Regional News

Paddlers of non-motorized boats will need to carry a Waterway Access Permit beginning August 1. The permit is required for all non-motorized boats 10 feet and longer and replaces the Aquatic Invasive Species (A...

The Office of State Fire Marshal has reopened its process to accept nominees for the 2020 Golden and Silver Sparky awards. The Golden Sparky award recognizes a member of the fire service for outstanding achieve...

The Oregon State Marine Board will hold a work session on July 22 from 1 pm to 5 pm with invited online testimony and will discuss two topics. The first discussion will focus on potential rules for the Lower Wi...

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Board of Forestry will meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22. In compliance with Gov. Kate Brown’s directive on social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, this will be a virtual p...

Employment Dept. release - Coos County total payroll employment rose by 550 jobs in June. With the Phase 2 reopening allowing for limited dine-in eating at restaurants, leisure and hospitality added 310 jobs ov...

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officials remind the public that viruses don’t discriminate – and neither should we. The COVID-19 virus spreads like the flu, when someone who is sick coughs or sneezes close to an...

The Oregon Health Authority announced it has published a COVID-19 test site locator to help Oregonians across the state find testing sites in their community. The interactive map is available on pages in both E...

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 269, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 21. Oregon Health Authority reported 299...

The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) has reversed an earlier approved land-use permit by the City of North Bend for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal on Coos Bay’s North Spit. The Oregon Shore...

CFA release - Fire danger conditions have increased prompting Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) to impose a Level II (2) industrial closure in CS-4, CS-5 and SK-2 for all lands protected by CFPA. The cl...