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What Two Wildfires Reveal About the Cracks in Our Emergency Response
The wind was the first thing Erica Ledesma noticed on Sept. 8, 2020, when she woke up around 5 a.m. It’d been blazing hot and bone dry in Medford, Oregon—typical late-summer weather. But the howling wind was unlike anything Ledesma, who’s now 31 and was born and raised in the area, had experienced. “I was like, what is that noise? Everything was moving, the trees and everything. It all just felt off,” she recalls. “Everything felt really eerie and really dry.”
Kids Unlimited Academy Pioneers Later Start Times with Year-Round Schooling
MEDFORD, Ore. – At Kids Unlimited Academy (KUA), students begin their school year earlier than others, but are starting their day later at 9 a.m. The kindergarten through fifth grade public charter school was the first in Oregon to expand its academic calendar to 11 months. Now they are opening their doors at 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to allow students to arrive for breakfast and participate in morning enrichment, which includes academics, movement, and mindfulness. The schedule caters to working families, who can utilize KUA’s extended day as an alternative to childcare.
DIXON FIRE REMAINS NEAR 2,000 ACRES
The Dixon Fire, burning in the Days Creek and Tiller areas remains near 2,000 acres with zero percent containment. An update said firefighters, heavy equipment and air assets are holding the fire along FSRD 1610, Devils Knob Road and the 100-spur road. Crews in the area are also working to address unburned pockets of fuel within the fire perimeter to assist with fire control.
Protesters critical of Rep. Chavez-DeRemer finish car caravan in Oregon City
After a 220-mile, two-day long drive, members of the Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network and other local Oregon activists ended their “Looking for Lori” car caravan protest at Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s Oregon City office. The car caravan protest began on Saturday, Aug. 10 in Bend, stopping along the way in Albany and the Oregon state Capitol in Salem before ending in Oregon City. Indivisible Oregon has continued to publicly critique Chavez-DeRemer,...
New club 'Quacks' opens, Redding welcomes Delta Waterfowl for sustainable hunting
REDDING, Calif. — The Pacific Flyway is getting some new waterfowl fanatics in Redding. The Delta Waterfowl organization is opening up a chapter locally to not only conserve ducks but the art of hunting them as well. The organization devotes themselves to conserving ducks and their natural habitats in...
Philomath sends fire chief, 3 volunteers to Dixon Fire
Philomath Fire and Rescue’s contributions to fighting wildfires around the state continued in recent days with a deployment over the weekend to the Dixon Fire near the small community of Tiller about 28 miles southeast of Roseburg in Douglas County. Rich Saalsaa, deputy fire chief and public information officer,...
Siskiyou County 2nd grader hikes to Mt. Shasta summit
This summer, 6-year-old James Balboni did something even few adults accomplished: He climbed to the summit of Mt. Shasta. While his dad was with him all the way, the Mount Shasta Elementary School second grader did all the climbing himself, said James’ father, Theo Balboni. The father-son team set out on July 29 to...
SOU’s 50th anniversary celebration of its pipe organ
(Ashland, Ore.) — There will be cake. There will be festivities marking a half-century milestone. And most certainly, there will be music. Southern Oregon University will observe the 50th anniversary of the SOU Music Recital Hall’s Worth Harvey Pipe Organ – and the history behind it – with a celebration and concert at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 23. The massive and much-celebrated pipe organ itself will be at center stage.
Klamath Falls double murder suspect gets arraignment date for sisters' deaths case
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- Today, a 20-year-old Klamath Falls man has a new arraignment date in Klamath County Circuit Court, accused of killing two Klamath Falls sisters and attempting to kill their father. Elijah Albert Qinkade Croy has his arraignment next week for two murder charges and an attempted murder...
Talent Middle School finishing seismic renovations and other projects
The school says they will be finished before students arrive for the first day on September 3rd. Talent Middle school finishing seismic renovations and other projects. Talent Middle School is undergoing seismic renovations. The Phoenix Talent School District is using the construction as a chance to add some new features to the school.
Oregon Fire officials say they’re making progress on containing Western Oregon wildfires
Fire officials say the Dixon fire, which sparked near the community of Tiller east of Canyonville, has burned at least one home so far. The fire threatened about 40 structures when it first sparked Saturday. It’s now grown to nearly 2,000 acres. Evacuation levels have been adjusted with 18...
Five on 5 – Dennis Linthicum – (R) Candidate, Secretary of State
On tonight’s Five on 5, we are joined by Dennis Linthicum to discuss his bid for Oregon Secretary of State. The Five on 5 interview series is sponsored by AARP Oregon. © 2024 KOBI-TV NBC5. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated.
Varietal Beer Co. re-enters Oregon distribution with Day One
Sunnyside, Washington’s award-winning Yakima Valley brewery Varietal Beer Co. is re-entering the Oregon beer wholesale market for the first time since their previous partner Alebriated Distribution shut down. Announcing a new partnership with Portland, Oregon’s specialty brands purveyor Day One Distribution, we can now look forward to cutting edge Varietal ales and lagers available to markets across the Willamette Valley, Western, Central, and Southern Oregon.
Tired of Oregon wildfires? They’re not going away any time soon
Fire Managers in the Pacific Northwest predict that many wildfires currently burning in Oregon, and potentially new ones, will persist until the region experiences significant rain or snow this fall. The same holds true for the state of Washington. The U.S. Forest Service issued that warning Tuesday, Aug. 13. Widespread lightning is expected this month...
NCUAQMD Air Quality Smoke Advisory for August 13
Multiple fires in Canada, Oregon and Washington remain active with elevated smoke possible along the coast into California. Where the marine layer thins, haze and smoke may be visible depending on conditions. The Boise Fire south of Orleans is active with continued smoke impacts expected depending on conditions. Communities closest to Boise Fire and along river corridors and drainages will see the most impact with expected periods of smoke pooling due to inversion conditions. Smoke impacts may be seen in eastern Trinity County as conditions warrant.
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