Brookings News

In the wake of a serious illness, Dave Kitchen has decided to resign from the Brookings City Council and several other community posts.

The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.

Jake Cowan and Betty Schreier untangle and sort out extension cords as the stringing of 400,000 lights gets under way over the weekend for the Naturea s Coastal Holiday display.

Vaccines for the H1N1 influenza have finally arrived in Curry County in enough volume to start vaccinating the most vulnerable residents children.

County commissioners from five southwestern Oregon counties will send a letter next week to the Oregon state forester asking that the state support the maximum amount of state match to federal dollars allocated next year toward eradicating Sudden Oak Death.

Brookings Fire Capt. Tom Kerr is a hero. No, he hasn't pulled a baby from the jaws of a mountain lion or leapt tall buildings with a single bound.

On November 4, 2009, at about 5:05 p.m., the Curry County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from two Gold Beach residents reporting that while out picking mushrooms near Edson Creek Road and Old Coast Highway just north of Gold Beach, they found what they believed were the remains of a human being in a forested area.

The half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall as seen recently in Hayward, Calif.

A man cana t resist photographing 15- to 20-foot waves breaking on the south jetty of the Chetco River Friday.

It came as shocking news to Brookings resident Hayley Farr that she was stranded in Malaysia and needed $1,800 to get home.

Masie, an old Labrador mix, was back home and recovering Thursday from injuries she suffered after falling off a cliff at Chetco Point Park on Nov.

The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.

The trimester system is the latest casualty in the Brookings-Harbor School District's search for a way to improve academic achievement at the middle and high schools.

Hair Circuit owner Deborah Margaret Crawford, center, celebrates 30 years of continuous service at hear Brookings salon with customers, some of whom have been coming to her for 29 years.

Brookings Fire Chief Bill Sharp, left, City Manager Gary Milliman and Police Chief Chris Wallace stand where the emergency center will be built.

A Fred Meyer employee helps Gold Beach resident Sharon Brown search a rack Tuesday for childrena s costumes that she can use to become a a oesuperhero who outgrew her costume.a Witches, pirates and vampires are still the top selling Halloween costumes, according to the National Retail Federation , but these aren't your parents' Halloween costumes.

Sandra Jenkins appeared to be in high spirits when she talked about her upcoming retirement party, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct.

Garden club volunteer Betty Sine cares for plants as ODOT workers plan their next move for the roadwork project.

GOLD BEACH A deputy district attorney moved to drop five felony charges against Drake Alexander Bettinger Friday as he said those four charges of being a felon in possession of firearms and one of a felon possessing a restricted weapon were being refiled in Federal District Court in Medford.

The Curry General Hospital Health Network's plans for a new Brookings clinic must clear another hurdle at 7 p.m. Monday when the Brookings City Council will be asked to approve a zoning change.