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Over 700 plants destroyed after police find illegal grow site in Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Police destroyed over 700 marijuana plants after finding an illegal grow site in the 3000 block of Southside Road in Grants Pass today. "The property also had multiple water and solid waste code violations," the Josephine County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. "These violations could result in the criminal forfeiture of the property."
More seasonal temperatures continue through this weekend
Friday Night: A round of smoke will continue to work through the Rogue Valley this evening with poor air quality. It'll be a comfortable night temperature-wise, lows in the mid 50s for Northern California and in the Rogue Valley. Coastal low temperatures in the lower 50s. Even cooler for the Basin and into the Cascades lows in the mid to upper 40s. Skies will be clear inland with winds diminishing tonight. The coast will likely see marine layer clouds and fog working back in tonight, especially for Brookings.
Bend man and woman face arson, other charges; police say they set ex-roommate’s car ablaze as she slept inside
Two Bend residents face first-degree arson and other charges, one accused of smashing an ex-roommate’s car window with a baseball bat while she was sleeping inside, pouring a flammable liquid on it and setting it ablaze, police said Thursday. The post Bend man and woman face arson, other charges; police say they set ex-roommate’s car ablaze as she slept inside appeared first on KTVZ.
Gina Carano’s Elon Musk-Backed Lawsuit Against Disney (And Cancel Culture) Scores Major Win
Gina Carano’s wrongful termination lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm, which is being funded by Elon Musk, scored a major win against the entertainment giant this week. According to reports out of California, the court presiding over the case denied Disney’s request to toss the lawsuit filed by Gina Carano, meaning it will go to trial […] The post Gina Carano’s Elon Musk-Backed Lawsuit Against Disney (And Cancel Culture) Scores Major Win appeared first on BroBible.
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SOU’s Cascade complex to host variety of first responder training exercises
(Ashland, Ore.) — First responders are likely to become a common sight at Southern Oregon University’s defunct Cascade student housing complex for the remainder of this summer, as the university has offered the site for a variety of training exercises before demolition of the sprawling facility ramps up in the fall.
Smoke in Grants Pass after crews put out structure fire
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A shop, several outbuildings and a home in Grants Pass are all extremely damaged after a structure fire last night in the 1200 block of SW Jordan Street. According to a news release from Grants Pass Fire and Rescue, crews responded to the structure fire at 6:20 p.m. When they arrived, they found the structure fire spreading to a second building.
Updates on Diamond, Shelly, and Knot Fires Thursday morning 7-25-2024
OREGON – The Diamond Complex Fire continues to burn in Douglas County. The complex is now made up of 20 fires totaling more than 3,000 acres. The largest of the lightning-caused fires within it are the Pine Bench and Trail fires. The complex as a whole is about 3% contained. Any additional spot fires breaking out are being quickly knocked down and contained.
Red Cross Operates Shelters During Busy Fire Season
Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Oregon livestock farmers will soon face more oversight
Oregon farmers raising sheep, chicken or cows will soon have to comply with new state rules. Environmental groups and some small farm advocates say the changes bring much-needed clarification on who qualifies for a permit usually reserved for large, commercial-scale livestock farms, while some agriculture trade groups say the changes put more undue burden on […]
Murmurs: Federal Investigation Targets Pamplin
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION TARGETS PAMPLIN: The three-alarm fire that sent smoke billowing from Ross Island on July 20 may be the least of Robert Pamplin Jr.’s problems. An email WW obtained under a public records request shows federal Department of Labor investigators are probing the tangled finances of the shrinking Pamplin empire. (Pamplin Communications sold its 24 Oregon newspapers last month.) As WW previously reported, Robert Pamplin sold Ross Island from Ross Island Sand & Gravel to the Pamplin pension fund for $10.8 million in an unusual 2022 transaction that left the fund holding an asset Pamplin previously argued in court had no value and which is still subject to an expensive, unfinished reclamation plan. (The Department of Labor regulates pension funds.) On May 2, David Wehr, a DOL investigator in Seattle, wrote to the state seeking information about Ross Island Sand & Gravel’s obligation to post a $6 million bond to ensure completion of the reclamation project. “We would like to know if the bond has been provided, how the amount of the bond was determined and what liabilities exist if the bond is not established,” Wehr wrote. (The company has failed to post the bond and faces a $2.9 million state penalty for that failure.) DOL and Pamplin representatives did not respond to requests for comment. Bob Sallinger, executive director of Willamette Riverkeeper, has said for years Pamplin should turn over Ross Island to a responsible custodian. “This fire just speaks to the neglect that’s occurring,” Sallinger says. “Dr. Pamplin made a lot of money mining Ross Island. He owes it to the public to resolve these issues and make the community whole.”
ROSEBURG COULD HAVE THE WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JULY
Roseburg could have the warmest average temperature for the month of July on record, if current trends continue for the remainder of this month. Forecasters at the National Weather Service told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that as of Wednesday, the average daily temperature this month has been 77.9 degrees. That is a combination of the high temperature and low temperature for a 24-hour period. That temperature would eclipse the current record average daily temperature for July, which is 76.1 degrees, set in 2015.
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