Coos County

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 33-year-old father of two small children has been placed on suicide watch following his sentence of more than 20 years in prison for his involvement in an accident while intoxicated that claimed the lives of two people…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Bandon Police Department’s Deputy Starr apprehended an ax-wielding suspect, 31-year-old Scott Smith, on Monday evening after Smith threatened a woman and two puppies during a domestic disturbance on Rosa Road in Bandon.…

The record-breaking flooding last March which caused widespread destruction in four Oregon counties, including the displacement of many residents following damage to 529 homes, has prompted an appeal for additional financial help to…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) invites Oregonians to join park rangers at Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area for the park's fall cleanup event, scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on…

Edward Lawrence Nelson, who was imprisoned in the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) for murdering his wife in a domestic violence incident in 2013, died in a hospital yesterday morning, according to the Oregon Department of…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Bandon Police Department (BPD) officers arrested 53-year-old Brian Tenney and 30-year-old Edith S. Beckner on Friday on felony warrants for charges relating to an Oregon State Police (OSP) investigation of the West Coast…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Jennifer Smith, the mother of Nathan Bradford Smith (33), has filed a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit against the City of Coos Bay, claiming her son died in the back of a patrol car while a Coos Bay Police officer…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) reports indicate that a fatal multi-car crash in Coos County near Lakeside on Friday at approximately 1:06 p.m. in which a beige Kia Optima crossed the centerline, crashing into a  black Toyota…

Oregon counties will receive more than $31 million through the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to help support vital local services. The federal payments help offset the loss of property tax revenue in areas with tax-exempt…

The Governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek, has called for Presidential Disaster Declarations to provide federal support to the county communities of Coos, Curry, Douglas, and Harney, that suffered devastating damages during the 2025 floods.…