Former employee opens fire at Orlando office tower - 1 dead, 5 injured
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ” Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building where he used to work. At least six people were hurt. People streamed out of the 16-story Legion Place office building around lunchtime a...
 2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 106.0 Former employee opens fire at Orlando office tower - 1 dead, 5 injured
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building where he used to work. At least six people were hurt. People streamed out of the 16-story Legion Place office building around lunchtime and some...
2.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 106.0 Rail worker killed in Philly on third day of strike
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia transit officials say a rail worker has been struck and killed by a regional train, snarling commutes into the city already complicated by a transit strike. The accident comes as the transit system enters the third da...
0.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 82.0 Area agencies won't surrender to flu bug
NORTH BEND It may seem like a remote possibility now, but if Coos County were struck by an especially severe influenza outbreak, the city of North Bend would be prepared. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said each city department has developed an operat...
4.6K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 147.0 Halloween Happenings
Today Ghost Hunting 11 a.m., Coast Ghost paranormal Research Society, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. $35. 18 and older. Halloween Magic Show 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Coos Bay Library Myrtlewood Room, 525 Anderson Ave....
2.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 82.0 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 82.0 Halloween Happenings
Today Halloween Pooch Pageant Fundraiser for Coos County Animal Shelter $5 and a bag/can of dog food. Life Care Center, 2890 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. (267-5433) Community Carving Contest Drop Off and Judging 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cherry Creek F...
3.3K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 82.0 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 82.0 Halloween Happenings
Today Theater Haunting Investigation 5 and 8 p.m., Paranormal Studies and Investigatons of Oregon, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. $35. 18 and older. Haunted House 6-10 p.m. Monday-Friday; 6 p.m. to midnight Satu...
5.2K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 82.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 16, 11:35 p.m., a fight was reported in the 300 block of Anderson Avenue. Oct. 16, 11:51 p.m., police arrested a man on a second-degree criminal mischief charge, fo...
5.2K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 106.0 Bombs kill 6 around Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) Car bombs and planted explosives killed six people, mostly police, today in different areas of Iraq, as a low level insurgency continues to target the country s struggling security forces. A car packed with explosives blew up at a gas ...
2.1K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 82.0 Blast kills four soldiers
KABUL (AP) A roadside bomb killed four American troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. said Friday, as a U.N.-backed panel finished most of its investigation into whether the level of fraud in the August presidential election would force a runoff...
4.5K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 82.0 Blast kills four soldiers
KABUL (AP) A roadside bomb killed four American troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. said Friday, as a U.N.-backed panel finished most of its investigation into whether the level of fraud in the August presidential election would force a runoff...
4.5K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 82.0 Suns spoil Portland s retro night at coliseum
PORTLAND ” Steve Nash had 23 points and 15 assists and the Phoenix Suns returned to Portland s old Memorial Coliseum much the same way they left it ” with a victory over the Trail Blazers. The Suns spoiled Portland s retro return to the...
3.4K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 82.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. North Bend Oct. 13, 9:28 a.m., a woman reported that her ex-husband violated a restraining order in the 1800 block of Sherman Avenue. Oct. 13, 10:07 a.m., someone used a stolen g...
2.4K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 82.0 Charleston Fire Station holds open house
Charleston Fire Station invites the public to come meet Freddie the fire truck Wednesday during its open house. From 5:30 until 8 p.m., there will be food, fun and games. Hamburgers, hot dogs and chips will be served, while kids can participate in th...
0.5K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 1000.0 Fire station dedicated in honor of Reverend
It s been in the works for years, but Sunday it became official. The Charleston Fire District in conjunction with the Charleston Volunteer Firefighter s Association dedicated the Deputy Chief J. Malcolm Turkington Memorial Fire Station. The station, ...
1.6K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 601.0 UN official says widespread fraud in Afghan vote
Heidi Vogt and Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Writers KABUL (AP) The head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan acknowledged Sunday there was widespread fraud in the August presidential election but refused to give specifics or lay blame to avoid inf...
6.7K - Oct. 11, 2009; scored 130.0 Group couldn't have done it alone
On behalf of the Soroptimists of the Bay Area, I would like to thank all the people who made the Backpack for Kids project a success. Special thanks to both Coos Bay and North Bend Bi-Mart stores for letting us set up our backpack collection stations...
1.1K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 82.0 Fred J. Abel
A funeral Mass will be held for Fred J. Abel, 82, of Yelm, Wash., at 9 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lacey, Wash. Fred was born Dec. 2, 1926, in Hibbing, Minn., the son of Joseph Ludger Lee Abel and Clarice Marie Abel....
2.4K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 82.0 | 
