YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou County felt the brunt of some wild winter weather leading to I-5 being closed overnight. Cal-Trans closed I-5 south of Yreka around 6 p.m. Thursday night. ODOT, at the request of Cal-Trans, also shut down I-5 ...
Author: Mike Benner (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — At least 609 cars were abandoned on Portland roads and freeways during the historic snowstorm last week, according to the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Of the hundreds of cars abandoned, about 349 ...
MEDFORD, Ore — The latest snowstorm has been keeping crews in the Rogue Valley busy, but concerns still persist despite conditions easing. The snow early Tuesday, forced many schools across southern Oregon to close. John Vial, roads director with the ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– ODOT said it had to switch to a priority system in order to treat all of the areas hit by snow. The snow even led to a brief closure of Highway 199 in Josephine County. ODOT and ...
CURRY COUNTY, Ore.— Over the weekend, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office rescued a group of Brookings residents who were stuck in the snow. The sheriff’s office got a call early Sunday morning in the area of Hazel Camp Road. The ...
Update (02-27-23, 12:40 p.m.) – Northbound Interstate 5 has been reopened, but all vehicles are being screened and chain requirements are in effect to proceed north. Caltrans said all trucks are being held 10 miles north of Redding. Original Story: ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Snow overnight impacting several parts of Southern Oregon and Siskiyou County. Around four Friday morning, ODOT shut down I-5 from exit 14 in Ashland to the border. ODOT video shows the backup on I-5 heading south into ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. — Portlanders woke up to frigid temperatures and icy roads Friday morning, but sunny skies pushed the air above freezing by around noon and allowed some of the roads to thaw out. Major roadways like ...
6:27 P.M. Update – According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, All lanes of Interstate-5 are open at Exit 14 in Ashland, following an earlier closure. Expect some delays in the area as queued traffic begins moving south. Currently there ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Almost 9,000 customers are dealing with power outages in Portland and other areas of the state as Oregon recovers from Wednesday’s massive snowstorm. Portland received 10.8 inches of snow on Wednesday, the second-highest ...