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Woman Survives 100 ft. Fall at Toketee Falls

A 40-year-old Medford woman was flown by air ambulance to a hospital for treatment after falling approximately 100 feet Thursday afternoon. 911 dispatchers received a call at 3:20 pm, reporting a woman who had fallen...

Car Crash Driver Life-flighted

Sunday evening, July 1st, units from Illinois Valley Fire District, American Medical Response, and Illinois Valley Fire Department and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), responded at the request of the Josephine County Sheriff's...

Fireworks and Smokey the Bear

With the 4th of July holiday approaching, forestry and fire managers are reminding people not to use fireworks of any kind on public lands. For fire prevention and safety reasons, all types of fireworks...

Fire Breaks out at Lobster Creek

Coos Forest Protective Association responded to a fire at 1:55 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the Lobster Creek drainage northeast of of Gold Beach. The fire reportedly started near the 4-H youth camp. There are very...

Man Rescued by Helicopter after Falling at Natural Bridge

Late last week Oregon State Police Troopers responded to a report of an injured person who had fallen into the tidal area at Natural Bridges near Highway 101 in Brookings. The initial report came from...

Crescent City Man Arrested after K9 Kai Alerts to Drugs

Late Friday evening, Crescent City Police conducted a traffic stop on 31-year-old Justin Carr. The driver of the vehicle, Justin Carr, was determined to be on active POST RELEASE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION (PRCS) for possession of...

Our Intrepid Explorer Dave’s Steampunk Adventure

On a recent trip with my brother to pick up new (but used) windsurfing gear, we stopped for the night at my friend's family farm... the Mross' place, just outside of Eugene. It's also the...

Crescent City K9 Kai Puts the Bite on Crime

Crescent City Police conducted a traffic stop on a bicyclist for lighting violations. The subject was also seen in a front yard of a residence, which caught the officers attention. During the contact, the subject...

Vehicle in Hellgate Canyon Recovered by Helicopter (video)

On June 16, the Wild Coast Compass reported that the Oregon State Police had responded to a 911 call from a Grants Pass female who had reported that a male had been assaulted and...

Stream the Game Live HERE…Today

As reported by the Wild Coast Compass earlier in the week, two local football players from Azalea Middle School, Gavin Mills, and Kallan Christiansen have been selected to participate in the first Annual Oregon All-State Game TODAY,...