Bandon News

BANDON, Ore. - With just two women and two men left, the 100th Oregon Amateur Golf Championship wrapped up it's final round of play at Bandon Dunes on Saturday morning.

BANDON, Ore. - A 60-foot trawler abandoned in Bandon's marina for almost five years has been towed to Charleston for dismantling.

There is just something about children and dogs that endears each to the other. In the case of Maggie, a 10-year old Labrador retriever who is a retired K-9 officer and drug dog with the Bandon Police Department in Bandon, Ore., the message she tries to get across to the 5-7 year olds is both equal parts fun and seriousness.

A course with superb design can make or break your game. Here are the ones that impressed-and challenged-you most.

Have we dodged a bullet or is it still heading our way? The town of Bandon, Oregon is really two towns: the inland town, composed largely of Oregon natives,... The town of Bandon, Oregon is really two towns: the inland town, composed largely of Oregon natives, and near-natives, who are mostly permanent residents and live in small, low-cost homes, ...

Hoping to revitalize their downtown area, the City of Bandon is selected from a group of communities in the state, to be a part of a special program, aimed at transforming a city's downtown commercial district while preserving it's historical value.

Using a razor-thin majority, Oregon House Democrats pushed through the cornerstone of their effort to protect the Metolius River basin from destination resort development.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Searching for shipwrecks and exploring tide pools along the Oregon coast will be easier next week when extremely low tides will expose areas normally hidden by the pounding surf.

Bandon Dunes golf resort will host the 2011 women's and men's U.S. Amateur Public Links championships.

They haven't been seen in this part of Bandon since 2001, but now the Tufted Puffins have returned.

This summer the economy makes it necessary for many travelers to stay at home. Travel doesn't have to take you miles away; it can be right around the corner.

Located on a virtually unspoiled 23-mile stretch of the Oregon coast - 90 miles north of the California border where the Coquille River flows into the Pacific - scenic Bandon is a laid-back and low-key getaway, in spite of its busy facade.

Perks Affordable real estate. A tourist town that is welcoming and vibrant without being overrun.

Medford will take part in a state-backed program to help it revitalize its downtown district.

It seems likely that GM will sell its Hummer brand to Sichuan-based Tengzhong in the third quarter through a deal brokered by Credit Suisse, Shearman & Sterling, and Citi -- the latter acting on behalf of GM.

Curry County and Brookings 911 emergency service is partially out of service and many landline and cell phones are only able to make local calls after a fiber optic line was reportedly cut by a construction crew in the Bandon area.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast at 11 a.m. today.

Langlois, Oregon was once home to a thriving blue cheese factory that was destroyed in a fire in 1957.

The father of an autistic man accused of murder has his own legal problems. A Coos County grand jury indicted Fred Cozad on a charge of criminal mistreatment, The World newspaper of Coos Bay reported Tuesday.

If you ever thought about taking a lesson but maybe bought into the stereotype that golf professionals, with their zero handicaps, might not be able to relate well to your 40- or 50-over-par game, then John Grothe might be the pro for you.