France hunts for bank heist driver
PARIS (AP) French police conducted a nationwide search Friday for a security driver who vanished with $7.4 million in cash from a bank in the central city of Lyon, authorities said. Lyon prosecutor Xavier Richard said 39-year-old Tony Musulin ...
 2.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 89.0 NBA: Bulls end Cleveland win streak
CLEVELAND For a split second, LeBron James appeared to be on his way to bailing out the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah put a stop to that. Chicago s forwards double teamed James and denied the superstar on a drive in the f...
3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 199.0 Hitting 10 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Man...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 133.0 North Bend finds way back to top
NORTH BEND Katie Banta has seen the highs and lows of volleyball during her career at North Bend High School. She and teammate Alexandra Mateski were on the bench four years ago when the Bulldogs won their only state title in volleyball. A year lat...
3.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 89.0 James W. Harrison
A memorial service will be held for James Jim W. Harrison, 94, of Rogue Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Rogue Valley Manor Sunrise Room. Jim was born March 19, 1915, in Clarendon, Texas, to William and Nona Harrison. He was one of eight ...
1.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 141.0 Tax breaks cost state more than predicted
PORTLAND (AP) State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski s plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were t...
11.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 115.0 Russians: New nuke treaty is likely
MOSCOW (AP) Russia and the United States are scrambling to address disagreements over a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with little over a month left until the existing agreement between the Cold War adversaries expires. Despite the narrowing tim...
2.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 89.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 26, 1:23 a.m., police arrested one man for probation violation and another on an arrest warrant, after responding to a call for loud music in the 1000 block of Lawn...
3.3K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 89.0 A Nobel for showing freedom works
Pundits and politicians act as if government can solve almost any problem. At the slightest hint of trouble, the ruling class reflexively assumes that knowledgeable, wise and public-spirited government regulators are capable of riding to the rescue. ...
3.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 89.0 Wind topples Crater High's haunted maze
CENTRAL POINT (AP) A gust of wind toppled a haunted maze at Crater High School, but there were no injuries. Matthew Reynolds, director of drama and dance at the Central Point school, says the attraction was scheduled to open Monday, so it s lucky n...
0.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 141.0 OSAA approves hybrid leagues for sports
Cross-classification hybrids became a reality Monday when the Oregon School Activities Association Executive Board approved the classification and district assignments for the next four-year time block. The Executive Board did not make any changes to...
4.5K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 115.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Oct. 24
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 12-18 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Ray Nichols 215, Richard Dupret 211, NIck Boutin 204, Ray Rockwood 204; Linda Nichols 236, Julie Winn 202, Marge Novak 194. Monday Super Star Juniors Zachary Jones 222, Joey Huf...
7.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 133.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Oct. 24
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 12-18 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Ray Nichols 215, Richard Dupret 211, NIck Boutin 204, Ray Rockwood 204; Linda Nichols 236, Julie Winn 202, Marge Novak 194. Monday Super Star Juniors Zachary Jones 222, Joey Huf...
7.0K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 133.0 Sports Briefs: Oakland coach won t face assault charges
NAPA, Calif. Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable won t face charges after being investigated over allegations that he assaulted one of his assistants. Napa County district attorney Gary Lieberstein said that the investigation concluded no charges were ...
4.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 89.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend The Pride of the Sawdust League, or Three Strikes and You re Out returns to the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille for one night only. Benefit to send Doug Veysey of Myrtle Point to Boston Marathon. Show time is 8 p.m. Saturday. &...
5.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 89.0 Sunset supremacy on line at Central Point on Saturday
If anyone can keep with Cascade Christian in the Sunset Conference, it s three-time defending league champion Gold Beach. The No. 6 Panthers take their shot at the top-ranked Challengers on Saturday night at Crater High School in Central Point, and G...
2.9K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 475.0 Unbeaten and unloved
IOWA CITY, Iowa No. 7 Iowa still is having a tough time convincing others of its status as an early contender for the national title. Sure, the Hawkeyes (7-0, 3-0) are the only undefeated team in the Big Ten, and yes, Iowa has already beaten Penn S...
4.5K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 148.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 20, 2:55 a.m., someone stole gas at the Bassett Hyland station, 1059 Evans Blvd. Oct. 20, 8:08 a.m., people were seen going through someone s trash and recycling in...
3.7K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 89.0 SCDC receives city funds
COOS BAY The Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency resolved a strained relationship with the South Coast Development Council by agreeing to pay it $15,625 for services in 2008-09. The agreement came after Interim City Manager Rodger Craddock and City ...
2.2K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 115.0 Kyrgyzstan Cabinet resigns in reform plan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) Kyrgyzstan s Cabinet resigned today as part of a sweeping government reform campaign the president said will save money and make the Central Asian nation s leadership more effective. Opposition leaders in the poor and polit...
2.3K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 89.0 | 
