Jackson County, Ore. – For the first time in 20 years, the Oregon Department of Forestry has ordered a complete shut down of all industrial operations on ODF protected lands in southwestern Oregon. According to ODF, the shutdown of logging, ...
Jackson County, Ore. — Fire District 3 gave residents a rare inside look at what it takes to respond to fires and other emergencies. It hosted a virtual ride along Thursday taking people from call-to-call, virtually, through social media. “Today is ...
Medford, Or.- Fire agencies all over Oregon are coming together to keep the public informed about the three major fires in Southern Oregon. “Some of the worst problems that we have when emergencies happen is misinformation or disconnected information,” Kris ...
Medford, Ore. – Weather forecasters are worried about landslides in recently burned out areas in south central Oregon and northern California. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for those areas from 2:00 p.m. Tuesday throughout the ...
Medford, Ore. — From eye doctors to grocery stores, chances are if they had eclipse glasses they don’t anymore. NBC5 News spent much of the day trying to track down any location in southern Oregon that still has glasses up for ...
Douglas County, Ore. – Two people are behind bars following a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Douglas County. At around 8:15 p.m. on August 11, an Oregon State Police Trooper pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation near ...
Medford, Ore. — Smoke from wildfires is causing some air quality concerns. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released an advisory Thursday. The message is especially important for people with asthma and heart disease as well as pregnant women, young children ...
Medford, Or.- Learning in and outside the classroom, that’s what Southern Oregon teachers are doing this week for their summer break. That’s the gravy for teachers, when we see students outside the classroom and they come up and talk to ...
Medford, Ore. — There’s a big need for nurses in the valley. According to the Oregon Employment Department the health care industry is not only the largest industry in the area, but it’s the fastest growing. And experts say it shows no ...
Medford, Ore. – Forecasters are expecting above-average temperatures across southern Oregon and northern California this week. With several wildfires still burning in the area, experts say smoke combined with excessive heat could create breathing problems for sensitive groups of people. ...