Southern Oregon & Northern California News

Latest local news from Southern Oregon and Northern California, covering Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Jackson County, Josephine County, Klamath County, Siskiyou County, Del Norte County, and communities throughout the region.

Brian Gailey 7/13/26 Brian Gailey 7/13/26

Pacific Power Outage Affects 1,403 Medford-Area Customers

A Pacific Power outage is affecting 1,403 customers in parts of Medford, including ZIP codes 97504 and 97524. The utility attributes the interruption to enhanced wildfire safety settings and estimates service will be restored before 2 p.m. Monday.

Brian Gailey 5/12/26 Brian Gailey 5/12/26

Southwest Oregon Fire Season Starts Friday

Fire season begins Friday, May 15, on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and Josephine counties. ODF Southwest Oregon District says the declaration starts at 12:01 a.m. and brings new restrictions on debris burning, fireworks, campfires, smoking, and other fire-risk activities.