Myrtle Point News

Sutherlin police chief Tom Boggs is retiring after 29 years of police work. On a recent afternoon, Sutherlin Police Chief Tom Boggs was heading back to the station from lunch when a drunken driving report crackled over the radio.

School is just about out for Summer, which sadly means that some students could go hungry if not for one particular program that looks to make sure they get their regular lunches.

Voters have until Tuesday, May 19 to cast their votes for Coos County's Special Election.

Teaching the importance of gun safety at an early age, local kids get a chance to take part in a hands-on firearm event on Saturday.

The city of Coquille is going to start allowing its police officers to live outside city limits.

Taking time to honor courageous law enforcement officers, who have lost their lives or become disabled in the performance of duty, the city of Reedsport joins forces with the nation, as they recognize, National Police Memorial Week.

COQUILLE, Ore. - A Coquille woman with dementia who spent two nights outside after going for a walk was found on a neighbor's property less than a half mile from her home, hypothermic but alive.

Local National Guard troops were escorted out of town in style this Monday morning, as they headed down to Medford for a pre-deployment meeting.

Additional rounds of rain and snow will keep up through the middle of the upcoming week; although.

Students at one South Coast elementary school have learned the importance of giving back, helping kids with cancer, one coin at a time.

A former Washington County sheriff's deputy who was investigated after a handcuffed suspect escaped from his patrol car was fired from the Myrtle Point Police Department on Feb.

Head Coach David Freeman said the Bruins' results from Saturday's Siuslaw Invitational in Coos Bay were okay, but a season-long problem again haunted Brookings-Harbor High School.

Coquille police have five suspects in custody following the armed robbery of a local supermarket in the early morning hours on Thursday.

The Oregon State Marine Board voted against a proposal to ban outboard motors on a portion of the South Fork Coquille River.

A Camas Valley woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly eluded police from Coquille to Winston.

The Coos County Sheriff's Office is asking for the publics help in finding 70 year old Stirling Morris, a resident at Baker Adult Foster Care, who suffers from Alzheimer's.. The case was called in to the ...

Today Bud Schmidt will gather the items remaining in and around his desk and walk out of his office in City Hall for the final time as city manager.

Southwest Oregon missed the brunt of last week's storms, but now it's getting its share of problems.

We just received this Press Release from the folks over at Norway Industries, makers of the popular Duravanes line of fletching products and also a great line of string suppressors called the String Tamers.

The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for Lane, Coos and Curry counties and flood advisories for 16 other counties in Oregon and southwest Washington.