Curry County

Curry County voters will see a law enforcement levy on May's ballot to fund its struggling sheriff’s department. That vote comes amid tension between county commissioners and the sheriff.

Curry County is considering taking over management of federal forests within its borders by applying a novel legal strategy used by a county in Arizona.

The Curry County Board of Commissioners has sued their sheriff in the latest escalation of tensions between the offices.

Beach camping is banned in eight cities and two counties on the Oregon coast. Concerns over homeless encampments are driving a push to add Brookings to that list.

On Tuesday, the City of Brookings agreed to pay St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church’s legal fees after a yearslong court fight.

Proposed tax measures in Coos and Curry counties to fund law enforcement services failed in May. Now sheriff’s offices are dealing with the consequences.

A man who was formerly homeless argues he was unlawfully cited while camping outside.

State officials awarded $2.36 million to the project by Bay Area First Step, which will be the first of its kind in Curry County.

County officials across Southern Oregon say they’re desperate to fund law enforcement. But measures on the ballot this month to raise taxes are a hard sell in a region once reliant on timber revenue.

A Curry County Republican state senator in a hotly contested primary race on Monday threatened to sue a House candidate and a former conservative radio host over statements suggesting he’s connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

The Southern Oregon county is struggling to function after a ransomware attack left it unable to access any of its digital information.

The landslide underneath U.S. Highway 101 caused the roadway to drop as much as 12 feet in some areas.