Klamath County

The Klamath County Sheriff and his two sons will no longer be able to work together, after county commissioners say he broke an agreement to follow ethics laws.

The fast-moving Golden Fire, located 11 miles north of Bonanza, in Klamath County, has destroyed 43 residences and 43 outbuildings, according to initial assessments from the Oregon State Fire Marshal.

In May, the Klamath County Board of Commissioners decided to cancel a library-sponsored social justice book group over concerns the programming could be perceived as political.

Some Klamath County library programming has ended following complaints about a social justice book club that featured the book, “No More Police: A Case for Abolition.”

Klamath County Commissioners have canceled a library-sponsored book group over what some are calling censorship. That decision could have ramifications across the library district’s programming.

The permits, also called Emergency Use permits, allow users like farmers and ranchers who don’t have groundwater rights to access that water during an emergency drought declaration when above-ground sources, like rivers and lakes, are too low.

Klamath County’s behavioral health program is expanding with a grant from the Oregon Health Authority. The expansion will include a new 24/7 crisis care center.

The Klamath County Office of Developmental Disability Services will get another investigator to look into reports of abuse against intellectually or developmentally disabled residents.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal is pre-positioning fire crews in Deschutes and Klamath counties this week, due to the threat of lightning-caused wildfires across central and southern Oregon.

The court determined that managing state forestland for the "greatest permanent value" doesn't mean maximizing timber revenue.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown has issued the first drought declaration of the year for Klamath County. Brown says this first declaration comes nearly a month earlier than last year.

Efforts to clamp down on illegal marijuana cultivation in Southern Oregon could get attention from the federal government with the help of Congressmember Cliff Bentz.