Black Rock Pit on Crescent Ranger District closed to public access through Oct. 31
CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Black Rock Pit located on the Crescent Ranger District, five miles northwest of Crescent along Forest Service Road…
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Klamath County’s 2,100-acre Golden Fire, which destroyed dozens of homes, reaches full containment
The Golden Fire that broke out on July 22 about 9 miles north of Bonanza in Klamath County and destroyed nearly 50 homes reached full containment…
Continue Reading Big progress on Golden Fire in Klamath County, now 83% contained; crews demobilize, evacuation alert ends
Major progress continues to be made on the 2,137-acre Golden Fire in Klamath County, as crews demobilize and the blaze reached 83% containment by…
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Crescent Ranger District firefighters plan prescribed burn in Gilchrist State Forest, east of Highway 97
Firefighters on the Crescent Ranger District plan to conduct a 126-acre prescribed burn Tuesday in the Gilchrist State Forest about six miles…
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‘He was my everything’: Mother mourns loss of son, 12, in Hwy. 97 crash that also claimed his father
Oregon State Police are conducting a criminal investigation into this week’s crash on Highway 97 in Klamath County that claimed the lives of a Madras…
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Authorities ID two Prineville men killed in head-on crash on Juniper Canyon Road
Crook County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday released the names of two Prineville men killed in a fiery head-on crash on Juniper Canyon Road late…
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Spence Mountain protected; Klamath County acquires public forest, tourism destination
Rising dramatically above Upper Klamath Lake in Southern Oregon, Spence Mountain is home to oak and ponderosa pine woodlands, some of the rarest…
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Salem man killed in crash on icy Highway 58 near Willamette Pass
A Salem man was killed Friday night when he lost control of his car on icy Highway 58 near Willamette Pass and collided with a La Pine man’s…
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Crescent Ranger District firefighters plan to begin 1,300 acres of pile-burning
Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest’s Crescent Ranger District plan to start pile-burning as conditions are favorable, officials said…
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Beaver Marsh Rest Area on Highway 97 south of Chemult closed for up to 4 weeks
The Oregon Travel Information Council said Monday it has temporarily closed the Beaver Marsh Rest Area, which is located on U.S. Highway 97 five…
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Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker fails to beat incoming storm, rescued in Diamond Peak Wilderness
A Pacific Crest Trail hiker who tried but failed to beat an incoming rain and snowstorm was rescued by Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue…
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Two Chiloquin residents killed in Highway 97 head-on crash
Two Chiloquin residents were killed Monday night in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97, Oregon State Police said…
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Gunshots, standoff lead to man’s surrender, arrest in N. Klamath County near La Pine
A neighborhood argument near La Pine in northern Klamath County led to gunshots, a 12-hour standoff, surrender and arrest early Wednesday morning,…
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Klamath County raid on illegal marijuana grow turns up 4,500 plants worth over $22 million
Klamath County sheriff’s deputies and the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided and destroyed an illegal marijuana production…
Continue ReadingWater deliveries halted to farmers in Oregon, California
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The Klamath Irrigation District in southern Oregon has reversed course and now says it has complied with a U.S.…
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Family of 5 escapes as fire destroys home south of La Pine; cause traced to space heater
A family of five and their two dogs were awakened by heavy smoke early Monday morning and escaped a fire that destroyed their manufactured home south…
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Klamath Falls man accused of murder in shooting near Chiloquin that killed 2, seriously injured 2
A Klamath Falls man has been jailed on two counts each of first-degree murder and attempted murder, accused of firing several gunshots Sunday evening…
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Klamath Falls woman charged with manslaughter in drug overdose death of infant daughter
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 24-year-old Klamath Falls woman was arrested Wednesday on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide…
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Massive marijuana operation found near Klamath Falls; street value tops $100 million
Klamath County sheriff’s deputies stumbled into a significant illegal marijuana operation this week, finding an amount of marijuana with a street…
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Fire that prompted evacuations SE of La Pine believed caused by bowhunting smoker’s carelessness
A wildfire that prompted evacuation of about 20 homes in the Sun Forest Estates subdivision southeast of La Pine on Saturday afternoon apparently was…
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