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Crews respond to dangerous house fire in River Road area of Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Springfield Fire is on scene of a house fire on Formac Avenue in the River Road area of Eugene, the department said Friday afternoon. Crews were alerted to the fire at 4:43 p.m. with callers reporting a fully involved house fire. Firefighters arrived to find...
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST DECREASES TO HIGH FIRE DANGER
Effective Friday, the Umpqua National Forest has decreased to High Fire Danger across all districts of the forest. A UNF release said the Industrial Fire Precaution Level has moved to Level 2 for every forest district. Public Use Restrictions remain at Level 3, which means that campfires are restricted to commercial campfires solely pressurized by liquid fuel or propane, within Forest Service developed recreation sites.
Driver hospitalized after crash in downtown Corvallis
CORVALLIS, Ore. – One person is in the hospital after allegedly suffering a medical emergency that led to a crash which blocked a road in downtown Corvallis Friday morning, police said. Corvallis Police Department officials said officers responded to a reported crash on northwest Vanburen Avenue near the Corvallis...
HOMESTEAD COMPLEX AT 5,898 ACRES, 38 PERCENT CONTAINED
The Homestead Complex, burning in the Umpqua National Forest, is at 5,898 acres and 38 percent contained, as of midday Friday. A UNF update said fire on the complex was limited to smoldering and creeping with slow rates of spread on Thursday. Thursday night 0.50 inches of rain was received which will make fire growth less active for Friday’s operational period, seeing rates of spread reduced to limited surface activity of a few inches a minute in areas.
ROSEBURG POLICE CITE MAN FOR PROHIBITED BURNING
Roseburg Police cited a man for prohibited burning on Thursday night. An RPD report said at 11:30 p.m. the 46-year-old was contacted while sitting around a fire at his camp near the 900 block of Northeast Rowe Street. The man put his fire out before being given the citation.
Stunning new trail bridge provides access to 120-foot Diamond Creek Falls near Oakridge
A stunning new bridge has been installed to provide safer access to Diamond Creek Falls, a 120-foot cascade in Willamette National Forest southeast of Oakridge. The 61-foot trail bridge was built on Diamond Creek Falls Trail #3598, which is part of a hiking loop that begins at Salt Creek Falls just off Highway 58. ...
Oregon Libertarians will appear on ballot despite Republican challenges
Libertarian candidates will appear on Oregon ballots in November, despite efforts from the state Republican party to disqualify Libertarians it feared would take votes from GOP candidates. State election officials have confirmed that seven Libertarian candidates for Congress and legislative races are qualified to run, despite correspondence the Secretary of State’s Office received from an […]
Local businesses respond to Downtown Medford 2040 project
MEDFORD, Ore.- The City of Medford is encouraging public input on project Downtown Medford 2040. The Medford 2040 Vision Implementation Committee’s Action Plan represents, “a collaborative and proactive effort on behalf of Medford residents, businesses and government to shape the growth and development of the community over the next 20 years.”
Ems Shut Out Dust Devils
The Eugene Emeralds turned the tide on the Tri-City Dust Devils last night, giving back what they received the night before, a 3 hit shutout. The Ems bunched their runs in two innings with a 3 run first inning and a 4 run third inning. First baseman Bryce Eldridge got it all started with a 3 run homer. A series of doubles in the fourth accounted for those runs. The two teams are back at it this evening. The Ems are trying to stay out of the basement at this point with the season drawing to a close.
Oregon Libertarians will appear on ballot despite Republican challenges
Libertarian candidates will appear on Oregon ballots in November, despite efforts from the state Republican party to disqualify Libertarians it feared would take votes from GOP candidates. State election officials have confirmed that seven Libertarian candidates for Congress and legislative races are qualified to run, despite correspondence the Secretary of State’s Office received from an attorney for the Oregon Republican Party and a past Libertarian Party of Oregon leader urging officials to reject Libertarian nominees. ...
Grants Pass police looking for 2 suspects targeting elderly women
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Grants Pass Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying two suspects reportedly using a ruse to steal from elderly women. According to police, back on August 14 around 2 p.m., an elderly woman was approached by two men in the Albertsons parking lot on Allen Creek Road in Grants Pass.
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