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Roseburg man arrested in Canyonville in Myrtle Point check fraud case, police say

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A 44-year-old Roseburg man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with a check fraud case that investigators say began in Myrtle Point and involved stolen and forged checks passed at multiple locations in Roseburg. According to a report from the Roseburg Police Department, detectives developed Dee...

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Bandon voters elect new mayor as North Bend mayor secures fourth term

Unofficial election results Wednesday showed Bandon City Councilor Joshua Adamson leading incumbent Mary Schamehorn for Bandon mayor. It would be the first time the small coastal city would see a new mayor in more than two decades. Unofficial election results Wednesday showed Bandon City Councilor Joshua Adamson with about 63%...

North Bend, OR · 2d
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Lawsuit accuses ODHS of ignoring repeated warnings before Coos County boy’s death

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Oregon Department of Human Services and a Coos County mother alleges child welfare workers failed to intervene despite repeated reports of neglect involving a 5-year-old boy who later wandered away from his home and died of hypothermia in the woods.

Coos County, OR · 2d
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Escaped Debris Burn Scorches About One Acre In Camas Valley

An escaped debris burn spread through grass and into nearby timber Friday afternoon in Camas Valley, burning approximately one acre before firefighters contained it. Camas Valley Rural Fire District was dispatched at 1:03 p.m. November 6 to the area of Westside Road and Upper Camas Road. The district said its first brush truck was en route just over three minutes after dispatch.

Camas Valley, OR · 23h
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Claire Lynn prepares to represent Oregon House District 9 in Salem

FLORENCE, Ore. — Newly elected Oregon House District 9 Representative Claire Lynn is preparing to take office in January, bringing experience in state legislative policy and communications as she prepares to represent communities across parts of Lane, Douglas and Coos counties. Lynn, a seventh-generation Oregonian, said her family's roots...

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Oregon lawmakers, local officials eye curbs for kratom

By LYNNE TERRY/The Lund Report Keenan Neal was living in a sober housing unit and trying to stay clean when a friend offered him a kratom pill for a toothache. It took his pain away and was legal, sold in many convenience stores in Coos County where he lives. Kratom is a plant grown in Southeast Asia, where people traditionally have used its leaves for medicinal purposes for their stimulating and pain-relief effects. It’s been sold in the U.S. as an herbal supplement for about two decades. But in recent years, concentrated products containing a powerful opioid-like compound found in

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Southern Oregon Beach Alert: Powerful Waves Could Sweep People Away

Coos Bay, OR – Residents and visitors along Oregon's southern coastline are being urged to exercise extreme caution Friday, November 6, as an elevated risk of dangerous sneaker waves threatens beaches across three coastal counties through the evening.

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