KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – UPDATE 5:17 p.m.: A Level 1 (BE READY) evacuation has been issued for Zones KLA-1186 and KLA-1191 for the Trout Fire.The fire is burning on the 34500 Block of Indian Circle Drive in Chiloquin. Multiple structures are threatened.The fire is 95% lined, according to South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP). Community members are being asked to avoid the area.Trout Fire (Oregon)Level 3 (GO NOW!) Evacuations:Level 2 (BE SET) Evacuations: Level 1 (BE READY) Evacuations: KLA-1186, KLA-1191Acreage: 5Containment: 0%Closures: NoneFirefighting Efforts: "Fire crews are working quickly to contain the fire with 95% of the perimeter lined," SCOFMP wrote on ...

DedicationThis book is dedicated to American motorcycle clubs — past, present, and future.To those who ride their own line, live by their own code, and carry the fire of rebellion in their veins.TBIntroductionBefore the infamous 1% diamond patch came to define the outlaw biker world, there was another emblem—older, rarer, and steeped in resistance. That patch was the Diamond 13. This document aims to provide the most comprehensive history of the Diamond 13 patch: its origins, symbolism, evolution, and influence on modern outlaw motorcycle culture.Chapter 1: The Birth of the Diamond 13In the 1930s and 1940s, the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) dominated ...

Ride into the Red: TB Mars, Chapter Zero Under the blazing arc of Earth’s last sunlit horizon, a ragtag pack of chrome-anointed riders strapped leather to their backs and strapped their destiny to the belly of a Dragon rocket. We were bikers from all lanes—war vets, garage grease monkeys, hog builders, patch-wearing brothers and sisters—drawn by a single outlaw spark: a chance to carve a new road on the first colony with room enough for the whole pack. We called ourselves Shadow of Death, but we were only half-kidding. There on the lift-off pad, our choppers—modified for space but still growling—all gleamed ...

June 30, 2025 – Sprague River, OR Late Monday afternoon, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on a property along Canadian Honker Lane. Surveillance had revealed a fully operational, illegal outdoor marijuana grow. Deputies found 234 plants — 160 in a greenhouse and 74 in an open field — with one greenhouse already processed before their arrival. Arrests MadeTyler Cengiz, 34Azure Felan, 34Both face charges of:Unlawful Possession of Marijuana (ORS 475B.337)Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana (ORS 475B.349)Water Theft Under Investigation The operation tapped into a domestic well without permission, drawing an estimated 85,000+ gallons of water for irrigation. Investigators have initiated a ...

Tragedy struck near Mt. Bachelor Tuesday evening when a motorcycle wreck left one man dead and another seriously injured. According to Oregon State Police, the crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on Forest Service Road 46—also known as Century Drive or Cascade Lakes Highway. Beau Douglas Gibney, 36, from Sisters, Oregon, was riding a black Husqvarna motorcycle southbound when the bike left the road near milepost 24 and slammed into a tree stump. Both Gibney and his passenger were thrown from the bike. Despite emergency efforts, Gibney died at the scene. The passenger was flown out by air ambulance with serious injuries. Investigators ...

MARION COUNTY, OR -  The Marion County Sheriff's office is reporting that: On June 20, 2025, just after 4:45 p.m., 911 callers reported a crash involving a truck and a motorcycle near the 8000 block of Mt. Angel Highway, just outside of Silverton.Deputies and emergency medical personnel responded to the scene. Tragically, the motorcyclist, identified as Kenneth Jenck, 51, of Gladstone, Oregon, was pronounced deceased at the scene. https://www.clayconews.com/news/27372-fatal-vehicle-vs-motorcycle-crash-in-marion-county-oregon

2013ABERDEEN, Wash. — An argument over a motorcycle turned to murder, and nine years later, detectives thought they might have finally solved the mystery of where the body was hidden after photos of a human skeleton were sent to a prison inmate.John Price is in a Washington state prison serving time for murder.  Last month, he was mailed a letter with pictures of a skeleton investigators thought might have been the remains of his long-gone victim.After years of legal wrangling, Price, known as "Nazi John" to his fellow Ghost Rider motorcycle gang members, pleaded guilty in 2012 to murdering Donald ...