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Beginning next week, U.S. Highway 97 in Oroville will be closed while crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) make repairs and improvements to the roadway. DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the work involves a critical bridge that spans the Okanogan River...

There have been strong winds blowing south from the fire, which is burning 16,428 Acres just west of Oroville.

Crews are beginning to gain the upper hand on the Eagle Bluff Fire near Oroville. The blaze is currently listed at 15,349 acres. It ignited Saturday afternoon and quickly spread in brisk winds, prompting dozens of Level 2 and 3 evacuation notices for homes in the area...

A fatal collision south of Oroville resulted in a near three hour blockage on SR 97 Friday night.

A man accused of pointing a sawed off shot gun at two people in Oroville Sunday now faces felony charges after originally escaping from Brewster Police. Officers say an SUV driven by Ruben Ocampo originally outran police and disappeared in an orchard, although police recovered a gun allegedly thrown from the SUV and took it as evidence...

A man who had reportedly assaulted a 22 year old man led Okanogan County Sheriff's deputies on a chase through Oroville Saturday. According to Sheriff Tony Hawley, 29-year-old Sean Dahlquist tripping led to his arrest, however prior to his slip a foot and car chase ensued...

An 18 year old man was rescued by Okanogan County Search and Rescue volunteers from a bluff above the Similkameen Trail, just west of Oroville Tuesday evening. At around 7 p.m., Ezra Meyer was spotted by a U.S. border patrol agent. "He was spotted in an area above the Similkameen River, above the Similkameen Trail by U...

A 9-year-old Oroville girl died in a car crash just south of the town Monday night. The Washington State Patrol says a 2004 Subaru Legacy was being driven by 19-year-old woman heading northbound on Highway 97 when she failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway and went into the ditch, rolled and came to a stop in a private driveway...

Washington Department of Commerce has dispersed Community Development Block Grants amongst rural cities and counties in the state and Okanogan County was selected for two projects. The county received almost $200,000 for the sewer connection to Oroville Harvest Shelter project with Oroville Housing Authority...