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Prefontaine Run, Aug. 21

Registration is now open for the 40th Annual Prefontaine Run Sept. 21 in downtown Coos Bay. The 10K race begins downtown and ends on the Prefontaine Track at Marshfield High School. Cost is $40 per entry pri...
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Wanted Felon, Aug. 21

Southern Oregon law enforcement officers are searching for a 25-year old Coos County felon who escaped authorities Monday night, Aug. 19, by eluding them in a rental car with speeds ner 100 mph, and then escap...
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Honoring Fallen Firefighters in Oregon, Aug. 21

The Oregon Fire Service Honor Guard and the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) extend an invitation to attend the State's 14th annual Oregon Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial on Thur...
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Shot an Endangered Gray Wolf, Aug. 21

MEDFORD, Ore.—Colton Tony Dick, 22, of Oakridge, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to a single count of unlawfully taking an endangered species. According to court documents, on October 5, 2016, using a rifle and s...
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D River Beach health advisory issued, Aug. 21

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public health advisory today for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at D River Beach in Lincoln County. People should avoid direct contact with the...
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Hwy. 42 Accident, Aug. 21

ODOT release, August 20, 9:56 a.m. - ODOT: SW Oregon: A truck crash is blocking the two westbound lanes of Oregon 42 (Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway) at the east end of Myrtle Point at milepost 21.5. Oregon 42 traf...
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One Lane Road Closure and a Road Closure, Aug. 21

The City of Coos Bay Public Works Department will be closing one lane of Commercial Avenue between Broadway Avenue and Bayshore. The north lane of Commercial will be closed while the abutting trees are removed...