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At least 60 Pacific Crest Trail hikers rescued as McKinney fire bears down
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlames from the McKinney fire burn beyond firefighters in Klamath National Forest, where hikers on...
He loved to laugh
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 3—Friends and family of Crater High junior Tyler John Torres, who drowned at Applegate Lake July 21, remember a larger-than-life guy who loved making people laugh. Over 6 feet tall, rocking ...
60 Pacific Crest Trail Hikers Rescued from Fire Near Oregon Border
Backpacker via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article originally appeared on Backpacker At least 60 Pacific Crest Trail hikers were rescued...
Water windfall: Some local lakes reach near-capacity
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 30—Despite an unusually dry winter and back-to-back drought years, boaters, paddlers and other water sports enthusiasts are in for a pleasant surprise at Jackson County's two largest lakes ...
Local places with 'squaw' slur get new names
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 18—When Brook Colley's father wrote a 1994 book about Oregon swimming holes, he refused to use the name Squaw Lake for a picturesque lake surrounded by forested mountains in the Applegate ...
PCT hikers evacuated from McKinney Fire
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 1—Sixty people were evacuated from the Pacific Crest Trail Saturday afternoon due to the McKinney Fire burning in northern Siskiyou County, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office ...
Team raids Applegate Valley pot operation
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 2—A law enforcement team that raided an illegal marijuana grow in the Applegate Valley found an abandoned horse plus evidence that workers there may have been victims of forced labor trafficking ...
Cedar Creek Fire estimated to be a mile from Waldo Lake, east side and lake itself remain open
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Cedar Creek Fire made an overnight push and is now reported at 5,618 acres with 0% containment as of Friday morning. Fueled by thunder cells, the fire is now estimated to be between a half ...
Coquille Tribe awards grants to Jackson County groups
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 9—The Coquille Indian Tribe has awarded $110,839 in grants to 16 organizations in Jackson County. La Clinica received the largest grant — $25,000 for acute care clinic expansion. The grants ...
Local lakes rising as winter storms continue
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 5—Reservoir levels in Talent Irrigation District have nearly doubled since Christmas Eve, but they're still only about 11% full No single "atmospheric river" of snow and rain will wash ...
