USFS: Vegetation clearing continues in Crater Lake National Park as Middle Fork Fire grows to 5,222 acres

ODF: Crews shifting to suppression repair on Dixon Fire

USFS: Red Fire now 730 acres, Level 1 evacuations still in effect

USFWS: Warner Peak Fire 85% contained, activity could increase today

Forest Service grants Klamath Tribes’ request for annual temporary closure of Huckleberry Mountain

Prospect, Ore–August 16, 2024—The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest will be issuing a temporary area closure for tribal ceremonial purposes on Huckleberry Mountain, which includes Huckleberry camping area and the surrounding area. The closure was requested by the
Klamath, Six Rivers national forests issue Boise Fire closure order

Yreka, Calif., August 16, 2024 — Due to activity on the Boise Fire, the Klamath National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest have issued a joint emergency closure order. This order is effective from August 16, 2024, through
Southern Oregon Restaurant Sentenced in Federal Court for Stealing Covid Relief Program Funds

PORTLAND, Ore.—A southern Oregon restaurant was sentenced in federal court today for stealing more than $759,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Amigos Mexican Cuisine & Cantina LLC, formerly located outside
Georgia deputy killed after ambush while responding to domestic dispute call

A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was killed while responding to a domestic dispute in a home near the city of Hiram on Saturday night, in what police said was an ambush on officers by a suspect who took
10 hospitalized, nearly 100 sickened due to extreme heat at Colorado Springs air show

Extreme heat at the Pikes Peak Air Show at the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport in Colorado Springs (about 81 miles south of Denver) on Saturday afternoon caused around 100 people to seek emergency treatment for heat-related illness,
Minnesota Vikings and CB Stephon Gilmore agree to one-year contract worth up to $10M

Veteran cornerback Stephon Gilmore and the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $10 million with $7 million guaranteed (per ESPN’s Adam Schefter). Gilmore, a two-time first-team All-Pro, is the fifth cornerback acquisition