No tsunami generated by 5.3 quake
PORTLAND (AP) Federal officials say a 5.3 magnitude quake off the Oregon coast this morning did not generate a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey Web site did not have any initial reports that the quake was felt on the coast. The USGS reports the ...
 0.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 644.0 Mapping vessel finds offshore ridge is busy and changing
Scientists mapping the seafloor off Oregon found a surprising sight 20-foot vertical upheavals they had never known existed in the middle of the Juan de Fuca Plate, where some odd swarms of earthquakes were detected last year. Oregon State Universi...
2.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 64.0 A wave of new work in Bandon
BANDON The rainy season won t stop the Port of Bandon from taking the next step along its riverwalk theme landscaping project. City crews will begin deconstructing the extra-wide sidewalk that runs along the north side of First Street Southwest bet...
2.1K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 64.0 Insurers dropping Chinese drywall policies
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. James and Maria Ivory s dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida s Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got wor...
7.8K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 64.0 Sign of the old times
REEDSPORT History may be repeating itself in Gardiner. The large, brown historical marker in that town was just one year old when Ray and Loraine Potter moved to Gardiner in 1952. These days it looks its age, after five decades sitting under the su...
3.0K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 64.0 Ducks may be without QB Masoli this week
EUGENE Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli rejoined practice with the No. 13 Oregon Ducks on a limited basis Wednesday, after missing two days with a right knee injury. It appeared that backup quarterback Nate Costa will get the start on Saturday at...
3.4K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 64.0 Aid reaches deeper in Indonesia quake zone
PADANG PARIAMAN, Indonesia Aid workers reached farther into Indonesia s disaster zone today, delivering food and water for the first time to villages cut off for a week by earthquake-triggered landslides. House after house in the village of Lubuk L...
3.6K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 128.0 Cheers & Jeers
Misfire? No, Miss Flame! Who would have guessed such a quirky scheme would endure more than half a century? Cheers for Miss Flame, a North Bend High School tradition that continues promoting fun and fire prevention. As queen contests go, this one is ...
1.9K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 101.0 Military searches for bodies, brings aid to tsunami-stricken Samoas as death toll rises
LALOMANU, Samoa (AP) Some frightened Samoans who fled to the hills as a tsunami tore through their seaside villages vowed never to return to the coastline, while aid workers delivered water and medicine amid the growing stench of decay. Grieving su...
1.2K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 719.0 Two women found alive in quake's rubble
PADANG, Indonesia Rescuers pulled two women alive from a collapsed college, nearly two days after a powerful earthquake devastated western Indonesia, as cries for help from a flattened hotel spurred the frantic search for more survivors today. The ...
7.0K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 101.0 Officials expect death toll to rise in Samoa
APIA, Samoa (AP) Stunned Samoans combed through the sodden wreckage of their lives and told of the terror of being trapped underwater or flung inland by a tsunami that ravaged towns and killed at least 150 people in the South Pacific. Officials exp...
1.1K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 386.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 29, 12:05 a.m., illegal camping was reported near Blossom Gulch Elementary School, 333 S. 10th St. Sept. 29, 7:01 a.m., theft was reported in the 100 block of Norm...
5.8K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 64.0 Wall of water kills 100 people
APIA, Samoa A massive tsunami unleashed by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 99 and leaving dozens missing today. The death toll was expected to rise. Survivors fled the fast-chur...
7.6K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 239.0 Watchers flock to beach to see tsunami
A tsunami advisory was in effect along the West Coast until 1 a.m. today, but that didn t necessarily keep people away from the beaches. The tsunami, created by an 8.0- to 8.3-magnitude earthquake in the South Pacific, was expected to hit Coos and Cu...
1.5K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 1000.0 New method monitors quake fault strength
LOS ANGELES Scientists are releasing results of a study aimed at gauging the strength of earthquake faults, which could help them pinpoint weak ones at risk of breaking and unleashing temblors. Earthquakes are caused by a sudden slip on a fault. T...
2.0K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 64.0 Powerful earthquake rocks western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Witnesses and media say a powerful earthquake hit western Indonesia, toppling buildings, cutting electricity and causing at least several injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9...
0.9K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 101.0 Tsunami advisory in effect South Coast
A tsunami advisory is in effect for coastal areas of California, Oregon and Washington, following this morning s 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the South Pacific. The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued the advisory at 3:02 p.m., saying a ts...
1.8K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 925.0 URGENT: 7.9 quake hits South Pacific, tsunami alert issued
From AP and Staff Reports APIA, Samoa (AP) The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa. A tsunami alert has been issued for the region. Shortly after noon, off...
1.3K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 850.0 H1N1 found in Coos County
Coos County has had its first case of the bug known as swine flu. With the flu season gaining speed, health officials expect to confirm more cases of H1N1 influenza soon. It s not a tsunami, but it s definitely hitting, said Dr. Hugh Tyson, Coos Cou...
2.6K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 64.0 H1N1 found in Coos County
Coos County has had its first case of the bug known as swine flu. With the flu season gaining speed, health officials expect to confirm more cases of H1N1 influenza soon. It s not a tsunami, but it s definitely hitting, said Dr. Hugh Tyson, Coos Cou...
2.6K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 64.0 | 
