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Diamond Lake drowning victim didn’t know how to swim, sister says
The 37-year-old man who is presumed drowned after jumping into Diamond Lake Saturday did not know how to swim, his sister said. Chimanbai Patel, of Bend, was on a pontoon boat with friends when he jumped into the water, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. He went under and didn’t resurface.
Help Solve Two Oregon Elk Poaching Cases
Below are two news releases from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division (OSP). One was posted on August 22, 2024, and the other on August 16. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility of poaching incidents in an effort to reduce poaching.
TRANSIENT JAILED AFTER OVERNIGHT PURSUIT
A transient was jailed after an overnight pursuit incident early Thursday morning. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 1:30 a.m. deputies were headed to Raleigh Drive in Winston for a disturbance. A motorcycle passed the deputies at a high rate of speed heading northbound on Willis Creek Road near the intersection with Rice Creek Road. A deputy initiated his overhead lights and siren, and observed the motorcycle accelerate to a higher rate of speed. A pursuit ensued from Willis Creek Road, west on Brockway Road, out Lookingglass, to Dairy Loop Road and ended at the intersection of Dairy Loop and Coos Bay Wagon Road, where the rider lost control of the motorcycle and slid out.
The timber industry's thinking on the Last Chance project
It it not unusual for the federal Bureau of Land Management to run into opposition when it proposes selling trees to be cut down and hauled away. So no one is surprised to see complaints about the Last Chance Forest Management Project, planned for BLM land North of Grants Pass in Jackson, Josephine, and Douglas Counties.
'Showdown on the River': Sprint car event set for Douglas County Dirtrack
ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Douglas County Dirtrack (DCDT) is continuing the summer activities at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with the addition of the Kubota High Limit Racing Series (HLR), dubbed locally as the “Showdown on the River.”. The event takes place Monday, Aug. 26, and features winged 410-class...
Oregon researchers paint wind turbines partly black to reduce bird deaths
A simple coat of black paint on the white blade of a wind turbine could save countless birds from flying into the machines and to their deaths each year. It’s working in Norway, and now researchers from Oregon State University are trying it in the West. With $400,000 allocated by the state Legislature, Christian Hagen, […]
Thousands of birds die of bird flu and botulism at wildlife refuges in southern Oregon
At least 5,000 birds have died so far this summer at a network of wildlife refuges on the Oregon-California border, sparking fears of another large outbreak of disease and calls for more water releases in a region roiled by drought and water uncertainty made worse by climate change. The deaths...
RMEF Support May Lead to New Oregon Wildlife Crossings
Help may be on the way for elk and other wildlife trying to cross a busy highway in central Oregon. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation joined several other partners in supplying funding for a feasibility study to pinpoint locations along US Highway 20 between Bend and Suttle Lake for possible wildlife crossings.
Tourist in Oregon claims he only drove drunk to get away from gun-toting landowner
A Washington man who was charged with drunken driving while on an Oregon road trip offered a highly unusual defense during trial: He only got behind the wheel to flee from an angry, gun-toting Oregonian who wanted the man off his rural property. Michael Robert Ray Jackson, then 60, testified...
System Off Oregon Coast Brings Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms
Tonight, an upper low off the coast of Oregon will continue to move south. Most areas will stay dry, but there’s a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the Cascade east slopes and nearby valleys. Winds are picking up in the eastern mountains and Wallowas, otherwise increasing clouds and lows in the 50s.
Exclusive: Paid Leave prohibits processing of claims while on calls with claimants
Portland, Ore — An email obtained exclusively by KATU sheds light on an internal Paid Leave Oregon policy prohibiting staff from processing claims when the claimant is on the phone. The email was obtained through a records request. "Starting immediately, when you take a phone call from the claimant...
Local union rescinds endorsement of Kroger-Albertsons merger
EUGENE, Ore -- Initially, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 was very supportive of the possibility of a merger between Fred Meyer and Albertsons. However, new questions in regards to workers wages and welfare have come up. The union has officially rescinded its endorsement of the merger. Their...
Drought in the West has cost hydropower industry billions in losses, analysis finds
Persistent drought in the West over the last two decades has limited the amount of electricity that hydropower dams can generate, costing the industry and the region billions of dollars in revenue. ...
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