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Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol seeking reelection
GRANTS PASS, Ore.- Grants Pass Mayor Sara Bristol is seeking reelection. Mayor Bristol says there are some current projects underway that she has a vested interest in and would like to see continue forward with her help. Projects include housing and homelessness solutions, the water treatment plant, the rebuilding of...
Community dinner to temporarily close Stewart Park Drive Bridge
ROSEBURG, Ore. — If your usual commute takes you over the Stewart Park Drive Bridge, AKA the "Green Bridge", you may want to plan an alternate route next Saturday. On August 24, 2024, Thrive Umpqua is set to host a free farm-to-table community dinner on the bridge as a culmination for the non profit's “Love Your Neighborhood” campaign. Up to 500 guests are anticipated to attend the event, according to officials with the City of Roseburg.
Coos Bay advising of two leaks at wastewater plants
On the evening of Monday July 29, 2024, a power failure occurred at Plant 1. The power failure only occurred for a few seconds, however the plant sent out an alarm (as designed) to the city’s operators. This alarm system ensures that a prompt response occurs to make sure everything is working correctly. Nationwide, wastewater treatment plants have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. These permits have strict water quality limits for discharging effluent to receiving waters. One limit in the permit for...
Coos Bay police investigating body found near park as homicide victim
COOS BAY, Ore. – Authorities are investigating a deceased body found near a Coos Bay park on Tuesday morning as a homicide, according to the Coos Bay Police Department. CBPD officials said that North Coos 911 dispatchers received a report at 7:22 a.m. on August 13 of a man down near Eastside Park at 5th Avenue and E Street in Coos Bay. Responding police officers arrived to find the body of Braxton Busch who had died of homicidal violence, authorities said. Police said the multiagency Coos County Major Crime Team was activated in response to the investigation.
Opera singer Marian Anderson, denied Washington, D.C., stage, was welcomed at this southern Oregon theater
A sold-out recital in March 1940 forever changed the story of downtown Medford’s Holly Theatre. Classical singer and Black civil rights activist Marian Anderson, who was denied performing in the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall in segregated Washington, D.C., a year earlier, stood on the Holly stage and faced the audience of 1,200 people, about 10% of Medford’s population at the time.
Private contractors and their speed, expertise play key role in helping Oregon Dept. of Forestry battle wildfires
SWEET HOME, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Feller bunchers, bulldozers, water tenders and other specialized equipment play a key role in the initial attack and suppression of Oregon’s wildfires. Much of that equipment is provided by local operators under a contract agreement with the Oregon Department of Forestry. “One piece of...
Mt. Ashland presents biggest renovation in 60 year history for Winter 24-25
ASHLAND, Ore. – The Mt. Ashland Ski Area is announcing it’s largest renovation in it’s 60 year history. Ahead of the 2025 season, Mt. Ashland is adding the Lithia chair lift, the first new lift in 40 years. The lift’s new terrain will double the acreage of youth, upper beginner and lower intermediate trails.
Oregon legislative Democrats join governor, Republicans in opposing rebate ballot measure
Democratic leaders in the Oregon House and Senate have come out swinging against a November ballot measure that would hike taxes on corporations to send checks to every Oregonian. Top Democrats in the House and Senate joined their Republican colleagues and Gov. Tina Kotek in opposing Measure 118, also referred to as the Oregon Rebate. The ballot measure, one of five statewide questions that will appear on the November ballot, would increase by 3% the corporate minimum tax on sales above $25 million and distribute...
Environmental regulators say NW Natural misleading customers about Oregon's climate credit program
Oregon environmental regulators are concerned that the state’s largest natural gas utility is misinforming customers about a key climate change policy aimed to reduce greenhouse gases. NW Natural, which provides natural gas to more than 2 million people in Oregon and southwest Washington, told its customers in a newsletter this month that the state is proposing a carbon crediting program that might not lead to direct greenhouse gas emission cuts. ...
There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
The late Portland icon Tom Peterson famously declared, “Free is a very good price.”. But the new freebie offered up by schools around the Northwest comes at a price too great to measure. Government-run schools in Oregon and Washington fail students miserably, with reading and math scores steadily declining...
Phoenix mayor gives update on new Government and Public Safety Center
PHOENIX, Ore. – It has been more than two months since Phoenix opened the doors on it’s new Government and Public Safety Center as it works to accommodate the needs of the growing city. The new building, which houses city hall as well as a police and fire...
A new art installation in the Boivin Hall of Oregon Tech
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.- A new art installation can be found inside the Boivin Hall of Oregon Tech. According to the Oregon Arts Commission, Kana Tanaka’s “Shoal of Returning Hope” is a suspended structure of over 700 dichroic glass fish. Tanaka’s other work also features art with glass...
The opposition to BLM's Last Chance timber project
The federal Bureau of Land Management plans a timber sale that is drawing opposition. The sale north of Grants Pass is called the "Last Chance Project." The project would remove more than 3,400 acres of spotted owl habitat, target nearly 1,300 acres of riparian areas for logging, and allow dozens of miles of new logging roads, including through critical coho salmon habitat and old-growth stands.
Humane society gives update on dozens of kittens abandoned at its gate
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Rogue Valley Humane Society has been hard at work caring for a large number of cats abandoned at its gate. The group has been affectionately dubbed the “Saved by the Bell Crew.”. As NBC5 News previously reported, last week two groups of cats...
PRIVATE BASKETBALL COACH ARRESTED FOR LURING A MINOR, DETECTIVES LOOKING FOR OTHER VICTIMS
GOLD HILL, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) detectives arrested a local private basketball coach yesterday, August 12, for inappropriate contact with an underage child. The suspect, Geordan Victor Sanchez Edmond, 29, of Gold Hill, is charged with one count of luring a minor and is lodged in the Jackson County Jail.
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