Monthly Archives: August 2018
Brookings Wild River Pizza Closed TODAY after Mechanical Accident
The Brookings location of Wild River Pizza will be closed Thursday, August 23rd after suffering a "mechanical malfunction".
Just before 8:30 pm Wednesday night, a mechanical malfunction with a deep fryer severely injured at least...
Man Arrested After Exposing Himself to Young Girls
Following an incident on August 3rd when a man exposed himself to two juvenile females as they walked through Reinhardt Park in Grants Pass, 54-year-old John ODell was arrested.
After exposing himself to the young...
6.2 Quake Shakes Oregon Coast Early Wednesday
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Oregon just after 1:30 am early Wednesday morning.
The United States Geological Survey says the quake was centered 170 miles west of Coos Bay, at...
Body Found on Beach
On Friday, August 17, 2018, Newport Police were called to a reported suspicious death at the Agate Beach wayside in Newport. Responding officers located the body of 29-year-old Nikolaus Hinton of Newport.
An autopsy was...
Sex Offender Sting Results in 27 Arrests
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office partnered with 4 other agencies including the U.S. Marshals Office and the Oregon State Police to conduct a 'focused sex offender sweep' from August 14th, through the 16th.
Officials focused...
Motorcycle Strikes Deer
On Monday, August 21, just before 2:30 am, Oregon State Police Troopers from the Grants Pass Area Command and emergency personnel were dispatched to a crash involving a motorcycle on Hwy 260 just outside...
Harbor Fire Chief Brazil Memorial Procession, Service & Reception Set
Harbor Fire Department announced the passing of their beloved Chief John Brazil late last week following a short illness.
Chief Brazil served our community since June of 2002 when he joined as a Firefighter and...
Klondike and Taylor Creek Fire Miles from Agness
The Taylor Creek and Klondike Fires were split into zones on Saturday, Aug. 18. The fires are now referred to as “Taylor Creek and Klondike East Fires,” managed by the Alaska Incident Management Team...
U.S Coast Guard Medevacs Woman from Cruise Ship
Early last week a Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a woman reportedly suffering from kidney failure while aboard a cruise ship 50 miles southwest of Coos Bay.
Coast Guard Sector North Bend Command Center received...
Logging Truck Rolls Over Trapping Driver
Just after 9:30 am Friday morning, the Curry County Sheriff's Office received a 911 transfer call through the Brookings Police Department reporting a loaded log truck had crashed about one mile up Gardner Ridge...