Curry County News

As log trucks have become a rare sight in towns like Gold Beach, Curry County has found itself pinched for revenues to fund law enforcement.

Recent heavy rains in southwest Oregon and more to come could lead to landslides and debris flows in Curry and Josephine counties, as well as the southern Oregon Cascades and the Siskiyou Mountains, state geologists said Wednesday.

According to a Special Weather Statement issued by the NOAA : Really cold. Temperatures are forecast to plummet, with lows in the Umpqua Valley and along the South Coast in the teens - or even lower - possible later this week.

It could be a solution to lack of funding in both Coos and Curry county: Housing inmates from both counties at the Coos County Jail.

A 17-year-old driver who veered into oncoming traffic and killed a motorcyclist said she had been feeling tired from just five hours of sleep the previous night and had been looking for a place to pull over.