Sports Briefs: College band buses crash in Arkansas
FORDYCE, Ark. ” A dozen students and a bus driver are being treated for injuries after three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash in southern Arkansas. Arkansas State ...
 2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 73.0 Partnership pays dividends for Red Devil FC
COQUILLE Jeff Veysey remembers taking some ribbing from friends when he was a freshman and crossed over the lines of the Myrtle Point-Coquille rivalry line to suit up in the Red Devils colors for soccer. Things have changed a lot in four years. Th...
4.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 73.0 At the movies
The following movies are playing at South Coast theaters. Times are shown for movies at Pony Village Cinemas. () indicates showings for Friday-Sunday only. For locations outside the Bay Area, call the theaters for showtimes. Amelia After becoming the...
8.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 73.0 EU feels employment pinch
PARIS (AP) Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, the millions of people laid off are unlikely to see relief any time soon as joblessness is still climbing in many of the world s largest economies. The European Union ...
1.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 73.0 Libraries celebrate 30 years of progress
Dora residents celebrated the grand opening of a new library in August. Coos Bay may be on the verge of opening a coffee shop in its library, while Coquille s is also looking to expand. In a time when businesses are scaling back and scrambling to com...
3.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 115.0 State finds child abuse and neglect at school
The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. Our fi...
5.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 73.0 Surprised the media elite backed Fox?
Nobody should be surprised to see the nation s esteemed celebrity news media align with Fox News against the White House. Supposedly, the press regulates its own behavior; in reality, that s been a joke for two decades. Today, even the fig leaf has b...
4.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 73.0 German leader urges U.S. to act on climate
WASHINGTON (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress today to tear down the walls of today and reach a deal to combat global warming. Frequently ...
5.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 73.0 Bulldogs perfect in volleyball
NORTH BEND North Bend s volleyball team has spent most of the season as the No. 1 team in Class 4A. On Saturday, the Bulldogs finally could say they were officially No. 1 in the Far West League as well, clinching the outright league title by winnin...
4.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 73.0 Councilor appeals to Lakeside voters
In the 2008 election the good people of Lakeside voted into office four new councilors on a platform of open and honest government. Five councilors have worked in harmony on their election promises. Without cooperation from Mayor Nelson, we: Institut...
1.5K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 293.0 SOCC vigilant after sex attack
Coos Bay police officers are investigating the sexual assault of a woman, after one or more people attacked her inside a dorm room at Southwestern Oregon Community College. The attack occurred early Thursday morning at the college s Coos Bay campus, ...
5.0K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 73.0 SOCC vigilant after sex attack
Coos Bay police officers are investigating the sexual assault of a woman, after one or more people attacked her inside a dorm room at Southwestern Oregon Community College. The attack occurred early Thursday morning at the college s Coos Bay campus, ...
5.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 73.0 Football Recap: Pirates clinch spot in playoffs
Marshfield clinched a playoff spot with a 50-7 win at Springfield on Friday. It s a big win, said Marshfield coach Justin Ainsworth. We played really well. Marshfield improved to 3-1 in the Midwestern League standings and will host Thurston on Frid...
6.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 115.0 At the movies
The following movies are playing at South Coast theaters. Times are shown for movies at Pony Village Cinemas. () indicates showings for Friday-Sunday only. For locations outside the Bay Area, call the theaters for showtimes. Astro Boy Set in futurist...
7.3K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 73.0 China's military buildup concerns U.S. Navy leader
HONG KONG (AP) A U.S. Navy admiral expressed new concern today over China s military buildup and urged Beijing to be clearer about its intentions. With China s military growing at an unprecedented rate, the U.S. wants to ensure that expansion doe...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 73.0 Health bill hits insurers, drugs, medical devices
WASHINGTON (AP) The health care overhaul bill produced by House Democrats would impose an array of new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health industry, including insurers, doctors and drugs and medical devices makers. In...
1.6K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 73.0 China to lift import ban on U.S. pork
WASHINGTON (AP) Chinese officials have agreed to lift the ban on U.S. pork imports they imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu. The announcement, made today, is a major boost to the beleaguered U.S. pork industry, which had already been suffe...
2.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 73.0 Sports Briefs: Astros choose Mills for manager
HOUSTON ” Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona s bench coach in Boston. He ll manage in the majors for the first time, thou...
5.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 73.0 Baghdad blasts kill 155
BAGHDAD (AP) Iraqi security forces blocked streets around the capital today and conducted intense searches at checkpoints as authorities investigated the massive security failure that allowed two truck bombs to strike what was supposed to be one of...
4.1K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 73.0 $205 Million man says he sold meth chemical
MEXICO CITY (AP) A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mex...
6.8K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 73.0 | 
