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Klamath Basin Seeing Domestic Wells run Dry

Tuesday, July 20

Dozens of wells run dry In the last two weeks, the Klamath County Watermaster’s office has received 82 complaints from people in the Klamath Basin experiencing water shortages in their personal wells. Dani Watson, watermaster of District 17 in Klamath Falls, knows there are many more... Read More.

BootLeg Fire Update

Monday, July 19

Overnight the Bootleg Fire saw a significant increase in activity and acres burned. The predicted high winds and low humidity associated with the Red Flag Warning contributed to the increase in fire activity. Due to mechanical issues, the Infrared (IR) Flight was not completed... Read More.

PL5 was set on July 1

Thursday, July 15

National Interagency Fire Center 22tSpotnsorfhendds · #NationalFireNews: The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group, or NMAC, has elevated the National #PreparednessLevel to 5 (PL 5), due to significant fire activity occurring in multiple geographical areas, an increase in incident management team mobilization, and heavy shared resources commitment to... Read More.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife will not release Fish

Thursday, July 15

For the first time in its 59-year-history, CDFW’s Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County will not release its young salmon into the Klamath River as a result of the drought, disease and other poor river conditions that would most likely doom the fish.... Read More.

Bees, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, Mosquitoes and Wasps – Bee Careful!

Tuesday, July 6

Bees, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, Mosquitoes and Wasps – Bee Careful! Summer…surf and sand, swimming pools, picnics, camping, outdoor sports and stinging insects! Bees, wasps, yellow jackets, mosquitoes and hornets can take the fun out of summer, and almost everyone has been bitten by one of... Read More.

Lava Fire Update

Monday, June 28

More evacuation orders have been issued as the Lava Fire explodes in size in Siskiyou County. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office issued an additional evacuation order for the Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision, County Road A-12 north and south, and Harry Cash... Read More.

California Residents Urged to Conserve Energy Amid Heat Wave

Thursday, June 17

The operator of California's power grid is asking residents to voluntarily conserve power for a few hours Thursday evening as record-breaking heat blankets the West this week. The California Independent System Operator issued a Flex Alert for Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. to... Read More.

California to Loosen Worksite Pandemic Rules Amid Reopening

Thursday, June 17

California regulators on Thursday are set to approve revised worksite pandemic rules that allow fully vaccinated employees the same freedoms as when they are off the job. The revised regulations would conform with general state guidelines that took effect Tuesday by ending most mask rules... Read More.

Faster Jail Transfers to California Mental Hospitals Upheld

Thursday, June 17

California cant lock up people for months in jails after they have been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, a state appeals court said. In a 3-0 ruling Tuesday, a panel of the First District Court of Appeal upheld a 2019 lower court order that... Read More.