Plane's owner concerned about pilot
PORTLAND (AP) Investigators say the owner of a plane was concerned about a pilot for weeks before a deadly crash in Gearhart last summer. According to a National Transportation Safety Board report, Allen Sprague said he got concerned after Jason Ke...
 0.8K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 285.0 Report blames pilot for deadly Ark. plane crash
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Federal officials say the pilot of a small business jet that crashed in central Arkansas more than two years ago, killing two people, failed to fly a stabilized approach and delayed his decision to abort the landing. The June...
0.9K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 71.0 Nursery struggles
The Oregonian PORTLAND Teufel Nursery Inc., one of the area s largest nursery and landscaping operations, is fighting for its life after its longtime lender withdrew financing in May. Textron Financial Corp. demanded immediate payment of the &#...
3.8K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 71.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. North Bend Aug. 7, 1:24 a.m., stalking was reported in the 2100 block of 16th Street. Aug. 7, 9:49 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported at the Humboldt Club, 2056 Sherman Ave....
1.9K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 71.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Aug. 5, 9:20 a.m., phone harassment was reported at The World, 350 Commercial Ave. Aug. 5, 11:12 a.m., fraud was reported at Coos Bay City Hall, 500 Central Ave. Aug. 5,...
3.8K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Private jets seem to be security risks
I recently saw a news program regarding private jets that really got my attention. It was focusing on the fact that using corporate jets is a benefit to a company because it saved so much of the executive's time not having to deal with the commercial...
1.5K - Jun. 17, 2009; scored 71.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. North Bend June 10:01 a.m., a theft was reported in the 2600 block of Virginia Avenue. June 12: 10 p.m., a bad check was reported in the 600 block of Virginia Ave...
5.0K - Jun. 15, 2009; scored 71.0 Once booming, Bend tumbles
BEND (AP) - Not so long ago, Bend was a gleaming mecca to people like Biff Ingels, a skier, kayaker and hiker who moved to this high desert town for the easygoing lifestyle and bounty of recreational opportunities at its doorstep. Ingels, 58, came fr...
5.4K - May. 11, 2009; scored 112.0 Cessna closing Bend plant it bought in 2007
PORTLAND (AP) - Cessna Aircraft Co. plans to close a plant in Bend that it bought nearly 18 months ago for $26 million, its hopes for a turnaround dashed as buyers canceled orders and put off purchases. Cessna and its parent company, Textron...
2.2K - Apr. 30, 2009; scored 1000.0 Stolen plane from Canada escorted by US fighters
WAUSAU, Wis. - A man suspected of stealing a plane in Canada and flying erratically across three states was trying to commit suicide, hoping he would be shot down by military fighter planes, a state trooper said today. Adam Dylan Leon, 31, was arrest...
3.1K - Apr. 7, 2009; scored 112.0 NASCAR at fault for fatal plane crash in 2007
WASHINGTON Investigators blamed NASCAR for a tragic, unnecessary plane crash in 2007, saying the racing organization let one of its aircraft take off without checking an electrical problem reported the day before. NASCAR violated federal aviation...
2.6K - Jan. 29, 2009; scored 112.0 Oregon jobless rate ranks among worst
Unlike the last recession, today s unemployment hot spots are all over the map. The five states with the highest unemployment rates Michigan, Rhode Island, South Carolina, California and Oregon all have something in common, though: a heightened e...
6.4K - Jan. 10, 2009; scored 71.0 Cessna planning second round of layoffs
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Cessna Aircraft Co. says it is planning a second round of layoffs as the slowing economy affects orders for new planes. A company spokesman couldn t yet say how many jobs could be lost. Cessna last month issued a 60-day layoff no...
2.2K - Jan. 8, 2009; scored 941.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay Dec. 12, 1:47 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported at Wal-Mart, 2051 Newmark Ave. Dec. 12, 8:38 a.m., Coos Bay Fire personnel assisted in putting ou...
6.1K - Dec. 15, 2008; scored 71.0 | 
