Port Orford News

Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs porous pavers in the driveway, while the Port Orford cedar pergola is being craned into place on the front lawn.

Jerrod Kenneth Strong, 23, Gold Beach, was convicted June 12 of reckless driving, driving under the influence of intoxicants and attempting to elude police.

Oregon is the Northwest cornucopia of some of the most distinctive fresh produce since the temperate climates allow a long growing season.

Oregon's new marine reserves won't by themselves restore depleted fish populations or revive the coastal economy, but they are an important and overdue first step.

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

Some before too long, someone will write a history of the Pacific Coast - not the land side, but the water.

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

Erick E.G. Hollenbeck, 19, Langlois, was convicted June 5 of violation of two separate probations.

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is offering a free camping night as part of a special summertime promotion at 20 state parks across Oregon.

GOLD BEACH One of two men charged following an early morning burglary last Thursday in which the property owner fired shots at two stolen cars attempting to run him down and wound up with eight officers and a K9 dog investigating, made his first appearance with his attorney in Curry County Circuit Court on Tuesday.

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

Eight law enforcement officers and a K9 dog converged on an Ophir home being burglarized early Thursday morning after the property owner fired shots at two Port Orford men trying to run him over with stolen cars.

There is an abundance of scientific research on the stresses that humans are placing on oceans, including the disturbing evidence of global warming and climate change.

The Oregon House unanimously passed a bill Thursday that funds the state's first two fishing-free marine reserves and sets a schedule for studying four others.

The Oregon House has approved establishment of Oregon's first two marine reserves, and funding to keep discussions going on creation of four others.

GOLD BEACH The Curry County Budget Committee on Friday recommended a $54.9 million budget to the Board of Commissioners after voting to limit elected county officials to a 3 percent cost of living raise and dropping a $3,000 raise the Elected Officials Compensation Board had proposed for Sheriff John Bishop.

"The trick to first-come, first-served camping is to get there early in the day or the week," says Chris Havel with the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation.

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

A Washington State man is arrested after his handgun accidentally discharges while he is loading it at a Bend motel.

The Brookings-Harbor area escaped the brunt of an unseasonably strong storm that pummeled Curry County with high winds and rains Monday.