Bittersweet send-off
TALLADEGA, Ala. ” When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy, and asked what they should do to celebrate his first victory in nearly three years. Champagne...
 5.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 247.0 Power outage hits Bay Area
Approximately 3,600 Pacific Power customers were in the dark Tuesday afternoon, after a substation transformer blew a fuse in North Bend. The outage darkened homes, businesses and traffic lights for about 45 minutes from 1:30 to about 2:15 p.m. i...
0.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 247.0 A different kind of pet rescue
NEWPORT (AP) By day, Duane Parton III is known as the dog whisperer; and his cohort James Erdman, the cat whisperer. Both earned those designations for their winning ways with the critters at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter. By night, however the...
4.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 390.0 Caution ends Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. NASCAR stopped the bumping, at least for a while. There was nothing that could be done about the blocking. In the end, Sunday looked like most every other event at Talladega Superspeedway: There was a surprise winner, two harrowing ...
4.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 247.0 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 318.0 Savoring a school house
RANDOLPH A good site, money and a passion for history that s what Charlie Ruddell had. After four years, a lot of research and creative problem solving, he now has a renovated historic schoolhouse, too, at Randolph about 6 miles north of Bandon....
5.1K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 318.0 Bandon runs a fiscally tight ship
It was with interest I read Jim Giambrone s letter (The World, Oct. 27). This is the same man who tried to coerce the city s budget committee into hiring an eighth officer two years ago. Police Chief Bob Webb told us there were other things he needed...
2.6K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 318.0 Bay Bridge closed through morning commute
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Commuters face a third morning of heavy congestion as officials keep the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge closed to finish emergency repairs. The state Transportation Department had hinted that the span might reopen for the Fri...
0.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 247.0 President honors fallen soldier
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases while much of their nation sleeps in peace. In a midnight dash to ...
4.6K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 247.0 Electric bikes trace route of car executives to DC
WASHINGTON (AP) An Oregon company that makes electric motorcycles thinks it has a homegrown solution to the nation s energy woes. To prove it, the company sent two riders on a 10-day odyssey from Detroit to Washington, re-creating the 2008 trip of ...
3.4K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 247.0 New safety worry: Laptops in cockpit
WASHINGTON (AP) Two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew 150 miles past their destination because they were focused on laptop computers instead of cockpit displays may have opened a new avenue of concern for safety regulators distracting personal e...
6.2K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 408.0 Red Devils spoil MP homecoming
MYRTLE POINT Homecoming started great for Myrtle Point. The Bobcat defense shut down Coquille s offense on its first possession and then Nic Canaday ran around the end for 34 yards on Myrtle Point s first offensive play. Three downs later Brandon L...
5.8K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 247.0 Mears and other short-time drivers trying to stay focused
CONCORD, N.C. ” Casey Mears didn t expect to find himself looking for work so soon. The NASCAR veteran began the year as the newest driver at Richard Childress Racing, taking over at the wheel of the No. 07 Chevrolet and hoping to revive a car...
4.8K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 390.0 Red Devils spoil MP homecoming
MYRTLE POINT Homecoming started great for Myrtle Point. The Bobcat defense shut down Coquille s offense on its first possession and then Nic Canaday ran around the end for 34 yards on Myrtle Point s first offensive play. Three downs later Brandon L...
5.8K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 247.0 Mears and other short-time drivers trying to stay focused
CONCORD, N.C. ” Casey Mears didn t expect to find himself looking for work so soon. The NASCAR veteran began the year as the newest driver at Richard Childress Racing, taking over at the wheel of the No. 07 Chevrolet and hoping to revive a car...
4.8K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 390.0 World Series will get experienced umps
NEW YORK Stung by a rash of blown calls in the playoffs, Major League Baseball is sticking with only experienced umpires for the World Series. Longtime crew chiefs Joe West, Dana DeMuth and Gerry Davis, along with Brian Gorman, Jeff Nelson and Mike...
2.3K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 541.0 Philadelphia returns to World Series
PHILADELPHIA Now the Philadelphia Phillies can say the word they ve avoided using all year: Repeat. Jayson Werth homered twice, Shane Victorino and Pedro Feliz also connected and the defending champions beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in Game 5 o...
6.1K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 247.0 Umpires have another long night in playoffs
ANAHEIM, Calif. The umpires had another rough night in Game 4 of the AL championship series. Two blown calls went against the Angels during a 10-1 loss to the New York Yankees. Neither cost Los Angeles a run, but it was the latest round of shaky um...
4.3K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 247.0 Earnhardt's ongoing struggles a mystery
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Nobody is trying to sugarcoat the trainwreck that is Dale Earnhardt Jr. s season. He knows it s bad. His car owner knows it s bad. All of NASCAR knows it s bad. Only nobody knows how to fix it. And as the most prolific pairing in NA...
5.6K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 247.0 A wave of new work in Bandon
BANDON The rainy season won t stop the Port of Bandon from taking the next step along its riverwalk theme landscaping project. City crews will begin deconstructing the extra-wide sidewalk that runs along the north side of First Street Southwest bet...
2.1K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 369.0 | 
