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Air quality alert affecting 3 Oregon counties Tuesday
On Monday at 12:14 p.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Tuesday at noon for Baker, Harney and Malheur counties. "High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfires in Oregon and northern California," states the weather service. "Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog, DEQ's Air Quality Index, or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone."
Update: Weather alert issued for strong thunderstorms in Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades and Jackson County early Monday evening
An updated weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 4:17 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. for Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades and Jackson County. Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 4:16 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong...
Crews battling structure fire on Salt Creek Road in Eagle Point
EAGLE POINT, Ore. -- Crews are battling a structure fire in the 300 block of Salt Creek Road in Eagle Point. "Structural crews are working defensively on the fire with a barn fully involved at this time," Fire District 3 said in a Facebook post. "Please avoid the area, more details will be added when possible."
Ashland Independent Film Festival preps for first full fest since 2019 this fall
As fall approaches, organizers and volunteers at the Ashland Independent Film Festival continue to build out the event for what it hopes will be a triumphant return to the Rogue Valley. With a new leader in executive director Jim Fredericks, the festival is set to involve plenty of new ideas,...
Rocky shores of Pacific Northwest show low resilience to changes in climate, research shows
A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest. The study by Oregon State University scientists, involving four capes in Oregon and California, suggests these communities of species may have low resilience to climate change. Findings were published recently in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Talent community raises funds for local firefighter burned in line of duty
Spencer Tejedas suffered burns on the scene of a house fire last month. Now, the community is coming together to raise funds for the firefighter and his family. The Talent community came together Saturday to raise funds for a firefighter who was injured in the line of duty.
Salt Creek Fire now 73% contained
Updated at 9 a.m. on July 16: The Salt Creek Fire is now 100% lined and 73% contained, ODF said in a news release this morning. "Due to this progress, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Incident Management Team 1 is beginning the process of transitioning the fire back to the local districts to continue working on the incident. During this time, resources will begin to demobilize, allowing some of those personnel and equipment to be reassigned to other first burning across the region," the release said. "With this transition, 961 personnel are assigned to the fire for Tuesday's day and night shifts, including 37 crews, 28 engines, seven bulldozers and 17 water tenders. Aircraft include four Type 1, one Type 2 and two Type 3 helicopters, and additional aircraft will be ordered if necessary. These resources will continue to mop up into the interior of the fire and get as much of the fire contained as possible before turning it back over to the local districts."
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