Monthly Archives: April 2020
Early Morning Blaze Damages Multiple Structures
At approximately 3:17am early Saturday morning, Brookings and Harbor fire departments were dispatched to an active structure fire reported by law enforcement to be at least one structure fully involved...
More Wet Weather in Weekend Forecast
Expect showers in the region Saturday morning as a system pushes on shore. The wet weather should be short-lived Saturday with a short break before another weak system enters the area Sunday...
Investigation Leads to Arrest for Multiple Sexual Charges
On Thursday, April 23rd, information was disclosed to Detectives from the Curry County Sheriff's Office during an unrelated investigation that led Detectives to contact three juvenile females regarding several alleged sex crimes.
CHN Offers COVID-19 Antibody Testing and Specimen Collection on Outpatient Basis
Curry Health Network will begin offering COVID-19 antibody testing, and Covid-19 testing on an outpatient basis in Gold Beach, Brookings, and Port Orford beginning Monday, April 27th.
As Oregon...
Dispute Escalates to Gunfire and 2 Arrests
Curry County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of a physical dispute in progress at a residence on Court Street in Harbor, Or. just after 11:00am Wednesday morning April 22nd. The 911...
Gov. Brown Sets Guidelines to Resume Elective Surgeries
Governor Kate Brown announced Thursday afternoon that she will be lifting her order delaying non-urgent procedures for health care providers, as long as they can demonstrate they have met new requirements for...
Local Area Adds New COVID-19 Cases
Curry County has reported one new case of COVID-19 this week bringing the total of confirmed cases to 4 with 3 recovered as Coos County to the north, recorded 3 new confirmed...
More $60,000 in Cash and Over 17 Grams of Cocaine Seized
On Saturday, April 18th, just after 8:30am, an Oregon State Police Trooper from the Grants Pass Area Command contacted a 2019 Dodge Ram Pickup for a traffic violation on Interstate 5.
Man Arrested After Trying to Force Entry into Home
In a Wednesday afternoon press release from the desk of Brookings Police Chief Kelby McCrae, early Wednesday morning at approximately 6:30 am, a resident of the gated community at Chetco Point Terrace...
87% Jump in Speeding Tickets Over 100mph
CalTrans announced a joint effort with the California Highway Patrol and the California Office of Traffic Safety to urge drivers in the state to slow down given a recent 87% increase in...