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Rodriguez is fastest around the bay in annual race

Rodriguez toured the 30-kilometer route around the waters of Coos Bay in 1 hour, 50 minutes and 22 seconds. He was 22 minutes ...

Coos Bay driver pleads guilty to manslaughter

The impaired driver who struck a Umpqua Community College softball team’s bus in April, killing the team’s head coach and a ...

Southwestern offers free GED® and adult basic education classes Fall term 2025

Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED® and Adult Basic Education classes fall term 2025. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED® exam and

Saving Doerner Fir: firefighters work to protect Coos Bay landmark tree

Firefighters and arborists are actively working to extinguish the fire affecting the historic Doerner Fir tree.

Coos County legislative leaders celebrate $100 million investment in Port of Coos Bay

Legislators representing Coos County are hailing a historic $100 million investment in the Port of Coos Bay, a move that will boost economic development and create good-paying jobs in Southwest

Driver Enters Guilty Plea After Oregon Crash That Shook Softball World

Johnathan James Dowdy of Coos Bay, Oregon, who earlier this year hit a Umpqua Community College softball team bus while under the influence and killed head soft ...

Coos Bay driver pleads guilty in crash that killed Umpqua Community College softball coach, player

Johnathan Dowdy crossed the center line on Highway 42 and struck the team's bus head on, killing head coach Jami Strinz, 46, ...

Coos County residents share mixed feelings on Port of Coos Bay strategic business plan

Community members in Coos County made their stances on the Port of Coos Bay's strategic business plan known at a public ...

Driver pleads guilty in horrific bus crash that killed Oregon softball coach, player

A Coos Bay man pleaded guilty Monday in the drunk driving crash that killed a beloved softball coach and promising young Umpqua Community College student-athlete in April.  Jonathan J. Dowdy entered ...

Coos Bay driver pleads guilty in crash that killed Umpqua Community College softball coach, player

Johnathan Dowdy crossed the center line on Highway 42, hitting the team's bus head-on and killing Jami Strinz, 46, and Kiley Jones, 19.

Nearly 500-Year-Old Tree, One of the World's Tallest, Has Been Burning for Days

One of the world's tallest non-redwood trees, a more than 320-foot Douglas Fir that's been growing along the coast of Oregon ...

Family sues Coos Bay, says officer watched TikTok while man died in patrol car

A lawsuit claims Coos Bay police delayed aid for a man in distress, spending time texting and on TikTok before he later died.

Race to save one of the world’s tallest trees following fire

Emergency services are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees near the state's southern ...

Coos County leaders celebrate $100 million investment in Port of Coos Bay

Oregon legislators are celebrating a $100 million state investment in the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port at Coos Bay, which will fund channel modifications and rail upgrades to handle larger ships

Firefighters battle flame on one of the world's oldest trees

The Doerner Fir tree in the US state of Oregon is believed to be about 450 years old. The pine tree was still smoking four ...

A fire is burning one of the world’s tallest trees near the Oregon coast

Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees near the state's southern ...

A fire is burning in one of the world's tallest trees. It may lower the tree's standing in global height rankings

Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world's tallest trees. It may lower the tree's standing in global height rankings.

Coos Bay driver admits guilt in fatal UCC bus crash

The driver responsible for a tragic accident involving a softball team's bus earlier this year has pleaded guilty to multiple charges. Jonathan Dowdy of Coos Bay is set to be

City of Coos Bay receives nearly $2M from the state to tackle homelessness

The City of Coos Bay has been awarded $1.93 million from the state of Oregon to purchase and renovate what used to be the Belloni Ranch Property.This project i

Driver in crash that killed Umpqua College coach, player pleads guilty to manslaughter, DUII

The driver of a truck that crashed head-on into a bus in April, killing two members of the Umpqua College softball team, pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Monday.