Tornado rips through Lincoln City
LINCOLN CITY (AP) The National Weather Service has confirmed that it was a tornado that tore through a coastal area of Lincoln City over the weekend and packed winds that reached 85 mph. The tornado s destruction path was 150 yards long by 80 yards...
 1.7K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 175.0 Former Blazer eyes run for governor
SALEM Chris Dudley s free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor s chair and Oregon s Republicans think he can score. Dudley hasn t formally announced a bid for t...
3.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 117.0 Senator: No fed money for wind project
WASHINGTON A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not Ame...
3.3K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 175.0 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 723.0 Berkshire buying Burlington Northern
NEW YORK (AP) Legendary investor Warren Buffett is making what he calls an all-in wager on the U.S. economy $34 billion to buy a major railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.,...
5.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 151.0 Powers secures spot in Class 1A playoffs
COQUILLE The volleyball playoffs are becoming an annual tradition for Powers. The Cruisers won a tough match with South Coast rival Pacific during the Skyline League tournament Saturday at Coquille High School to earn a spot in the playoffs for the...
4.4K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 399.0 Pacific stays alive in volleyball
Pacific s volleyball team won its fifth straight match Friday to advance to today s Skyline League tournament. The Pirates beat Umpqua Valley Christian 25-19, 25-12, 25-14 in the match at Coquille High School, also the site of today s tournament. The...
1.3K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 245.0 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 117.0 Pacific rallies to keep volleyball playoff hopes alive
Pacific beat visiting Umpqua Valley Christian on Tuesday night to force a tie for fourth place in the Skyline League volleyball standings and set up a one-game playoff for a spot in the league tournament. With their 25-17, 25-18, 17-25, 25-22 victory...
1.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 209.0 Migration drops a crowd of pelicans
Welcome to the pelican convention. If you ve been to the beaches lately or cruised around Coos Bay, it s been hard to miss these lumbering visitors. Thousands of brown pelicans have converged on the south and central Oregon coast, with fall migration...
1.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 117.0 LeRoy V. Geroux
Due to a family illness, a memorial service is pending for LeRoy V. Geroux, 84, of Reedsport at the Powers Cemetery. LeRoy was born on July 15, 1925, in Roseau, Minn. He died Oct. 22, 2009, at the Life Care Center in Coos Bay. He was a veteran of Wor...
1.3K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 151.0 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 117.0 Not rain, nor tweet ...
Talkies trumped silent films. Video killed the radio star. But your local post office doesn t intend to be the next victim of progress. The majority of people don t write letters anymore. They don t send greeting cards. They text and Twitter and a lo...
4.8K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 470.0 Nor rain, nor tweet ...
Talkies trumped silent films. Video killed the radio star. But your local post office doesn t intend to be the next victim of progress. The majority of people don t write letters anymore. They don t send greeting cards. They text and Twitter and a lo...
4.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 117.0 Nor rain, nor tweet ...
Talkies trumped silent films. Video killed the radio star. But your local post office doesn t intend to be the next victim of progress. The majority of people don t write letters anymore. They don t send greeting cards. They text and Twitter and a lo...
4.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 117.0 Volleyball Recap: Marshfield gets sweep in Eugene
Marshfield beat host North Eugene, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21 on Tuesday to stay in sole possession of second place in the Midwestern League volleyball standings. Kara Young had 10 kills and 10 digs for the Pirates, while Nikki Gross had 17 assists and 11 d...
6.2K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 185.0 Power snafu puts Coquille in the dark
More than 3,000 Pacific Power customers in Coquille lost power Monday night, after a damaged insulator caused a blown fuse in a substation. The problem initially left about 1,600 customers without power starting at 8:15 p.m., said spokesman Tom Gau...
1.3K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 682.0 Power snafu puts Coquille in the dark
More than 3,000 Pacific Power customers in Coquille lost power Monday night, after a damaged insulator caused a blown fuse in a substation. The problem initially left about 1,600 customers without power starting at 8:15 p.m., said spokesman Tom Gaun...
1.3K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 682.0 Weakened tropical storm Rick nears Mexico resorts
LOS CABOS, Mexico Once-powerful Hurricane Rick lost most of its punch as it headed toward Mexican resort regions as a tropical storm today, but local authorities still prepared for evacuations due to flooding. Rick had been the strongest hurricane ...
2.5K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 185.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Chinook anglers are having better success as fall rains helped move fish into the lower river. Fishing for cutthroat trout is fair to good. Coos County lakes: Rainbow trout were stocked last week in Empire Lakes, Bradley Lake, Powers P...
3.2K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 151.0 | 
