MEDFORD, Ore. – On Sunday (1/7/2024), an Oregon State University wrestler was in an accident after trying to work on his truck, which resulted in multiple injuries. Travis Wittlake Jr. was at his family’s home in Coos Bay, when he ...
COOS BAY, Ore.- The Coos Bay School District has a new interim superintendent. The school district says Brian Gardner, who previously served as a Superintendent mentor for the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators, has plenty of experience in leadership and ...
MEDFORD, Ore.- The OHA and DEQ will monitor several Oregon Beaches for bacteria next year. The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria for the 2024/2025 season. The ...
JACKSON COUNTY & COOS COUNTY, Ore. – The DEQ administrative offices in Medford and Coos Bay are changing how they do business. The Medford DEQ administrative office, located on Stewart Avenue, is now open by appointment only. To set an ...
COOS BAY, Ore. – Update, December 12, 4:30 p.m. Coos Bay Police have identified a person of interest in the ongoing investigation of the homicide of William Averill, 56, Tuesday morning in Coos Bay. According to police, Jason Lynn Crouch, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, took a visit to Coos Bay to hear about a project focused on moving shipping containers efficiently. The Port of Coos Bay’s proposed container terminal project boasts economic, ...
COOS COUNTY, Ore. – Holiday lights at shore acres State Park in Coos Bay are just about ready for visitors. For over 30 years seven acres of botanical garden have been transformed with thousands of colorful lights and seasonal decorations. ...
COOS COUNTY, Ore. – A North Bend man was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder Wednesday morning. 48 year-old Johnny Ray Bohannon was found guilty after a five day trial, for the death of Rebecca Reeves. The Coos ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) PORTLAND, Oregon — As Oregon attempts to wean itself off fossil fuels, the state is looking anywhere it can for renewable energy sources. Even out in the ocean. Last week, the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced two ...
COOS BAY, Ore. – Firefighters responded to a brush fire early this morning near Merritt Lake in Coos Bay. According to Coos Forest Protective Association, the fire was caused by an escaped campfire. CFPA says the fire burned just under ...