Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
 4.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 463.0 Chinook season hot in Columbia River
If you want to participate in one of the hottest fisheries in Oregon, you ll need to take a trip to the mouth of the Columbia River as the coho and Chinook season is probably the best they ve ever had. Reports of limits caught in less than 30 minutes...
4.0K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 463.0 NFL: Brady has big game in the snow for Patriots
Tom Brady finding his form could be bad news for the rest of the NFL. A few other quarterbacks were at their Sunday best, too. Brett Favre and Drew Brees helped their teams remain unbeaten. Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner, who met in last season s...
10.1K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 463.0 Housing prices plummet locally
Property values have plummeted in Coos County, but don t expect to see a tax break this year. Between 2008 and 2009, the real market value of Coos Bay/North Bend residential properties took a 21 percent hit, according to Coos County Assessor Adam Col...
3.6K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 597.0 New coach has high hopes for Huskies
SEATTLE At some point during the past eight months, Steve Sarkisian was reminded to take time to savor the foundation work and appreciate his opportunity to re-mold the once proud program at Washington. Sounds simple. It s not necessarily easy when...
4.3K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 597.0 Oregon tax foes gather names
SALEM (AP) Business groups trying to block tax increases just passed by the Oregon Legislature sent paid signature-gatherers onto the streets Tuesday to begin collecting enough names to force the issue to a vote. Spokesman Ross Day said the first p...
3.0K - Jul. 29, 2009; scored 597.0 California sprouts marijuana green rush
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A drug deal plays out, California-style: A conservatively dressed courier drives a company-leased Smart Car to an apartment on a weekday afternoon. Erick Alvaro hands over a white paper bag to his 58-year-old customer, who inspec...
15.8K - Jul. 19, 2009; scored 597.0 Iran finds no election fraud
CAIRO - Iran's rulers stiffened their stance against protesters Tuesday, firmly rejecting demands to annul the election over fraud allegations, setting up a special court for detained demonstrators, and keeping troops in riot gear on the streets to b...
7.5K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 597.0 Sports Briefs: Vikings give Favre deadline
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Vikings reportedly have told Brett Favre to decide this week if he wants to play this year. Coach Brad Childress imposed the deadline on the star quarterback, according to ESPN. The network cited two unidentified sources o...
7.8K - Jun. 9, 2009; scored 463.0 State's $300M transportation package advances
SALEM After months of dealmaking, lawmakers have unanimously approved a $300 million-per-year transportation package funded through increases in the gas tax and registration, title and license plate fees. Legislators estimate the increased...
4.8K - May. 23, 2009; scored 463.0 Clean up initiative mischief
Did Oregon voters think 12 statewide ballot measures were too many last year? Wimps. A century ago, the voters of 1908 wrapped their brains around 19. Two years later, they handled 32. The 1912 election offered no fewer than 37. These were some of Or...
2.0K - May. 21, 2009; scored 463.0 Only about one in four voters send in ballots
The lack of controversy and large-scale election campaigns seems to have prompted most South Coast voters to ignore Tuesday's special districts election. Coos County's voter turnout was low, said County Clerk Terri Turi. Of 36,394 registered voters i...
10.5K - May. 20, 2009; scored 899.0 Oregon field burning bill may delay cutoff date
SALEM (AP) - Oregon lawmakers have proposed delaying the cutoff date in a bill to stop Willamette Valley grass seed growers from burning their fields, but farmers say the Legislature still is headed in the wrong direction. A bill in the Senate would ...
2.2K - Apr. 24, 2009; scored 463.0 Solving the shortfalls
COOS BAY - James Moore has a sense for what the Coos Bay School District is going through. A lumber mill worker with Georgia-Pacific, Moore has seen companies shutter their operations over the years, leaving employees uncertain about their futures. T...
4.0K - Apr. 22, 2009; scored 463.0 Bad economy curbs highway deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) - Less money in the pockets of Americans means fewer highway deaths. As the economy slid deeper into recession and gas prices reached $4 a gallon last year, the number of people killed in auto accidents hit its lowest level i...
4.6K - Apr. 6, 2009; scored 463.0 Cubs, Phillies lead NL favorites
Manny Ramirez s arrival at spring training looked a little like a Hollywood premiere. As television cameras zoomed in, everyone from reporters to team employees clamored for time with the Los Angeles Dodgers dreadlocked slugger. With a captive audie...
14.0K - Apr. 4, 2009; scored 463.0 Wind stops play at PGA tournament
HUMBLE, Texas Greg Norman hit his approach to the par-4 18th hole to six feet during the first round of the Shell Houston Open on Thursday afternoon. As he walked up to the green, a gust of wind pushed the ball downhill to the front, about nine fee...
3.8K - Apr. 3, 2009; scored 463.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Big Brother the Holding Co. The Green Spot. The group that gave Janis Joplin her start. Original members with Mary Bridget Davies vocals. Two Leg Lucy will open. 7 p.m. Sunday, March 29. $10, plus can of food. 267-6...
10.2K - Mar. 27, 2009; scored 463.0 Secretary of State pushes for reforms
SALEM (AP) - Oregon has one of least restrictive citizen ballot initiative systems in the nation. Secretary of State Kate Brown said Monday she wants it to also be one of the cleanest. Two years ago, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill to more stric...
3.3K - Mar. 24, 2009; scored 691.0 Former AIG head denies he started executive bonus plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former AIG chief executive officer Hank Greenberg said the company under his leadership never had the kind of retention bonus system that has subjected it to withering criticism. When I was there, nobody had a contract with the comp...
3.4K - Mar. 20, 2009; scored 463.0 | 
