County Road Closure, Aug. 15
Coos Co. Road Dept. announces that Lone Pine Lane will be closed at milepost 4.4 for culvert maintenance on Monday, August 15, 8 a.m., until Thursday, August 18, 5 p.m. Motorists are asked to choose an alternat...
Storm Sewer Improvement 10th St., Aug. 15
The City of Coos Bay authorized Benny Hempstead Excavating, Inc. to perform a sanitary sewer line replacement project on S 10th Street. For safety reasons, this work will require closing S 10th Street between A...
Storm Sewer Improvement 4th St., Aug. 15
The City of Coos Bay authorized Billeter Marine, LLC to perform a storm sewer line replacement project on North 4th Street between Commercial Avenue and Central Avenue. The crew will commence with construction ...
Wildfire in Selma Burns Three Homes, Aug. 15
Fire crews worked through the night cooling hot spots and monitoring fire lines on the Redwood Highway Fire in Selma, located on Highway 199 near the California border in southwest Oregon. Cooler nighttime temp...
Central Coast Fire, Aug. 15
At 8:30 a.m. On August 13th disaster responders with the American Red Cross Cascades Region responded to a single family fire that occurred in the 12000 block of SE Chittum Rd. In South Beach. The fire affected...
Blue Ridge Fire, Aug. 15
Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) responded to a fire on Blue Ridge around midnight on Thursday night, August 11. The fire was caused by a recreationist, but the specific cause of the fire is still unde...
Industrial Fire Restrictions Increase, Aug. 15
Increased fire danger on forestlands has prompted Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) to increase the fire prevention measures on industrial operations. Industrial Fire Precaution Level II (two) takes eff...
Saturday A Busy Day For Firefighters, Aug. 15
Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) responded to multiple fires Saturday afternoon, August 13. The first report occurred at around 2:00 p.m. on Burnt Mountain Tie Road above Tioga Creek. Two separate fire...
USCG Rescues Three off Cape Blanco, Aug. 15
The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen from a liferaft 8 miles west of Cape Blanco at 1:15 p.m., Sunday, August 14. The three fishermen, reportedly uninjured, were taken aboard a Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Life...
Homicide on Ross Inlet, Aug. 15
News release Coos Co. District Attorney R. Paul Frasier. At approximately 10:00 AM, Sunday morning, August 14, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a body lying in the front yard of a residence...