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Friday, Aug. 18, 2023

Curry County Moves Forward With Puppy Mill Ordinance Following Comment-Free Public Hearing
4:53 p.m.

Pacific Power De-energizes Transmission Lines Ahead of Smith River Complex Fires; Duration of Outage Unknown
4:48 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Lake Earl Dr and Rio Dr
12:29 p.m.

(UPDATE) Most 199 Communities Under Evacuation Notices Due To Smith River Complex; Community Meeting Set For Saturday
10:53 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 144 Butte St
9:42 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Elk Valley Cross Rd and Highway 199
7:39 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Parkway Dr and Sandman Rd
6:21 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 14680-15017 Highway 101
5:34 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Lake Earl Dr and Lakeview Dr
9:09 p.m.

Updated Smith River Complex Info: Pioneer Road, Panther Flat Campground Area Ordered to "Go Now"; Gasquet Elevated to Level 2 Evacuation Order; Hiouchi At A Level 1 "Be Ready"
8:11 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at Northcrest Dr and E Harding Ave
4:52 p.m.

Curry County Commissioners Follow Jackson, Coos Colleagues in Saying Ballot Measure 110 Doesn't Work, Call For Its Repeal
3:13 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, No Injuries at 510 E Washington Blvd
2:24 p.m.

CHP: Closure of a Road at Highway 199 and Pioneer Rd
1:22 p.m.

Smith River Complex Sparks More Evacuations; No Estimated Time For Reopening U.S. 199, Caltrans Says
10:40 a.m.

CHP: Animal Hazard at 2555 Lake Earl Dr
8:56 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at 4742-4999 Wonderstump Rd
8:20 p.m.

Crescent City Council Members Say A Tobacco Retail License Won't 'Put the Hammer Down' On Local Businesses
5:02 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Gilbert Way
2:37 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 2500 Highway 199 N Dn R25.00
12:54 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 14680-15017 Highway 101
12:18 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 0 Walker Rd
12:04 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, No Injuries at 575 M St
11:36 a.m.

(Updated) Six Rivers NF: Holiday Fire North of Patrick Creek Burning at 528 Acres, No Threat to Life and Property Currently
11:13 a.m.

CHP: Car Fire at Highway 101 and Salmon Harbor Rd
10:29 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 1700 Highway 199 N Dn R17.00
9:45 a.m.

11 Active Fires Burning in Gasquet Ranger District, Largest 100 Acres
9:23 a.m.

Curry County SAR Member Aids Rafter During Nighttime Rescue
9:01 a.m.

CHP: Hit and Run No Injuries at 852 Lauff Ave
6:01 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023

Del Norte Fishermen Are Pissed About Nearshore Groundfish Fishery Closure
4:05 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 2200 Highway 199 N Dn R22.00
12:50 p.m.

Obituary: Patricia Diane Bowers, 1955-2023
8:45 a.m.

CHP: Report of Fire at 41�50'34.94"n and 124�07'59.18"w
6:59 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 14, 2023

Recent Point-in-Time Survey Results Show Del Norte's Homeless Population Continues to Increase; 694 Identify As Unhoused
4:39 p.m.

Salmon Festival Celebrates Klamath Dam Removal, Healing of the River
2:09 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 4100 Highway 101 N Dn 41.00
12:22 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at 1765 Northcrest Dr
11:49 a.m.

CHP: Animal Hazard at Lower Lake Rd and Moorehead Rd
8:26 a.m.

CHP: Hit and Run No Injuries at 100 Timber Blvd
6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 1322-1498 Parkway Dr
4:40 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 990 Glenn St
12:10 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 199 N Dn 13.60
9:10 p.m.

CHP: Report of Fire at 4878 - 5171 Big Flat Rd
5:37 p.m.

CHP: Report of Fire at 0 Big Flat Rd
5:30 p.m.

CHP: Animal Hazard at Lower Lake Rd and Moseley Rd
5:17 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023

CHP: Traffic Collision, No Injuries at Highway 197 and Highway 101
4:36 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 742 - 1657 Highway 199
1:08 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at 2380 Highway 199 N Dn 23.80
4:02 a.m.

CHP: Traffic Collision, Unknown Injuries at W Washington Blvd and Amador St
11:59 p.m.

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 199 and Sunkist Ln
9:54 p.m.

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