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Smoke erupts from Falls Fire near Burns, July 17
This collection of images of the smoke plume from the Falls Fire near Burns, Oregon, was taken on July 17 between 3:00 and 6:30 p.m. This was taken from the Wagontire camera via the Oregon Hazards Lab at the University of Oregon. Oregon AG asks FEMA to include extreme heat,...
Moore Park Playground Repairs 7/24
July 18, 2024 – The City of Klamath Falls would like to inform residents and visitors that the new. playground at Moore Park will be temporarily closed for repairs beginning on July 24th. The closure is expected to last approximately five days, during which time necessary maintenance. and repairs...
National fire risk elevated to highest level earlier than expected amid fires in Washington and Idaho
The National Interagency Fire Center announced that wildfire risk has pushed national resources to the highest preparedness level, trending earlier than the two previous years. The NIFC is the nation’s center for wildland fires, and it operates on five levels of preparedness based on the risk of fires. Levels depend...
The End Of Fast Food Jobs In California
Gavin Newsom has really blown it this time. The California governor, along with his henchmen in the legislature, arrogantly raised the minimum wage of fast food workers. The liberals proudly proclaimed that the new minimum wage, at least twenty dollars an hour, would allow workers to live like the people they serve. They called it a livable wage.
Medford Sweeps 1-Run Games From Klamath Falls
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Eli Havey hit a 2-run seventh-inning homer in Game 1 and a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning in Game 2, providing the winning runs in the Medford Mustangs doubleheader sweep of the Klamath Falls Falcons at Kiger Stadium. The Mustangs (29-12-3, 11-5 Area...
SO Pacific Islander Summer Celebration happens this Sunday at Spiegelberg
MEDFORD, Ore — The third annual Southern Oregon Pacific Islander Summer Celebration kicks off Sunday, July 21 at Spiegelberg Stadium in Medford. Presented by the Samoa Pacific Development Corporation (SPDC), this free event promises live music, cultural performances, amazing island food, art and jewelry vendors, and even a bounce house. The SPDC’s Apaau Fuataga and Johnny Vaigafa joined Marcus Veal on Sunrise this morning to talk about everything in store for this weekend’s event.
Bronze pelican sculpture unveiled in Klamath Falls
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. —Some new artwork was unveiled in Klamath Falls on Wednesday. Here the unveiling on Wednesday evening (Video courtesy Christine Hess, United Way of the Klamath Basin):. World-class bronze sculptor, Stephan Savides is showcasing three giant bronzed pelican sculptures coming to the community. The $85,000 project was...
Shelly Fire now 18% contained
Updated at 7:30 a.m. -- The Shelly Fire is now 15,460 acres, the Klamath National Forest said in a news release, and 18% contained. There are 3,077 personnel, 104 crews, 176 engines, 48 dozers, 15 helicopters and 89 pieces of heavy equipment on the scene. To find your zone, click...
Council agrees: A denser Ashland would make more city more ‘liveable’
More people in less space would reduce dependence on cars, aid in climate change adaptation. In just an hour and half on Monday night, the Ashland City Council strongly affirmed that the city’s future will include major swaths of taller, denser development designed to reduce our dependency on automobiles, adapt to climate change, and provide a greater amount of multi-family and affordable housing, while striving to provide spaces for commercial and small-scale industrial uses.
Medford native drafted to MLB
MEDFORD, Ore. —A former south Medford high schooler will have an opportunity to play on baseball’s biggest stage. Oregon Ducks catcher, Bennett Thompson has been drafted by the Cleveland Guardians. The Medford native attended South Medford High School, graduating in 2021. Thomspon was selected in round 13, the...
Pro-Palestine protestors temporarily stop Wyden Town Hall in Medford
MEDFORD, Ore. -- A demonstration from pro-Palestine protestors at Rogue X in Medford temporarily halted a town hall meeting by Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday afternoon. NewsWatch 12 was at the town hall meeting when the demonstration started. Medford mayor Randy Sparacino introduced Wyden, but before the senator...
Doctors Say Providence’s Sale of Its Hospitals’ Testing Labs Has Endangered Patients
When two of Portland’s three largest hospital systems announced last year they were selling their testing laboratories to a multinational North Carolina corporation named Labcorp, executives offered reassurances that the transition would be “seamless.”. “Excellent quality” service would continue, Providence CEO William Olson promised in a letter published...
Couple left to rebuild after Central Point Grant Fire
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. - The Grant Fire that erupted Tuesday afternoon leaves Quade Norush and his wife with nothing. Multiple agencies responded to Grant Road in Central Point and the fire prompted Level 2 evacuations. Quade told NewsWatch 12 on a phone call that his wife was hospitalized last week due to E. Coli poisoning after eating contaminated sushi at a local restaurant.
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