Smith River, CA

The massive blaze has torn through over 60,000 acres and claimed the lives of four people and impacted countless wildlife as firefighters continue to make progress containing the fire. The largest and most deadly wildfire of the year in California has claimed its fourth victim, a veteran fire lookout who's...

KLAMATH RIVER -- A woman who manned lookout towers for decades in the Klamath National Forest is among the four victims of the fast-moving flames of the McKinney Fire, U.S. Forest Service officials announced Monday.Forest Service officials said Kathy Shoopman died as the fire raced through the community of Klamath River and the nearby forests on July 29-30. "It is with great sadness that we must announce that the Klamath National Forest has lost one of its own," the forest service said in a news release. "Beloved long-time Klamath National Forest Lookout Kathy Shoopman has passed away. Kathy died in her...

Kathy Shoopman had been a fire lookout for the Forest Service since 1974 in the Klamath National Forest.

YREKA, Calif. — There has been a lot of speculation as to a clear cause of how the blaze of the McKinney Fire originally started. Klamath residents like Matt Howe have their own ideas for what may have started the fire and when asked by KRCR's Sam Chimenti, Howe was sure that the McKinney Fire was started by a faulty power line.

The Federal Aviation Administration has allocated more than $20 million for repairs at 11 rural airports in Oregon and to help attract new flights from Salem to California, Nevada and Arizona. Most of the money – $17.5 million – will go toward reconstructing runways at the Crater Lake/Klamath Regional Airport...

Kathy Shoopman is one of the four victims who died in the first few days of the McKinney Fire. It is with great sadness that we must announce that the Klamath National Forest has lost one of its own. Beloved long-time Klamath National Forest Lookout Kathy Shoopman has passed away. Kathy died in her home in the community of Klamath River as a result of the McKinney Fire.

KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. — A wildfire burning in Siskiyou County appears to have caused tens of thousands of Klamath River fish to die, according to the Karuk Tribe. The tribe said the dead fish of all species were found Friday near Happy Camp along the main stem of the Klamath River, between Indian Creek which flows through Happy Camp and Seiad Creek, about 20 miles further upstream.

A longtime U.S. Forest Service fire lookout — who spent decades scanning the Klamath National Forest for puffs of smoke and the next threat to communities near the California-Oregon line — died when she ignored advice to flee the McKinney Fire and the blaze overtook her home, the federal agency announced Monday.

The Karuk Tribe continues to investigate the cause and breadth of a fish kill event in the Klamath River but believes a massive debris slide from the McKinney Fire turned a section of the Klamath to sludge, killing thousands of fish. Craig Tucker, a spokesperson for the tribe, said its...

Two people were arrested in connection to a recent alleged shoplifting incident in Crescent City. Around 6 PM on July 20, officers responded to the Big 5 store regarding an alleged shoplifting in progress. Officers arrived on scene to ultimately find the suspect vehicle at a nearby Starbucks, with assistance from a person who had witnessed the alleged shoplifting, police said.

Beach towns up and down the West Coast have feral cats living near the waterfront. But animal lovers increasingly say the colonies aren’t good for cats or cat lovers. From the driver’s seat of his minivan, retired mechanic Joe Hodge watches the fishing boats head into the harbor in Brookings. He’s 93 and has lost his wife, so he comes here to watch the world go by.