Klamath County News

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A driver tragically died in a two-vehicle crash near milepost 176 on Highway 97 in Klamath County on Monday, March 31, at 8:46 a.m. after losing control of their car and swerving across the highway. The Oregon…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to a vehicle versus bicycle crash on Wednesday on Crater Lake Parkway (Highway 97 Business) at the intersection with Shasta Way in Klamath County, Oregon State Police (OSP) discovered a cyclist, 48-year-old…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A 58-year-old man selling fentanyl and methamphetamine from a hotel room near a school was arrested last Wednesday and is in the Klamath Falls Jail while investigations continue. Members of the Basin Inter-Agency…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The Klamath Falls Police Department Homicide Investigation into a shooting on Thursday night at 2328 Biehn Street in Klamath Falls in which Jai Jackson, 23, died, indicated that Jackson was shot in the chest after a…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A new scam has hit residents of Klamath County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. A Klamath Falls resident recently found a suspicious letter in their mailbox with a check for $9,900.74. The letter claimed the…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Klamath County Grand Jury has found that deadly force used by the Klamath County Sheriff and three of his deputies when arresting Joseph Michael Tancredi was necessary and justified, ending an investigation into the…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — In a tragic turn of events, a 65-year-old Klamath Falls man drowned while attempting to rescue a struggling dog at the Miller Island Wildlife Refuge on Sunday. After an extensive search, authorities recovered his body…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A fatal two-vehicle car accident on Highway 97 near milepost 249 in Klamath County on Sunday, February 2, led to the death of two people, Winnie Mae Hescock (41) of Klamath Falls and Laurice Lee Foster (41) of…

The storms raging across Southern Oregon have affected almost 11,000 Pacific Power customers, but the utility’s crews are working hard to ensure power is restored in storm-affected areas. Pacific Power Sends Crews To Respond To…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff's Office issued a scam warning on social media, warning the public to beware of Bitcoin and investment scams. The Sheriff’s office indicated that scammers posing as law enforcement,…