Power outage affected over 800 people in Rogue River | Top Stories - KDRV
Power outage affected over 800 people in Rogue River | Top Stories | kdrv.com
Newswatch 12's Rocky Walker talked to residents in the Rogue River area about power outages in the heat.
UPDATE 7/6 at 7:26 p.m.: Power has been restored to the area. Pacific Power is investigating the cause.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – 869 people are currently without power in Rogue River. Crews have been notified of the cause of the outage is under investigation. The outage was first reported at 1:06 p.m. and power is expected to be restored before 4:30 p.m.
This is a developing story and NewsWatch 12 will continue to monitor this outage.
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