be Eagle Scout ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore.– For the second straight year, elementary school students received a unique experience to see the impact wildfires can have on the land. Local agencies led tours of the area where the Penninger Fire burned a year ago ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Today marks one year since the Penninger Fire sparked in Central Point. The 100-acre fire caused evacuations near the Jackson County Expo, putting hundreds of lives at risk. It destroyed homes and claimed the life of ...

 MEDFORD, Ore. — After an active week of wildfires, conditions are still ripe for fire with hot and dry weather in the forecast. That’s why shorthanded firefighters are teaming up to prevent disaster. “We’re really gearing up right now,” said ...

SO. Oregon, PART 1. — The 2019 fire season is fast approaching and it could be another disastrous summer in southern Oregon. NBC5 News has uncovered new Oregon Department of Forestry data that shows southern Oregon blew away the rest ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Multiple agencies are working to clean up the nearly 123 acres destroyed in the Penninger Fire this summer. Lomakatsi has been working with Jackson County Fire District 3, Jackson Soil & Water Conservation District, Rogue Valley ...

Central Point, Ore. – Jackson Soil & Water Conservation District teamed up with Fire District 3 to host a tour of the Penninger Fire for kids at Jewett Elementary. The main objective of the tour is to teach students about ...

Central Point, Ore. — By 10 Tuesday night, the Penninger Fire by the Jackson County Expo was 100% contained. It burned 97 acres in total. Detectives are still investigating the cause of the fire, but they do know it started ...

Central Point, Ore. — Authorities are asking for help from the public as they work to determine what caused the Penninger Fire. Fire District 3 investigators are working alongside detectives from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to determine the cause ...

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