Reports: Federal stimulus sends $1.8B to Oregon
PORTLAND (AP) Oregon has received about $1.8 billion in the first eight months of the federal stimulus program credited with saving or creating nearly 10,000 jobs in the state. Reports released Friday showed the largest number of jobs saved by...
 3.1K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 141.0 Why does Weyerhaeuser get to hunt on tree farm
Question: Why is the Millicoma Tree Farm closed during bow season to all hunters except those who work for Weyerhaeuser? Answer: Employees in the tree farm work for or otherwise provide eyes and ears for the company. They have access to radios and ...
1.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 234.0 Logging activists win court battle
PORTLAND People against logging old growth forests won an Oregon Court of Appeals ruling Wednesday that struck down a state law on grounds it treats an environmental dispute differently. The case grew out of arrests in March 2005 in the Siskiyou Na...
3.0K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 979.0 Late-night rumblings of thunder
It woke me up ” thunder rumbling through the night sky. I didn t need to open the curtains to know that somewhere in the dark clouds there were flashes of lightning, too. Clouds, such as the dense blanket that night, form as relatively warmer,...
3.9K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 141.0 Late-night rumblings of thunder
It woke me up ” thunder rumbling through the night sky. I didn t need to open the curtains to know that somewhere in the dark clouds there were flashes of lightning, too. Clouds, such as the dense blanket that night, form as relatively warmer,...
3.9K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 141.0 Storms affect fishing and hunting
Salmon fishing on the Lower Rogue River in Gold Beach still is producing good numbers of coho and jack Chinook. Adult Chinook are returning to the Indian Creek area with larger numbers being caught this past week. Most of the salmon being caught on t...
3.7K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 183.0 Storms affect fishing and hunting
Salmon fishing on the Lower Rogue River in Gold Beach still is producing good numbers of coho and jack Chinook. Adult Chinook are returning to the Indian Creek area with larger numbers being caught this past week. Most of the salmon being caught on t...
3.7K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 183.0 Fire Season Ends Today
The Coos Forest Protective Association officially ended fire season today. Industrial fire precaution restrictions are no longer in effect and outdoor debris burning is allowed without a permit outside incorporated cities in Coos, Curry and Western D...
0.6K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 234.0 Burn postponed at Crater Lake
CRATER LAKE (AP) Officials at Crater Lake National Park have postponed a 1,350-acre prescribed fire until the weather improves. The fire on the northeast section of the park had been tentatively planned for Friday, but officials say they delayed it...
0.7K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 234.0 Control burn near Myrtle Point today
A controlled pasture burn is scheduled from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today 2 miles northeast of Myrtle Point. The smoke will be visible from Highway 42 and surrounding areas, according to a press release from the Coos Forest Protective Association. Fire tr...
1.1K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 306.0 Expect a big smoke plume Wednesday
A controlled pasture burn is scheduled from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today 2 miles northeast of Myrtle Point. The smoke will be visible from highway 42 and surrounding areas, according to a press release from the Coos Forest Protective Association. Fire tr...
1.1K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 306.0 Recreation Report
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook anglers are having slow to fair success. Anglers are catching coho, but only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good. COOS COUNTY LAKES: Fishing for largem...
4.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 275.0 Rainfall dampens fire restrictions
Rainfall dampens fire restrictions Coos Forest Protective Association has reduced fire rule levels thanks to recent rainfall throughout Coos, Curry and western Douglas counties. Industrial rules The industrial fire precaution level has fallen to a Le...
1.9K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 333.0 Klamath Falls air not hazardous after all
KLAMATH FALLS (AP) ” Klamath Falls residents can breathe easier. It turns out their air is not hazardous. The state Department of Environmental Quality said Monday the city s air-quality monitor malfunctioned and the hazardous readings wer...
0.5K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 141.0 Oregon fires grow; cooler weather helps
ROSEBURG (AP) Wildfires in the Umpqua National Forest continue to grow, but cooler weather Thursday should help firefighters. The Boze and Rainbow Creek fires are a combined 9,400 acres, and forest spokeswoman Pam Sichting said the blazes will caus...
0.8K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 275.0 Hot, windy weather stokes California blaze
MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) Crews planned heavy air attacks today at daybreak to halt the spread of a Southern California wildfire that has chewed through more than 25 square miles of bone dry brush, threatening hundreds of homes as well as a multimillio...
2.9K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 306.0 Wildfires obscure the sun in Eugene
EUGENE (AP) Smoke from the Boze wildfire in the Umpqua National Forest left people coughing and rubbing their eyes in Eugene. National Weather Service meteorologist Liana Ramirez said little of the smoke that reddened eyes and ash that coated cars ...
0.7K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 141.0 Fire rules restrict logging
Increased fire danger on forestlands protected by the Coos Forest Protective Association has prompted CFPA to increase the fire prevention measures on industrial operations in some areas. Industrial Fire Precaution Level II went into effect Monday on...
1.2K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 790.0 Activist's 350-mile trek highlights climate change
SUNSET BAY STATE PARK Some will plant 350 trees, say 350 prayers, throw 350 Frisbees or light 350 candles. Others will play 350 minutes of music, hold rallies and make art. And in an island country where the threat of global warming and rising sea ...
5.2K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 141.0 Forest restrictions increase with hot, dry weather
Increased fire danger on forestlands protected by the Coos Forest Protective Association has prompted CFPA to increase the fire prevention measures on industrial operations in some areas. Industrial Fire Precaution Level II takes effect at noon today...
1.2K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 211.0 | 
