Curry County, OR

Curry County, Ore. — Two victims were rescued by Curry County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue near Gold Beach on Wednesday. On August 3, at about 11:33 a.m., Curry County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Oregon State Police of a call regarding a person over the side of a cliff about twenty miles south of Gold Beach near milepost 346 off U.S. Highway 101.

On Thursday August 4, 2022, at about 5:30 AM, Oregon State Police (OSP) Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on US 101 near milepost 358. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Mazda CX9, operated by Benjamin Broderick, age 60, from Harbor, was northbound and crashed into an adult female pedestrian walking in the travel lane. The pedestrian was wearing dark colored clothing at the time. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital where she later died from her injuries. The name of the pedestrian is being withheld pending next of kin notification to family. Broderick was uninjured and cooperated with investigators at the scene. OSP was assisted by ODOT, Harbor Fire Department and Cal Ore Life Flight.

CURRY COUNTY, OR - The Oregon State Police is reporting that on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at about 5:30 A.M., OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on U.S. 101 near milepost 358. The preliminary investigation revealed that a Mazda CX9, operated by Benjamin Broderick,...

When it comes to getting the Red Fist Chamber Music Festival off the ground, Fritz Gearhart is doing it all. He says in addition to organizing the festival he’s also performing and coaching the students participating in the concerts. “I am the president of the board of directors, of...

Health Equity Family Festival - meet and greet local groups serving Curry County family. Games, food, family fun, music, prizes and more!

A 2.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the South Oregon Coast Wednesday, Aug. 3. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located between the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, west to southwest of Port Orford in Curry County.

PORT ORFORD — The Redfish Music Festival, named after the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve, is a week-long festival with concerts along the Southern Oregon and Northern California coast. Musician and teacher, Fritz Gearhart, designed the festival and non-profit not only to bring the beauty of chamber music to smaller communities, like Curry County, but also to create a learning experience.

A man suspected of purposefully setting forest fires was confronted by three local residents who tied him to a tree until authorities could arrest him, police say.

A man who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon was apprehended by three local residents and tied to a tree until police arrived, a sheriff said Tuesday. Federal, state and county authorities responded to a radio call Monday from a U.S. Bureau of Land Management employee...

A man suspected of starting two wildfires in rural Oregon has been arrested with the help of three local residents who tied him to a tree. The citizen's arrest happened on Monday afternoon, after Trennon Smith, 30, allegedly started igniting fires while he walked along a gravel road, reported The New York Times.

A man suspected of starting two fires in remote southwest Oregon was arrested, after reportedly being tied to a tree by three people until police arrived, Curry County Sheriff John Ward said in statement posted on Facebook. The sheriff’s office thanked those who assisted with controlling the fire and detaining...