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County Advisory Group for Forestry to Meet May 6

(Salem, Oregon) - A group of commissioners representing Oregon counties that in the past deeded forestland to the State for management will meet on Friday, May 6, in Salem.

Linn County Deputy Involved Shooting Update

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller is providing updated information to Saturday night's deputy-involved shooting on Gap Road near Brownsville.

At approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, the Linn County 911 center received a call reporting a prowler at 25288 Gap Road. A deputy responded and learned that someone may have broken into an outbuilding on the property. As the deputy was investigating the scene, a suspect vehicle attempted to run him over.

Klamath County Deputy`s Patrol Car Struck at Highway 97 Detour

The no-injury crash was investigated by the Oregon State Police.

(KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.) - A Klamath County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle was struck by a commercial vehicle trailer Sunday afternoon while parked assisting at the scene of a previous traffic crash.

Sunday around 12:50 p.m. a KCSO Ford Crown Victoria patrol car was parked with its emergency lights activated on Highway 97 facing north just south of Algoma Road.

Two Dead After Drowning During Disturbance at Oregon`s Topsy Reservoir

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the disturbance leading to the stabbing as well as the drowning deaths.

(TOPSY RESERVOIR, Ore.) - Klamath County Deputies and The Sheriff's Dive Rescue team responded to the Topsy Reservoir near Keno, just after 7:00 PM this evening, on a report of two males who appeared to be in trouble in the water.

They learned that one person had been stabbed, and that two people then went into the water after that. Both were found dead.