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Crabs split midweek series, remain alive in PEL race
The Humboldt Crabs split their final Pacific Empire League series against the West Coast Kings and now must play the waiting game to see if they have qualified for the league championship series. On Tuesday night, the Crabs fell 4-3 in 10 innings, before bouncing back to win comfortably 13-2...
Fire in the Manila Dunes Today
Today at 2:40 P.M. all three of Arcata Fire’s engines responded to a wildland fire in the Manila Dunes. The first AFD engine arrived on scene to find approximately a 20’x20′ section of hilly, forested area on fire with an active column of smoke. All three AFD...
CalFire sets up base camp at Redwood Acres
At the Cal Fire Base Camp at Redwood Acres fire crews from multiple jurisdictions set up shop. “This is basically a city that’s been set up, that’s here to support all the crews that are working out on the fire”, says Robert Foxworthy of CalFire Sacramento. The...
Redding home of the Ugly Burger gains viral fame after TikTok video praise
Dick Blake, owner of Redding’s beloved Giff’s Steakburger, was grousing earlier this month about how business was a little slow. Not anymore. Everything changed after a hungry TikTok creator pulled off the freeway and discovered the one-of-a-kind hamburger joint tucked away in the Mission Square shopping center off Bechelli Lane. ...
See it: Oregon now battling country’s largest 'megafire'
The Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon has burned around a quarter of a million after lighting started the blaze around July 17. Travel along Interstate 84 has been intermittently shut down, and evacuations have been issued after the fire doubled in size.
Judge seeks input from 5,000 Oregon foster children as lawsuit presses state to improve care
Children who’ve spent time in Oregon’s foster care system have a chance to tell a federal judge about their experiences to guide settlement of a class-action lawsuit. The proposed settlement, announced in May, requires the Oregon Department of Human Services, which runs the foster care system, to improve its placement of children in appropriate households, reduce abuse and provide better medical and mental health care.
Community split on proposed casino at former Roxy Ann Lanes site
The Coquille Indian Tribe says a gaming facility will bring funds and new development to the region, but critics say it could do more harm than good. Medford casino project awaiting environmental impact statement. The casino would join the Coquille Indian Tribe’s other properties along Highway 99 in South Medford,...
'Everything you could ever have could be gone': Rancher loses 300 cattle in Durkee Fire burning in Oregon
BOISE, Idaho — The Durkee Fire continues to burn in Eastern Oregon. As of July 24, it had burned over 244,000 acres. The people of Huntington and the Rye Valley area have been asked to evacuate several days in a row, leaving their belongings and even cattle behind. "I...
Southern Oregon postal workers plan rally over mail-in voting concerns
The consolidation of some mail sorting processes was done earlier this year in Medford and Eugene as a way to save the U.S. Postal Service money. The Southern Oregon Local American Postal Workers Union, #342 is hoping those changes can be reversed before the November election. Part of the consolidation...
'It went so fast': Family loses everything in west Medford fire
A Medford woman said she's still grappling with the reality of losing everything and wondering what is ahead of her after a house fire took out all her belongings and narrowly spared her family. Kim Rountree said that if it weren't for a neighbor pounding on her door shortly before...
Newsom issues executive order to remove homeless encampments in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in the state. Newsom's order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities.The guidance comes after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. The case was the most significant on the...
John Mayall dies aged 90 at California home as tributes paid to 'Godfather of British Blues'
John Mayall, the blues and rock musician who carries the title, is credited with helping launch the iconic careers of blues legends such as the late Eric Clapton through his band John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
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