"Waterfront is a rebirth to Coos Bay Community"
Gathering at the future Coos Historical & Maritime Center in Coos Bay Saturday morning, were many supports for the Board’s public celebration, “Back to the Water’s Edge.”
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Slow down for School Zones
Students are all too aware what next week brings, but are motorists? All School Zones are 20 miles per hour, but they do vary on what times of the…
Apartment fire displaces tenets
An apartment fire in Myrtle Point over the weekend leaves its tenets homeless until an electrician can inspect the wiring and make repairs.
Fight the flu with one shot
Trying to get the upper hand on flu season, Coos County Public Health is encouraging folks to be proactive and get a vaccine.
Weyerhaeuser to close Albany, Ore., plant
Weyerhaeuser Co. is closing its Albany plant and laying off about 70 workers.
Coos Forest Patrol open house in Coos Bay
An open house high atop Bunker Hill was how firefighters and community members celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Coos Forest Patrol.
Forest fire could burn until late October
Record rainfall in the Eugene/Springfield area did little to quiet fires burning in the mountains of Oregon.
McGuffin security reduction hearing canceled
A security reduction hearing for Nick McGuffin that had been set for Thursday, September 2nd, has been canceled at the request of his attorney’s.
Hauser Fire prepares for heavy ridership on the dunes
With Labor Day weekend at our heels, it’s often a last chance opportunity for ATV enthusiasts to hit the sand dunes. But standing-by will also be several local law…
Photo Gallery: Oregon specialty license plates
The Fallen Public Safety Officer License plate will be available from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles starting Wednesday. Take a look at the myriad forms of specialty Oregon license…
Community rallies behind local backpack giveaway
It was a day to serve their community and help one another.
This weekend, the Refuge Church of God in downtown Coos Bay held it’s 5th annual “Backpack/school supply giveaway.”
‘BOOM! it got dark and things started flying up in the air’
A microburst ripped up parts of West Yellowstone, Mont. Hotels and residents are now in recovery mode.
Millionaire gets 9 years for sexually abusing Oregon boy
A millionaire former doctor has been sentenced to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an Oregon boy.
Obama: End of Iraq combat effort ‘no victory lap’
LIVE @ 5 PM PDT/6 PM MDT: Closing a divisive chapter of American history, President Barack Obama marked the end of the nation’s combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday without declaring…
Funding puts rail line right on track
It’s a day of celebration says Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, regarding Wednesday’s announcement of Connect Oregon’s third installment of grants, that will also help lay the final track of the…
A mother draws on daughter’s spirit to keep up fight for justice
After 10 years of keeping the hunt for her daughter’s killer alive, the mother of a Coquille teen killed in the summer of 2000 has been on an emotional roller-coaster…
Rock climbing tumble leads to tricky rope rescue
Rugged terrain and the elements off the Oregon coast combined to make for some tense moments during a daring rope rescue near Charleston.
