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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology has successfully secured $18,160,000 in state bond funding to complete a full renovation of the university’s unique geothermal heating and hot water system at its Klamath Falls campus.
Read MoreBend Police are seeking additional assistance in a homicide investigation. The victim’s car has been located in Klamath Falls near the intersection of South 6th and Shasta Way. Surveillance video shows the vehicle stopping at the location in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 15.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - All waters in Hagelstein Park upstream of the Highway 97 bridge are closed to angling in order to protect Shortnose (Koptu) and Lost River (C'waam) suckers that inhabit the waters in the park.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District Office has hired three new employees, Steve Yates, Courtney Sheldon, and Chris Stout.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, OR – The scenic drive around the country’s deepest lake will be safer and smoother because of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund. An approximately $56 million dollar project, scheduled to start in Crater Lake National Park this summer, will improve about 19 miles of East Rim Drive and a portion of the Cloudcap Spur Road.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Kylan Taylor of Klamath Falls finds fifth of six hidden bottles for Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s (OBRC) Hidden Bottle Hunt 2023 on Sunday in Moore Park in Klamath Falls, winning the opportunity to direct a $1000 donation to Tater Tots Pediatric Therapy.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory on June 30 for the southern portion of Upper Klamath Lake, from Howards Bay south to the Link River Dam, due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom and cyanotoxins above recreational use values for human exposure.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Road construction is expected to begin today on a section of Oregon Highway 140 west of Klamath Falls around Upper Klamath Lake between the Howard Bay boat launch and the intersection of Lakeshore Drive.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - On Friday, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she is accepting additional applications for the position of Klamath County District Attorney.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. – The 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. will conduct Independence Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout Oregon.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. - Crater Lake Hospitality, a subsidiary of Aramark Destinations, plans to resume its popular boat tours this summer with three new 41-foot aluminum alloy boats. Due to the steep terrain to access the lake, the boats were delivered by helicopter on Monday, June 26. The new boats were created in partnership with Oregon based marine designer, Katanacraft, and each boat was created specifically with safety, the local environment, and the visitor experience in mind.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. - On the Fourth of July, we celebrate and reflect on the freedom and liberty for all Americans. With thousands of visitors expected to spend their Fourth of July weekend enjoying the outdoors, the risk of human-caused wildfire increases.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY - On Friday, June 23, 2023, at approximately 3:18 A.M., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-two vehicle crash on US Highway 97, near milepost 217, in Klamath County
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Project irrigators received good news on June 7. Judge Stephen Bushong, who is conducting the judicial phase of the Klamath Basin water rights adjudication, confirmed that the irrigation districts in the Project would be able to put on an evidentiary case opposing water rights claims for high Upper Klamath Lake elevations for the benefit of fish.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Klamath County Circuit Court Judge pro tem Stephen K. Bushong issued an opinion once again affirming the Klamath Tribes’ water and treaty rights. The Court rejected arguments that a prior ruling had wiped away a prior determination quantifying those water rights.
Read MoreMEDFORD, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input to inform a new land use plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. The plan update would protect important biological, historic, and public resources, including the objects of scientific and historic interest identified in Presidential Proclamation 7318 and Presidential Proclamation 9564, which established and expanded the monument.
Read MoreKINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. – A U.S. Air Force F-15D was removed from a Bureau of Reclamation irrigation canal at the south end of the runway at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. today, May 26, 2023.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. – Yesterday, Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) and 22 bi-cameral legislators sent a letter to the Oregon Water Resources Department outlining their concerns surrounding the Division 10 rulemaking on critical groundwater areas. Lawmakers stated the need for new rules has not been adequately explained.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. - Two-hours east of the small town of Lakeview, OR is the Historic Shirk Ranch. The ranch is so remote that even most local residents have never made the drive to see the site.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On May 19, the Bureau of Reclamation announced a boost in water supply for Klamath Project contractors, and confirmed higher lake levels for endangered sucker fish as well as larger releases from Upper Klamath Lake to benefit salmon.
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