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OSFM Begins Demobilizing as Crews Prep Firing Operation
The Wrights Spring Fire has reached 53,388 acres and 9% containment as crews prepare southern control lines for a potential firing operation. OSFM structure protection resources are entering their final shift, while several evacuation zones have been reduced as threats to homes continue to decline.
Rain Gives Wrights Spring Fire Crews a Break as Structure Protection Scales Back
Overnight rain moderated conditions on the Wrights Spring Fire, giving crews time to reinforce containment lines before warmer, drier weather returns. The fire is 53,061 acres and 6% contained as structure protection resources scale back in northern areas and work continues along the south and southwest.
Three Killed in Separate Highway Crashes in Lake and Curry Counties
Three people were killed and another seriously injured in two separate crashes reported by Oregon State Police in Lake and Curry counties. The crashes occurred on Highway 140 in Lake County and Highway 101 near Langlois.
Motorcyclist Killed in Highway 140 Crash Near Eagle Point
A 54-year-old Eagle Point man died Saturday evening after his motorcycle left Highway 140 and struck a guardrail in Jackson County. Witnesses told investigators the motorcycle had been traveling at a high rate of speed shortly before the crash.
Bonanza Man Dies in Highway 140 Motorcycle Crash
A 74-year-old Bonanza man died Tuesday afternoon in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Oregon Highway 140 near Kingfisher Drive in Klamath County. Oregon State Police said the crash happened in the Bly Mountain area and remains under investigation.
KTA Reopens Lake of the Woods Trail Connector
Klamath Trails Alliance volunteers, working with the U.S. Forest Service Fremont-Winema National Forest, have reopened a 600-foot connector trail near Lake of the Woods. The High-Rye Connector links the High Lakes Trail with the Rye Spur Trail and Billie Creek Nature Loop near Highway 140.
Three-Vehicle Crash on Highway 140 Leaves Motorcyclist Dead
A Grants Pass man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday evening at the intersection of Kirtland Road and Highway 140 in Jackson County, according to Oregon State Police.
Two Fatal Crashes Reported on Oregon Highways
Oregon State Police are investigating two separate fatal crashes that occurred earlier this week on highways in Lake County and Josephine County. The incidents, reported on January 8, resulted in two fatalities and involved single-vehicle rollovers under differing circumstances.
Fatal crash on 140E kills two from Klamath Falls
Two Klamath Falls residents were killed Wednesday in a rollover crash on Highway 140E after a passing attempt triggered a collision, according to Oregon State Police.
Highway 140 Crash Claims Two Young Lives
Two teens from Eagle Point were killed and two others critically injured in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Highway 140. Oregon State Police say speed and impairment were contributing factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.