SOUTHERN OREGON, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek announcing more funding for rural counties to tackle the homelessness crisis in Oregon. On Tuesday, the Coos County ‘Homeless Advisory Board’ met to discuss the importance of the funding. “Coos county has been ...
BANDON, Ore. – A fugitive wanted on a federal arrest warrant was taken into custody in Coos County. This past May, Oregon State Police and federal law enforcement agencies were trying to track down a wanted Cave Junction man. Police ...
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 ...
Author: Katherine Cook (KGW) NEWPORT, Oregon — Betty Lorsung remembers 1953 like it was yesterday. The events of that year have been seared into her heart and mind since the day her parents gave her their orders: The 15-year-old Coos ...
GOLD BEACH, Ore. – The US Forest Service held a ceremony in Gold Beach today honoring the firefighter who died in a car crash last weekend. A Cordon of Honor was held in the name of Benjamin Sapper made up of ...
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 ...
Author: KGW Staff COOS BAY, Ore. (KGW) — The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake Tuesday morning off the southern Oregon coast, about 117 miles southwest of Coos Bay. The earthquake happened around 11:26 a.m. It ...
COOS COUNTY, Ore.- Senator Ron Wyden paid a visit to Coos County this weekend and while he was there he met with the county sheriff. Senator Wyden also took park in a series of town halls in the south coast. ...
CURRY COUNTY, Ore. – Senator Ron Wyden will be holding town halls at the end of the week in Coos and Curry counties. On Saturday, July 29th, Wyden will be in Gold Beach at the Curry Public Library meeting hall ...
COOS COUNTY, Ore. – A Southern Oregon man died after a motorcycle crash in Coos County. At about 2:00 p.m. on July 2, 29-year-old Steven Hagenbuch of Grants Pass was found unconscious and not breathing following a motorcycle wreck at ...