Gunman: 'Allahu Akbar!'
FORT HOOD, Texas Soldiers who witnessed the shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted Allahu Akbar! an Arabic phrase for God is great! before opening fire, the base commander said Friday. U.S. A...
 9.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 692.0 Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Tex...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 385.0 100 banks have failed this year
WASHINGTON (AP) Bank closings for the year hit 100 on Friday when regulators shut down Partners Bank in Florida. Financial institutions nationwide have collapsed under the weight of soured real estate loans and the Great Recession. The Federal Depo...
5.1K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 385.0 100 banks have failed this year
WASHINGTON (AP) Bank closings for the year hit 100 on Friday when regulators shut down Partners Bank in Florida. Financial institutions nationwide have collapsed under the weight of soured real estate loans and the Great Recession. The Federal Depo...
5.1K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 385.0 Tip leads police to car break-in suspect
Coos Bay police have arrested an 18-year-old North Bend man who they believe could be responsible for multiple vehicle break-ins that have occurred around the community. At about 3:55 a.m., on Sunday, Coos Bay Police Department dispatchers received a...
1.0K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 385.0 Florida teen set on fire; 3 juveniles in custody
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) Authorities in Florida say a 15-year-old was burned over three-quarters of his body after other teens doused him in flammable liquid and set him on fire. The Broward Sheriff s Office is investigating whether the attack st...
0.9K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 385.0 Rooms with a view
People who ve been hoping to move into the newly refurbished Hotel North Bend will finally get a chance to check out apartments when its owners hold a tour for prospective residents on Thursday and Friday. Betty Tamm, the executive director of Umpqua...
3.5K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 692.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 28, 7:28 a.m., a shoplifter was reported at McKay s Market, 130 N. Cammann St. Police arrested a 30-year-old man on a probation violation. Sept. 28, 9:36 a.m., ill...
4.1K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 385.0 NYC terror suspects due are in court
NEW YORK (AP) Najibullah Zazi, his father and New York City imam Ahmad Wais Afzali all were scheduled to be in court for detention hearings later today in Denver and New York. Authorities say they found bomb-making instructions on a hard drive on Z...
1.4K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 497.0 Complaint suggests NYPD misstepped in terror probe
NEW YORK (AP) Police acting without the FBI s knowledge might have inadvertently helped blow the surveillance of a terrorism suspect and compromised a bomb plot investigation at a sensitive stage by questioning an imam about him, a criminal complai...
5.1K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 608.0 Slain student's mother grateful case over
CORVALLIS After more than five years of uncertainty, Cammy Wilberger says she is grateful the man arrested in her daughter s abduction finally admitted his guilt and led police to her body. The mother of 19-year-old Brooke Wilberger spoke briefly M...
4.2K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 575.0 Remains of missing Oregon woman found
CORVALLIS (AP) Benton County authorities say the remains of Brooke Wilberger have been found more than five years after the Brigham Young University student vanished from an apartment complex in Corvallis. District Attorney John Haroldson said Mond...
0.7K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 385.0 Merchants fear hotel will squeeze spaces
NORTH BEND As construction crews put finishing touches on the North Bend Hotel in preparation for a November move-in day, many downtown merchants have begun to wonder, where will its residents park? This fall, the 1920s-era hotel will complete its...
4.4K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 575.0 Gertrude Elenora Wickett
A funeral service will be held for Gertrude Elenora Wickett, 95, of North Bend, at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, at North Bend Chapel, 2014 McPherson Ave., North Bend. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial...
1.9K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 608.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 4, 11:02 a.m., a woman was threatening and chasing a group of teenagers in the 500 block of Schetter Avenue. Sept. 4, 1:13 p.m., someone driving a black Dodge pick...
4.3K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 385.0 Sports Briefs: Draft pick Rubio traded to FC Barcelona
MINNEAPOLIS Ricky Rubio s Spanish pro team has agreed to trade his rights to Regal FC Barcelona in a deal that will prevent the 18-year-old point guard from joining the Minnesota Timberwolves for two years, according to two internet reports. Yahoos...
4.4K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 497.0 Third parole try for man convicted in 1985 killing
KLAMATH FALLS (AP) A thin dusting of snow and a tattered yellow blanket covered Peggy Hiltons lifeless body on the bank of the Link River Trail. Across town, Mark Allen Reese walked into the Klamath Falls Police Department to report that his friend...
6.5K - Aug. 24, 2009; scored 497.0 Cigarette in potted plant starts fire
OREGON CITY (AP) Fire investigators say a cigarette dumped in a potted plant caused an Oregon City apartment fire that displaced seven families. Clackamas County Fire District 1 spokesman Steve McAdoo says the cigarette apparently smoldered in the ...
0.8K - Aug. 19, 2009; scored 575.0 This year s flu shot may come in threes
ATLANTA Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for flu shots this fall. That s right, three times. This year s flu season is shaping up to be a very different one. Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two o...
5.1K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 385.0 Man arrested on drug charges
Arrests Reedsport Police arrested a North Bend man Thursday on drug charges. Officers responded to Sixth Street and Winchester Avenue following a request for help from a probation officer. They arrested Jessie J. Hamm, 22 on charges of possession of ...
1.4K - Jul. 17, 2009; scored 385.0 | 
