Coquille News

Kitzen and Jeni Branting have been in a committed lesbian relationship since high school and are making plans to get legally married in Oregon next spring.

Gentle tipping and tilting swirls the water around and around, over the sand and small gravel at the bottom of a gold pan.

How many years has it been since America's railroads were a source of national pride, a symbol of adventure, travel, power and punctuality? Reduced to slow-rolling billboards for gangs while hauling the most ...

Traffic is backed up for a couple miles Monday, after a truck hauling scrap metal overturns on Highway 42 near Coquille.

A 2-year-old boy from Green was injured Monday in an all-terrain vehicle accident in the mountains east of Coquille and Myrtle Point, according to the Coos County Sheriff's Office.

After his first two weeks on the job as a wildland firefighter, Scott Charlson's feet were covered with blisters, and he was about ready to look for another way to pay for his last term in college.

The police report is compiled daily from the public record log of the Bandon Police Department and the Coos County Sheriff.

After a dozen years of service, Coquille Police Chief Michael Reaves is retiring.

For the first time in several years, the Coquille Police Department brings back a family fun affair to encourage partnerships within the community.

The federal Surface Transportation Board will listen to testimony on applications by the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad to abandon its Coos Bay line and by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to take ...

The Coquille police and fire departments will partner on a free 2008 National Night Out event.

Coos Forest Protective Association firefighters watch as a helicopter outfitted with a water bucket drops its payload during training near Coquille on Friday.-World Photos by Alex Powers COQUILLE - Firefighting ...

Reedsport Police arrested a Reedsport man Thursday night on domestic harassment charges.

The ringing began at 6:30 Wednesday. Many Coquille residents woke up to the automated calls informing them their Oregon First Community Credit Union credit cards had been suspended.

It's a different kind of "fishing" season for scammers, as a number of residents in Coquille awoke Wednesday morning to a call from an automated voice.

The following couples have filed for marriage licenses at the clerk's office at the Coos County Courthouse in Coquille: * Joshua M. LaFranchi and Erika M. Nay, both of Myrtle Point.

The following couples have filed for marriage licenses at the clerk's office at the Coos County Courthouse in Coquille: * Joshua M. LaFranchi and Erika M. Nay, both of Myrtle Point.

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., has proposed rerouting $8 million to help the Port of Coos Bay buy a rail line that runs from Eugene to Coquille and is scheduled to be abandoned.

The selection panel choosing Coquille's next police chief has narrowed the field to two possible candidates.

Staff writer Jessica Musicar asked several people about their favorite fair foods at the Coos County Fair Publication Wednesday.