Little Applegate News Today

Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the individuals who drove through the Little Applegate River. According to OSP, several suspects were seen driving along the river and “winching” through impassable locations. The river is the last tributary seen before reaching the Applegate Dam, and serves as an essential habitat for salmon.

A homicide at an illicit marijuana operation in the Ruch area may have ties to a Mexican drug cartel, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and detectives are asking the public for tips to...

A homicide at an illicit marijuana operation in the Ruch area may have ties to a Mexican drug cartel, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and detectives are asking the public for tips to...

Priscilla Weaver rarely gives out her landline phone number, because she can’t trust that it will work. And in the Applegate area that can be a problem, because cellphone service can be spotty. Weaver...

A woman is dead and the suspect in her death -- her husband -- is in a local hospital after a fatal domestic violence incident occurred near Ruch early Wednesday, according to the Jackson County Sheri...

The Forest Service has an Emergency Fire Closure restricting public access to most of Steamboat, North Umpqua, and South Umpqua.