* WHAT…Temperatures 94 to 97 expected. Overnight lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. * WHERE…In Oregon, North Oregon Coast Range, North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands, Upper Hood River Valley, Central…
Category: Public Safety
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) TRAFFIC ALERT – HWY. 101, 4 miles North of Manzanita: One Lane Open to Traffic with Flaggers 24/7 into September
OIOpublisher ODOT assessing damage to Hwy. 101 Necarney Creek bridge four miles north of Manzanita (Aug. 30, 2024- MANZANITA) – A bridge on U.S. 101 in Oswald West State Park will be…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: Fire Restriction Levels Increased Today August 29th, Warming Weather & Winds
With the weather warming up in the Western district this weekend, the restriction levels will be changing. Effective August 29th @ 1201 am, the following restrictions will be in place: Public Use…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ASKS FOR COMMUNITY HELP TO IDENTIFY HIT & RUN SUSPECT VEHICLE FROM AUG. 19TH IN PACIFIC CITY
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office needs your help identifying a hit-and-run suspect that left a local 42-year-old Pacific City man seriously injured. Lead Investigator, Deputy Jordan Reyes, is requesting suspect information and for…
Lightning Storm Sparks Two Fires in Forest Grove City Watershed Saturday August 17th; Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Local Crews Respond, Quickly Contain
From Forest Grove Fire & Rescue: A Sunday August 18, 2024 update/recap on the two lightning caused fires in the Forest Grove Water Shed off of Soda Springs Road. The area is the…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY UPDATE 8/11/24: LEE FALLS FIRE 25% CONTAINED, EVACUATION LEVELS REDUCED
(August 11th, 2024 10:15 am, Cherry Grove, Ore.) – With yesterday’s progress on the Lee Falls Fire, structural firefighting task forces and law enforcement demobilized from the area yesterday. Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Type 3…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Lee Falls Fire update August 10: Community protection continues on Lee Falls Fire
(Cherry Grove, Ore.) – Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Type 3 Incident Management Team, along with a Type 3 Incident Management Team from structural firefighters and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, continue…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY: Suppression efforts continue on the Lee Falls Fire in Washington County; Community of Cherry Grove Under Evacuation Orders
Cherry Grove, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry, Gaston Rural Fire District and Washington County Sheriff’s Office are working together in response to the Lee Falls Fire to protect the community of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Local man sentenced to prison for sex crimes
Earlier this year, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Kris Wood and Martin Zepeda began a sexual crime investigation involving an adult male suspect and two juvenile female victims. Through the investigation, the…
Tillamook County Refers Bond Measure to November Ballot to Fund Upgrades to Public Safety Emergency Communications System
Tillamook County, OR – Today, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to refer a bond measure to voters for the November ballot to modernize the county’s decades old public safety emergency communications system. “The system first…