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Mayday Call off Washington, April 29

USCG release - PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard rescued two people off a beach near Tsusiat Falls, British Columbia, after the boaters made a mayday call Sunday afternoon, April 28. An MH-65 Dolphin aircre...
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ADA sidewalk construction in Douglas Co., April 29

Winston - ODOT release - ROSEBURG – Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, April 29, on a pair of projects that will bring local sidewalks into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In Rosebu...
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Empire Lakes Trail Closure, April 29

City of Coos Bay release - The City of Coos Bay Public Works Department has contracted with Knife River Materials to reconstruct asphalt trail at designated locations throughout Empire Lakes (John Topits). The ...
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Oregon Employer Council in NB, April 29

THE MILL CASINO  – The Oregon Employer Council Spring Conference, an annual event, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, April 29th and 30th at The Mill Casino in North Bend. The Fall Conference offers keynote sp...
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Oregon Flu Report, April 29

Just Posted: Flu Bites Report for Week 16, April 14-April 20, 2018 - Summary: During Week 16, 1.4% of all emergency department visits in Oregon were due to influenza-like illness (ILI). Among Oregon labs report...
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Quake, April 29

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California early Saturday morning, April 27, where two fault lines begin that run parallel with the Oregon Coast.  According to the U.S. Geol...
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Hooskanaden Slide Update, April 29

ODOT release - Hooskanaden paving scheduled for next Wednesday - BROOKINGS – A second lane of U.S. 101 will be opened near Hooskanaden Creek as workers prepare to pave the slide area 12 miles north of Brookings...
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Wok Fire, April 26

Safeway in North Bend was closed Thursday, April 25, after an accidental oil fire in the Deli Section of the 24-hour store on Virginia Ave.  According to reports, an employee left a Wok with oil in it unattende...
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Corrections Officers Graduate, April 26

The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of Basic Corrections Local #BCL036 on Friday April 19, 2019 from the Oregon Public Safety Academy, 419...
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K9s to Oakland, April 26

Search and Rescue K9 teams from around Oregon will converge on Mildred Kanipe Memorial Park this weekend to participate in a training event which begins Friday, April 26, and ends Sunday. The training is sponso...