The latest word from forestry officials is that the Fort Complex Fire is at 5,983 acres of midday Tuesday. Within the last day, the Goff Fire grew by 351 acres up to the Pacific Crest Trail, prompting closures. By Tuesday evening, the Klamath National Forest manage the fire. The blaze is 37 percent contained.Read More »
The AAA Auto Club is forecasting increased travel for the 2012 Labor Day weekend compared to 2011. That follows the same trend from other holiday periods thus far in the year.Read More »
Despite a 30 percent increase in Oregon's workforce, the state's workers' compensation claims are down sharply since the system was overhauled two decades ago. Workers' Compensation Division administrator John Shilts tells the Statesman-Journal employers are saving money but workplaces are also safer. Read More »
A Medford couple walked away unhurt from the I-5 fire near Gold Hill that destroyed their motor home. The Mail Tribune reports 85-year-old Joy Adreon says she and her husband, 86-year-old Leon Adreon, were driving south on I-5 around 3:30 p.m. Sunday when they heard a large popping sound coming from their vehicle.Read More »
Ashland officials have removed three donation boxes aimed at benefiting the homeless after it was discovered that all the paper bills inside had been stolen. The Ashland Daily Tidings reports the downtown boxes will be reinstalled after they are redesigned to be theft proof.Read More »
The state Department of Forestry says the massive Holloway fire is now almost 100 contained. The lightning-caused blaze has scorched 245,505 acres in Oregon and 215,542 acres in Nevada since igniting earlier this month. Read More »
The Oregon State Police is asking for the public’s help to find the next-of-kin for a deceased transient found in early July at a homeless camp. The body of 72-year old Ralph Laurence Boles was discovered July 10th.Read More »
Over 1,300 firefighters are at work on the Barry Point fire south of Lakeview. According to Rogue Weather.com, at last report, evacuations were in place as extreme fire behavior is being reported. Read More »
Rep. Peter DeFazio says he has few qualms about shipping coal to Asia through the Port of Coos Bay. The Springfield Democrat tells The World newspaper that trying to block plans to ship coal to Asia won't stop countries like South Korea from burning coal to produce electricity. Read More »
A couple accused in a three-state Northwest killing spree last fall now face federal hate crime charges alleging they killed four people as part of a white supremacist campaign. Amanda Marshall, the U.S. attorney for Oregon, said Friday that a federal grand jury has indicted 32-year-old David "Joey" Pedersen and 25-year-old Holly Ann Grigsby on racketeering charges.Read More »
