Coos Bay

Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1865. This year marks the 160th anniversary.

An Arizona businessman said he stumbled across the abandoned plan for a liquefied natural gas terminal in Southern Oregon. Now he’s trying to resurrect the controversial project.

Laws protecting free speech, along with challenging economic circumstances, make it difficult to cut ties.

Economic development officials along the south Oregon coast say a housing crunch is hindering growth.

The program has been running in Clackamas, Jackson, Klamath and Wasco counties. It recently expanded to Corvallis, Coos Bay and Umatilla County.

Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast.

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Tuesday two final floating offshore wind energy areas off the coast of Coos Bay and Brookings.

Efforts to make the Port of Coos Bay a major shipping facility got help from the Oregon Legislature this week.

The Port of Coos Bay is the only shipping facility between San Francisco and Portland. Efforts are underway to expand its capacity and create what would be called the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port.

A commercial fisherman is alive and well after being rescued by an Oregon State University research vessel staffed with University of Oregon students.

Like many communities in the region, the housing market in Coos Bay has been tightening for years, leaving a growing number of people without homes. In response, local organizations are working to build a village of small, manufactured living structures as temporary shelter.

The Jordan Cove Energy Project’s efforts to bypass state regulators suffered another setback Monday.