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Bret Darger Drives Bruins to Win
On Monday the Brookings-Harbor boys varsity golf team took to the links at home on a beautiful sunny and dry day.
Hosting Rogue River High School and Reedsport, the Bruins took full advantage of being...
126 Pounds of Meth Seized
About 126 pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs were seized Thursday from a semi-truck hauling Starbucks products that were headed for Spokane, according to the Centralia Police Department.
During a traffic stop on northbound Interstate...
Power Transformer Explodes
At 3:44 AM units from Illinois Valley Fire District were dispatched to a power line problem. Upon arrival to the scene of the problem, it was determined that a power pole transformer had exploded...
Missing La Grande Truck Driver Located
On Saturday, April 28, 2018, at approximately 10:15 am, Oregon State Police was notified that the missing Commercial truck driver, Jacob Aaron Cartwright had returned home and was en-route to Grande Ronde Hospital in...
Brookings Fire & Rescue Honors Firefighters
Over the weekend Brookings Fire & Rescue honored some of the men who have performed their duties at a high level throughout the last year.
Those honored from left to right were.., Engineer Dennis Bettencourt-Ems...
Traffic Stop Yields Mobile Meth Lab in Trunk
On Monday evening, April 23, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle suspected to be a stolen. The vehicle stopped in a driveway in a location not associated with the vehicle or its...
Klamath Accident Closes Hwy. 101
The California Highway Patrol has reported that a semi truck collided head-on with a Nissan Maxima, spilling approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel before exploding into flames at the north entrance to the Klamath...
Lady Bruins Battle North Bend
The Lady Bruins ran into a North Bend Lady Bulldogs team that rolled into Brookings riding a five-game winning streak.
Starting pitcher for the Lady Bruins was Gracie Harms who struggled to keep a powerful...
Arrests Made in Dutch Bros. Robbery
As reported in the Wild Coast Compass earlier in the week, on Monday, April 23rd, at approximately 2:30 am an armed robbery was reported at the Dutch Bros. Coffee located at 638 Redwood Hwy.
It...
Man Arrested for Sexual Assault of Horse
Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man Tuesday who they believe sexually assaulted a horse.
Kenneth Duyck, a 20-year-old transient man, was arrested on charges of sexual assault of an animal, second-degree burglary and...