Medford, Ore. — The spokeswoman for the Medford Water Commission is without a job tonight. Sara Bristol was fired Friday by manager Larry Rains. She was hired in October, and was not given a reason for her dismissal, but she ...
Prineville, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 16-year-old Oregon girl whose car left the highway west of Prineville Monday morning and flipped upside down in an irrigation canal is home, bruised but safe, and thankful for two passing motorists who came to ...
Baton Rouge (WVLA) — Louisiana residents are facing historic flooding as thousands were displaced this weekend and water continues to rise Monday. Over the past week, rainfall has been as high as 30 inches, and Governor Jon Bel Edwards declared ...
Medford, Ore. — Medford School District officials say they may never know what caused high levels of lead at both Jackson and Roosevelt elementary schools. The water at both schools remains off while their plumber works overtime trying to pinpoint ...
Medford, Ore. — Lead pipes have been found at 1 in 4 locations where crews have potholed. The Medford Water Commission has checked 2,700 meter boxes in West Medford, and potholed at 40 locations, 10 of those had lead pigtails connecting ...
Portland, Ore. – Oregon beverage container redemption values are set to increase from the current 5 cents to 10 cents on April 1, 2017. After the Oregon Liquor Control Commission reviewed statewide data, Commissioners determined that the rates of redemption ...
Medford, Ore. — The Medford Water Commission uncovers another handful of lead pipes in West Medford. On Wednesday, crews potholed and found two lead pigtails at homes on Laurel Street, another on King Street, and a fourth on West 11th. “We’ll ...
UPDATE: Water samples taken from a home on Oakdale Avenue where a lead pigtail was found last month show lead levels that exceed the EPA’s action level of 15 ppb (parts per billion). The results were given to the affected ...
Klamath County, Ore. — If you’re looking to take a dip this weekend, you may want to think twice about jumping into Howard Bay in Upper Klamath Lake. The Oregon Health Authority says water monitoring confirmed toxic blue-green algae is ...
Medford, Ore. — The Medford Water Commission removed the first lead pigtail pipe discovered at Oakdale Drive in Medford Friday morning. The pipe was installed in 1909. Crews have located more than a dozen homes in Medford that are fed ...