Body Found on Beach
On Friday, August 17, 2018, Newport Police were called to a reported suspicious death at the Agate Beach wayside in Newport. Responding officers located the body of 29-year-old Nikolaus Hinton of Newport.
An autopsy was...
Sex Offender Sting Results in 27 Arrests
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office partnered with 4 other agencies including the U.S. Marshals Office and the Oregon State Police to conduct a 'focused sex offender sweep' from August 14th, through the 16th.
Officials focused...
Motorcycle Strikes Deer
On Monday, August 21, just before 2:30 am, Oregon State Police Troopers from the Grants Pass Area Command and emergency personnel were dispatched to a crash involving a motorcycle on Hwy 260 just outside...
Harbor Fire Chief Brazil Memorial Procession, Service & Reception Set
Harbor Fire Department announced the passing of their beloved Chief John Brazil late last week following a short illness.
Chief Brazil served our community since June of 2002 when he joined as a Firefighter and...
Klondike and Taylor Creek Fire Miles from Agness
The Taylor Creek and Klondike Fires were split into zones on Saturday, Aug. 18. The fires are now referred to as “Taylor Creek and Klondike East Fires,” managed by the Alaska Incident Management Team...
U.S Coast Guard Medevacs Woman from Cruise Ship
Early last week a Coast Guard aircrew medically evacuated a woman reportedly suffering from kidney failure while aboard a cruise ship 50 miles southwest of Coos Bay.
Coast Guard Sector North Bend Command Center received...
Logging Truck Rolls Over Trapping Driver
Just after 9:30 am Friday morning, the Curry County Sheriff's Office received a 911 transfer call through the Brookings Police Department reporting a loaded log truck had crashed about one mile up Gardner Ridge...
Man Burglarizes Home After Shower, Change of Clothes and Meal
On Thursday, August 16, just after 5:31 p.m., a resident reported to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office that her home had been burglarized while she was away. Deputies responded to the scene and discovered...
Brookings Drug Bust Seizes 10 Grams of Meth
On Thursday, August 9th, Deputies from the Curry County Sheriff’s Office in cooperation with the Brookings Police Department applied for a Search Warrant for a residence located at 96465 Coverdell Road Sp #39 Brookings,...
Search for Cave Junction Shooter Leads to SWAT Incident
On Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 at 3:22 PM, Officers with the Grants Pass Dept. of Public Safety received information that Dillon Gomez was observed at 1474 Blake Ct. in Grants Pass. Gomez is wanted...