Coos Bay

Legislators have passed a bill to shore up Bay Area Hospital’s finances. The Coos Bay facility risked a drastic cut to services.

The fire chief said billing for some fire department services is becoming the industry standard.

A recent federal budget bill includes some good news for Oregon counties with O&C land.

Unhoused adults are at least three and a half times more likely to die than the general population. Many groups that work with homeless people hold services around the winter solstice to highlight the dangers of homelessness and to remember those who passed away during the year.

Nicholas McGuffin was wrongfully convicted in the death of his girlfriend, Leah Freeman, in 2011.

A potential deal between private-equity owned Quorum Health and Bay Area Hospital is dead.

The $2.3 billion Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development project will create an international cargo ship and rail terminal on the south coast.

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.