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'I’m just devastated': Wind storms causes tree to fall into Central Point home
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Wendy Lapointe’s home is destroyed after wind storms caused a tree to fall into her home, leading to the roof caving in. Monday evening, Lapointe said she and her partner were watching television when they started hearing loud gusts of wind outside. Within minutes, the tree fell into her home.
Lightning sparks 8 new fires in Josephine County
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Lightning has sparked 8 new fires in Josephine County this week. The Oregon Department of Forestry says the fires are burning on both sides of the lower Rogue River, northwest of Galice. Firefighters were able to reach two fires and attack them early Wednesday morning....
ROSEBURG MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN GREEN
A Roseburg man was hospitalized after a two-vehicle accident in Green Tuesday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just after 12:40 p.m. the 83-year-old was traveling west near the intersection of Happy Valley Road and Little Valley Road. His pickup drifted across lanes into oncoming traffic and struck a second pickup which was headed east, though that driver was attempting to avoid contact. The vehicle hit was also towing a utility trailer which swung around due to the impact and struck a parked vehicle, causing damage.
TENMILE MAN JAILED AFTER PURSUIT INCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT
A Tenmile man was jailed after a pursuit incident late Monday night. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 10:40 p.m. a deputy attempted to stop a sedan for violations in the 3000 block Strickland Canyon Road. The driver, 22-year-old Jered Thompson, proceeded west onto Highway 42 and continued with speeds between 60 and 100 miles per hour clear into Coos County before being spiked near Bridge by a Coos County deputy.
A Portland State University study upends assumptions about Measure 110 impacts
A Portland State University report about the impact of Measure 110 challenges assumptions about law enforcement and the role police officers play as they interact with people with a drug addiction. A key takeaway: Police officers can only reach so many people – even with the power to search and arrest them. The report coincides […] The post A Portland State University study upends assumptions about Measure 110 impacts appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
New Oregon water boss targets difficult task of rapidly modernizing outdated laws
Lawmakers grilled Ivan Gall before naming him top Oregon water regulator. Every Republican in the state Senate voted against the veteran of the Oregon Water Resources Department at his confirmation hearing in June. Majority Democrats who voted to confirm him warned they’d watch him closely. Members of both parties called for “a change of direction” […] The post New Oregon water boss targets difficult task of rapidly modernizing outdated laws appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Critical Fire Danger for PNW: Red Flag Warning in Effect
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning and a heat advisory for much of Eastern Washington and the lower Columbia Basin of Oregon. A Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, extremely low humidities, and stronger winds combine together producing a greater risk of fire danger.
Man hospitalized following reported drive-by shooting incident in west Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. – One person was hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in west Eugene late on Tuesday evening, according to Eugene Police Department officials. Police responded to a 911 call for reported shots fired at about 11:30 p.m. on July 16 at The Bailey at Amazon Creek Apartments in the 3600 block of West 13th Avenue, according to dispatch records. Police said that the victim, a man of unknown age, was struck multiple times by gunfire and taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. Witnesses in the area said they heard, and even saw, what they thought was a group of teenagers hanging around the area where the shooting happened.
Medford man drowns in Lower Rogue River; third fatality in area this summer
A 41-year-old man drowned in the Lower Rogue River at the Lobster Creek area Sunday, the second drowning there this month and the third of the season in the area, according to the Curry County Sheriff's Office. None of the three were wearing life jackets, according to federal officials. On...
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
Oregon fugitive who escaped from prison work crew 30 years ago caught living under alias in Georgia, feds say
An Oregon fugitive who escaped from a prison work crew 30 years ago was arrested in Georgia, where he was found at an apartment complex living under a stolen identity for more than a decade, according to federal authorities. Steven Craig Johnson, now 70, was arrested about 2 p.m. Tuesday...
Statement released on managing invasive barred owls to protect at-risk spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls. The Service’s preferred alternative is the implementation of a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy, which would result in the annual removal of less than one-half of 1% of the current North American barred owl population. Northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining due to competition with invasive barred owls and...
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