Klamath News

Twin newborn babies and four adults from Klamath were taken to Sutter Coast Hospital after their vehicle slid about 150 feet down an embankment south of Crescent City on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

A team of UC Davis scientists is developing a groundwater management tool that could lead to better streamflow conditions for salmon and steelhead in northern California's Scott River Valley, which provides critical fish habitat within the Klamath Basin.

With drought looming, the state of Oregon is preparing for the likelihood it will have to shut off irrigation access for many of the 200 cattle ranchers and hay farmers in the upper Klamath Basin as the Klamath Tribes take control of senior water rights in the region for the first time in a century.

With drought looming, the state of Oregon is preparing for the likelihood it will have to shut off irrigation access for many of the 200 cattle ranchers and hay farmers in the upper Klamath Basin as the Klamath Tribes take control of senior water rights in the region for the first time in a century.

This Oct. 1, 2002 file photo shows hundreds of Klamath River salmon rotting near Klamath, after restoration of irrigation to farmers upstream produced low and warm water conditions that spread disease among the fish.

Tomorrow marks day one of the salmon and halibut season for the North Coast and the excitement in the air is palatable for local fishermen.

Del Norte County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor sentencings for the week of April 19-25 include: • Donald Jones, 63, Crescent City, was sentenced to 180 days in County Jail and fined $210 for failure to appear; and sentenced to 180 days in County Jail for possession of a dangerous drug • Gregory Taggart, 46, Klamath, was ... (more)

The Yurok Tribe held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for a hotel and casino expected to be completed next spring on its reservation in Klamath that officials say will bring dozens of short- and long-term jobs to the community.

Officials say rock slides are to blame for the deaths of two California Department of Transportation workers who were removing loose rocks above a highway in far Northern California.

Officials say rock slides are to blame for the deaths of two California Department of Transportation workers who were removing loose rocks above a highway in far Northern California.Caltrans spokeswoman Denise Yergenson says the area 40-year-old Joseph Jones and 50-year-old Shawn Baker were working on above Highway 96 in Siskiyou County on ... (more)

There has been much talk in the media lately about the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and the governor's tunnel proposal.