Police shoot man suspected of killing woman in Coos Bay
June 15, 2022 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Police on Tuesday fatally shot a man in Coos Bay who was suspected of killing a woman days earlier, officials said.
Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said in a statement Wednesday that Matthew Tyler Mikel was confronted by police at about 7:30 p.m.
Oregon hospital COO ousted after criminal history found
June 8, 2022 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A recently hired Oregon hospital chief operations officer no longer holds the job after hospital officials say they learned he had been convicted and sentenced to five years in prison on charges of wire fraud and false representation of a Social Security number.
Oregon Coast targeted for offshore wind development
April 27, 2022 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Two areas off the Oregon Coast are being targeted to host offshore wind farms as the Biden administration seeks to ramp up renewable energy production.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that the locations being identified to potentially host wind farms are about 12 nautical miles offshore Coos Bay and Brookings.
Ex-Coos Bay cop convicted on 20 child sex abuse counts
April 18, 2022 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A former longtime Coos Bay police officer has been convicted on multiple charges related to the sexual abuse of a child.
After a trial in Coos County, Terry Scott Rogers was convicted on all counts, The World reported.
Controversial plan for Oregon natural gas terminal abandoned
December 2, 2021 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Canadian energy company called it quits Wednesday on a controversial natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal on the southern Oregon coast after failing to obtain all necessary state permits.
Coos Bay police officer indicted on child sex abuse charges
September 15, 2021 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A longtime Coos Bay police officer has been indicted and arrested on child sexual abuse charges.
According to court records, Terry Scott Rogers, 51, was arrested Friday on 18 felony charges and two misdemeanor charges, The World reported.
30 years for man who used child to make sexual abuse videos
June 23, 2021 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Coos Bay man has been sentenced to three decades in federal prison after he admitted to using a 3-year-old child to make videos of sexual abuse and disseminated them online.
Man suspected of 3 killings in Oregon town is still at large
June 19, 2021 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A man sought in the killings of three people after a hit-and-run crash near a casino and a shooting at a marijuana dispensary in a small Oregon city was still at large Saturday.
3 killed, suspect sought after Oregon hit-and-run, shooting
June 18, 2021 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Police searched Friday for a suspect believed to have killed three people in wave of violence that included a hit-and-run crash and a shooting at a pot shop in a small Oregon city.
Quakes strike off Oregon coast, no tsunami expected
April 29, 2021 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Multiple earthquakes occurred off the Oregon coast early Thursday.
Deputy dies from shooting injuries sustained on duty in 1980
April 19, 2021 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A former Douglas County sheriff’s deputy has died more than 40 years after he was shot while working...
US signs order for first West Coast gas-export terminal
July 7, 2020 GMTThe Trump administration on Monday formally authorized exports from a proposed Oregon natural-gas terminal, the first on the U.S. West Coast.
Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette signed the order for the proposed Jordan Cove liquid natural gas terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon...
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rumbles 150 miles off Oregon coast
August 29, 2019 GMTCOOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Thursday off the Oregon coast but did not generate a tsunami or cause any damage or injuries, authorities said...
U.V. Report: Ashli Payne; Sadie Birch; Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay; Indian Huddle luncheon
April 25, 2017 GMTCHENEY, Wash.
Payne ends career at EWU
Senior forward Ashli Payne, a former Umpqua Community College standout, recently concluded her two-year women's basketball career at Eastern Washington University.
Jordan Cove open house attracts Douglas County stakeholders
March 24, 2017 GMTMore than 100 curious community members, union representatives and concerned landowners came to the Jordan Cove open house Wednesday at Seven Feathers Casino Resort in Canyonville.
Representatives of Jordan Cove and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission addressed questions and talked about the proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through four counties, including Douglas County, and the liquefied natural gas terminal that would be constructed at the Port of Coos Bay.