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Oregon’s Measure 114 passed by a razor thin margin in 2022. Although it’s not on the ballot this year, it’s still a topic in upcoming local elections.
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The Klamath County Sheriff faced an unsympathetic Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. They denied his request to pay an $11,605 legal bill.
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Oregon Governor Kate Brown has issued the first drought declaration of the year for Klamath County. Brown says this first declaration comes nearly a month earlier than last year.
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Efforts to clamp down on illegal marijuana cultivation in Southern Oregon could get attention from the federal government with the help of Congressmember Cliff Bentz.
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With school starting next week in the Klamath Basin, more than 170 people gathered under smoky skies Wednesday evening in the parking lot of Henley High School to air grievances about the mask and vaccine mandates issued by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
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Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls is coming to grips with the same surge in serious COVID-19 infections that has been pushing other hospitals in the region to their limit.
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Brown visited the fire camp and command headquarters on Wednesday afternoon to see the extent of the massive fire and to promise more support for firefighting and wildfire mitigation efforts.
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Rainfall in Southern Oregon has helped slow the growth of the massive Bootleg Fire in the Klamath Basin.
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The Bootleg Fire in south central Oregon continues to grow. On Wednesday, it had burned more than 212,377 acres. It’s drawing resources from around the state.
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As the Bootleg Fire in south central Oregon has grown exponentially in recent days, the number of evacuees has grown with it.
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Less than a week after it started on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in south central Oregon, the Bootleg Fire is now the nation’s largest active wildfire. And it's on the move again.
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Oregon health officials have released an air quality advisory for much of Southern Oregon. The notice is a response to local wildfires and smoky conditions.
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The fire burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest doubled in size overnight Friday. It's become the largest wildfire currently burning in Oregon.
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A couple who lost their home and business in last year's Almeda Fire moved to Klamath County and set up a bee apiary. Last month, another wildfire claimed that, as well.