Hang up and drive law comes Jan. 1
SALEM As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced? Orego...
 6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 299.0 Gas prices chugging up for the holidays
NEW YORK (AP) Americans are paying more for gasoline than they did last year as the holidays approached billions of dollars that could go to books, clothes and Barbie dolls instead being spent at the pump. Gas averaged nearly $2.70 a gallon ...
3.8K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 299.0 Vetoes prompt threats in Calif.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a revised $85 billion budget and targeted welfare for deeper cuts, prompting threats from Democratic lawmakers to block his political agenda during his final months in office. T...
5.1K - Jul. 29, 2009; scored 299.0 NASCAR Notes: Hornaday captures fourth straight Truck Series win
CLERMONT, Ind. Ron Hornaday Jr., held off a late challenge from Mike Skinner to win the AAA Insurance 200, making him the first driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series to win four consecutive races. Hornaday, the three-time series champion,...
2.3K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 299.0 North Coos gets crucial American Legion sweep
NORTH BEND North Coos took two very different routes to victories over visiting Sheldon on Friday, pounding out 12 hits in an 11-2 win in the opener and then scoring the only run of the game in the seventh inning of the nightcap. Both wins were vit...
5.6K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 299.0 Sandblasters' struggles continue
The Three Rivers Sandblasters American Legion AAA baseball team dropped its second straight and sixth of the past seven Tuesday, falling 19-9 via 10-run rule in eight innings against visiting Richey s Markey. The loss capped a rough week for Three Ri...
1.7K - Jul. 16, 2009; scored 299.0 Pair of aces return to Waterfront
As North Coos gears up for a late-season run at the American Legion A baseball playoffs, the Waterfront received two welcome additions to its pitching staff Wednesday. Aces Bryce Weidman and Kyle Davis, who had spent most of the Legion season with t...
1.2K - Jul. 16, 2009; scored 299.0 Sandblasters suffer shutout loss
FLORENCE The Three Rivers Sandblasters have dominated the lower half of the Zone 3 standings this summer. It s a failure to beat the league s best two teams that likely will keep the Sandblasters from the American Legion AAA State Tournament. Three...
5.3K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 299.0 Economy takes sparkle out of holiday travel
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Fewer people will be traveling this July Fourth holiday, auto club AAA said today, even though gasoline is far cheaper this year and pump prices have begun to fall even more. AAA said it expects 37.1 million travelers - 12 perce...
2.4K - Jun. 24, 2009; scored 1000.0 North Coos earns road sweep over Comets
North Coos captured its first two wins of the American Legion season Thursday, sweeping a nonleague doubleheader from host Central Point. The Waterfront pounded out 12 hits, including home runs by Dalton Iveans and Kyle Davis, in a 15-3 win in the op...
2.9K - Jun. 19, 2009; scored 299.0 Oregon gasoline prices still revving up
PORTLAND (AP) - AAA of Oregon says gasoline prices are still climbing in the state, as the price of crude oil has gone this year from about $40 a barrel to about $70. The organization's weekly survey report says Oregon's average pri...
0.8K - Jun. 17, 2009; scored 473.0 Ashland tops North Coos
North Coos couldn t overcome a slow start, and lost 10-3 on the road to defending state champion Ashland in an American Legion game on Thursday. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out when a thunderstorm rolled into the area. Ashland s fi...
2.4K - Jun. 13, 2009; scored 299.0 Sandblasters take two from North Coos
NORTH BEND At times Sunday, it was obvious the South Coast s two American Legion baseball teams were playing their season openers. Both the host North Coos Waterfront and the visiting Three Rivers Sandblasters substituted liberally. The teams even ...
7.2K - Jun. 8, 2009; scored 473.0 American Legion teams open this weekend
South Coast baseball fans will get a chance to see the area s two American Legion teams for the first time this weekend. The Three Rivers Sandblasters, the area s AAA-level team, will meet its A-level sibling, the North Coos Waterfront, at Siuslaw Hi...
2.7K - Jun. 5, 2009; scored 299.0 Pump prices rise to $2.60 in Oregon
PORTLAND (AP) Gas prices are up almost 9 cents a gallon in Oregon this week with the average cost of regular unleaded at $2.60 a gallon. That s still much cheaper than this time last year, when the price topped $4. Oregon AAA spok...
0.7K - Jun. 3, 2009; scored 299.0 Glenn O. Gardner
Glenn O. Gardner, 94, of Reedsport was born June 19, 1914, in Bandon. He died May 6, 2009, in Florence. He was raised in Coos County. Glenn joined the U.S. Army on Oct. 16, 1941. After training, he served as a communications chief with Battery C 98th...
1.2K - May. 28, 2009; scored 299.0 State's $300M transportation package advances
SALEM After months of dealmaking, lawmakers have unanimously approved a $300 million-per-year transportation package funded through increases in the gas tax and registration, title and license plate fees. Legislators estimate the increased...
4.8K - May. 23, 2009; scored 299.0 Oregon gas prices jump 10 cents a gallon
PORTLAND (AP) - Gasoline prices have jumped a dime a gallon in Oregon as the Memorial Day weekend approaches and families prepare to hit the road for the holiday. The national average increased 17 cents to $2.25 a gallon for regular, compare...
0.7K - May. 13, 2009; scored 299.0 Willamette to face North Eugene for 5A title
PORTLAND Top-ranked Willamette will attempt to win its second state championship in three years after the Wolverines beat No. 2 Jefferson 50-40 Friday in the semifinals of the OSAA Class 5A girls basketball tournament at the Chiles Center. Willamet...
3.5K - Mar. 7, 2009; scored 299.0 Feds plan to lend up to $200 billion
WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve today rolled out a much-awaited program aimed at boosting the availability of credit to consumers and small businesses. The Fed will lend up to $200 billion to spur consumer lending for autos, education, c...
3.4K - Mar. 3, 2009; scored 299.0 | 
