Klamath County News

Associated Press KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A Klamath Falls man has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison following his seventh drunk driving conviction since 2001.

KDRV Staff A November 19, 2009 A KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A Klamath Falls man will spend the next 30 months in prison for a DUII.

The body of a 19-year-old man missing for a week was found Saturday morning about 100 yards south of the Jenny Creek Bridge.

By Andrea Calcagno A November 9, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - People who want to build a home or business in Ashland may soon be paying an extra dollar per square foot to the Ashland School District.

By Erin Maxson A November 11, 2009 A KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- Klamath County schools are split into two districts.

Klamath Falls police say a man believed to be homeless was arrested on multiple drug charges.

Richard and Michelle Phillips go without lunch or dinner several times a week to make sure their children have enough to eat.

MEDFORD, Ore. - Snow on Mount McLoughlin closes the trail to the summit of the 9,500-foot peak around this time every year, and no one will be happier to see the end of hiking season than Jackson County's search and rescue volunteers.

A 20-year old Klamath Falls resident was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly driving her car into a telephone pole while texting on her phone and being under the influence of intoxicants.

A Klamath Falls man has been sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for violating probation just two weeks after pleading guilty to selling meth near an elementary school.

An 11-year-old Oregon boy is being hailed as a hero after saving his younger siblings from an angry pit bull.

By Ron Brown A October 30, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - In the fall of 1918, the excitement of America's victory in World War I began to wear off just as a bigger holocaust was brewing, an influenza epidemic worse than any disease outbreak ever seen, arguably, even worse than the Black Plague.

Two Klamath County Elementary School children were at home when their mother was killed Friday night, according to the sheriff's department.

Youths could be fined or face community service for chronically skipping school under a new ordinance passed Wednesday by Jackson County commissioners.

Associated Press A October 27, 2009 A KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- A public defender has severed ties with one of two teenagers accused of killing an 18-year-old Klamath Falls man.

A pit bull attack in Klamath Falls has led to the arrest of a 40-year-old woman and her adult son.

By Tove Tupper A October 19, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - Experts say the latest Jackson County jobless numbers are indicating that the recession may have hit bottom.

A pit bull had to be punched multiple times before it released an 11-year-old boy during an attack Thursday that put the boy in a Portland hospital for two days.

Klamath falls environmental health is issuing air quality and burning advisories from noon Sunday until noon Monday.

Deputies in Klamath County found a mushroom picker who was reported missing near Chemult.