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CHILOQUIN, Ore. - An active shooter armed with a rifle shot up parts of Chiloquin on Thursday. The shooter reportedly pointed his rifle at other citizens, shot vehicles, windows, and buildings. At one point, the suspect was observed inside the Chiloquin Community Center before swimming across the Williamson River.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County District Attorney’s Office announced that on August 22, 2023, Halie Harkins received a mandatory minimum 25-year to life prison sentence for shooting and killing Tyler Bates and injuring two other victims.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office recently announced they executed search warrants on three properties between August 2 and 3. 1,766 plants were destroyed with an estimated street value of $10.9 million. Approximately 950,000 gallons of water have been illegally used on the grows.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Saturday, July 8, 2023, at approximately 1:11 AM, emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 97, at approximately milepost 264 near Hagelstein Park.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Monday, January 2, 2023, at approximately 7:08 P.M., the Oregon State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash on US Highway 97, near milepost 235, in Klamath County.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Monday, October 3, 2022, at approximately 8:58 PM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 97 near milepost 259 (one mile south of the intersection with Modoc Point Road).
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at approximately 9:45 PM, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Pilot Travel Center in Chemult where they located Molly May Swedenskey who was previously abducted. The person of interest in the abduction, Eric Patrick Koon, age 19, fled south on Highway 97 at speeds exceeding 100 mph.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - On Sunday, August 7, 2022, at approximately 1:15 AM deputies from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 100 block of S. Lalo Avenue in Chiloquin on a report of shots heard. Upon arrival, deputies discovered two victims.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Chiloquin Visions In Progress (CVIP) was awarded a $200,000 grant by Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to restore the historic HIRVI Building in downtown Chiloquin. The restoration project is a collaboration between Chiloquin Visions In Progress, Chiloquin Community Builders, the city of Chiloquin, and the new building owner, Hannah Levine.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - As part of the ongoing work to create a Klamath County community health improvement plan, a listening session will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, June 16, at the Chiloquin Community Center.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 1:14 AM, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported disturbance. Involving a male subject breaking windows at a residence in the 200 block of Lalo Avenue, in Chiloquin.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY - On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at approximately 5:34 PM, Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near milepost 233.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - When local artist Leonard Wilder asked Chiloquin Junior/Senior High School seventh- and eighth-graders to brainstorm about the future of their city, many envisioned a thriving community where people had jobs and homes and felt pride in where they lived.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - On November 14, 2021, officers from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office, Klamath Falls Police Department, and the Oregon State Police responded to reports of a shooting near 990 Bronco Lane, north of Chiloquin, Ore. Once the scene was made safe, officers entered and discovered two deceased and two suffering gunshot wounds.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - At approximately 10:00 PM, Friday, October 22, 2021, deputies from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office were along with EMS from Chiloquin Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the 300 block of Wasco Av. in Chiloquin. Upon arrival, first responders began CPR on Gabriel Moreno, 22 of Chiloquin.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – Wildland firefighters for the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) have been responding to new fire starts today from the current lightning activity while work continues on the Pool Fire.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - On Monday, June 21, 2021, a search warrant was executed at a remote location within Klamath Forest Estates in Sprague River. An investigation by the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office developed probable cause, that a substantial amount of recently stolen property, from several recent burglaries, would be present.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – Wildland firefighters for the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) responded to wildfires today and prepared for lightning storms.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - This afternoon at approximately 2:30 PM, a 30-acre brush fire was reported in the neighborhood south of South Chiloquin Road, including Blue Pool Way & Witam Bluff Drive. The intensity of the fire prompted the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office to issue Level 3 “Go” Evacuations for the area. An evacuation shelter was established at Kla-Mo-Ya Casino. One family was displaced by the fire.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – The S’Ocholis Canyon Fire is currently burning in the 9 Mile area between the communities of Chiloquin and Sprague River on the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest and threatening nearby private lands.
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