Grand jury clears cop of rape charge
A Coos County grand jury has decided not to charge a North Bend police officer with a crime after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman. North Bend Police Chief Steve Scibelli put officer Jason Griggs, 36, on administrative leave ...
 2.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 163.0 Egypt stops leader's travel to U.S.
CAIRO (AP) Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad. Ayman Nour, freed on Feb. 18 for health ...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 86.0 Former employee opens fire at Orlando office tower - 1 dead, 5 injured
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ” Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building where he used to work. At least six people were hurt. People streamed out of the 16-story Legion Place office building around lunchtime a...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 128.0 Official: discipline needed for Oregon custody death
PORTLAND (AP) The Portland city commissioner who oversees police has recommended that two officers be disciplined in the custody death of a mentally ill man in 2006. A recommendation released Wednesday by Commissioner Dan Saltzman goes beyond the d...
2.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 186.0 Former employee opens fire at Orlando office tower - 1 dead, 5 injured
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building where he used to work. At least six people were hurt. People streamed out of the 16-story Legion Place office building around lunchtime and some...
2.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 128.0 Medford withdraws appeal of panhandling
MEDFORD (AP) The Medford City Council has withdrawn its appeal of a ruling that found its panhandling ordinance unconstitutional. The city had tried to prevent aggressive panhandling with an ordinance that prohibited people from asking for money at...
0.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 86.0 AP source: Former NYC police commissioner Kerik plans to plead guilty to resolve pending cases
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) Just days before starting a triathlon of trials, former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik appears to be opting for a shortcut. A person familiar with the case said Wednesday that Kerik, who won praise nationwid...
1.4K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 86.0 Pakistan army enters Taliban stronghold
ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistani soldiers battled Taliban fighters today in the streets of a key militant stronghold, officials said, as government forces pressed ahead with their offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan. The soldiers were fighti...
3.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 86.0 Bandon police levy fails
Bandon voters narrowly defeated a measure that would have provided more money to the city s police department. The Coos County Elections Office released totals Tuesday night that showed 51.5 percent of voters were opposed to the tax, while 48.5 favor...
2.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 142.0 Area agencies won't surrender to flu bug
NORTH BEND It may seem like a remote possibility now, but if Coos County were struck by an especially severe influenza outbreak, the city of North Bend would be prepared. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said each city department has developed an operat...
4.6K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 243.0 Hang up and drive law comes Jan. 1
SALEM As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced? Orego...
6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 180.0 Bandon fights the odds on police levy
Bandon officials say the day is approaching when the police department won t have enough officers to provide 24-hour protection. They are hoping taxpayers will dig deeper into their pockets to help pay for police officer salaries. Voters in the city ...
4.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 202.0 Bandon runs a fiscally tight ship
It was with interest I read Jim Giambrone s letter (The World, Oct. 27). This is the same man who tried to coerce the city s budget committee into hiring an eighth officer two years ago. Police Chief Bob Webb told us there were other things he needed...
2.6K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 155.0 Woman injured in stun-gun incident
SUTHERLIN (AP) A woman who fell and hit her head after being stunned by a Sutherlin police officer s Taser is in critical condition at Portland s Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Sutherlin police Sgt. Joseph Felix said officers responded Tuesday night to ...
0.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 142.0 It's time to solve Leah's murder
Nearly a decade ago, my daughter s life was cut tragically short when she was murdered at 15 years old in Coquille. My daughter is Leah Freeman and today, Oct. 29, she would have turned 25. As I endure this painful anniversary I am again reminded of ...
2.3K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 167.0 Sports Briefs: Astros choose Mills for manager
HOUSTON ” Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona s bench coach in Boston. He ll manage in the majors for the first time, thou...
5.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 186.0 Former Coos lawyer up for U.S. attorney
PORTLAND (AP) A former Coos County prosecutor is among the final three candidates for U.S. attorney for Oregon. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden s office has announced the finalists Tuesday. Their names are being forwarded to President Obama. The list includes ...
1.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 128.0 Police: Man with hatchet fatally shot
GARIBALDI (AP) The Tillamook County sheriff says a man has been fatally shot after he threatened two deputies with a hatchet. Sheriff Todd Anderson said the deputies who responded to a disturbance call Friday at a Garibaldi home found a man breakin...
0.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 86.0 Alleged victim says he didn t lie about coach
The man who accused Wendi Boutiette of having sex with him when he was 17 says he didn t lie, but he was unwilling to take a polygraph test. A letter to prosecutor Shannon Sullivan, dated Oct. 4, explains why he would no longer cooperate. During the ...
3.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 550.0 Police: Man with hatchet fatally shot
GARIBALDI (AP) The Tillamook County sheriff says a man has been fatally shot after he threatened two deputies with a hatchet. Sheriff Todd Anderson said the deputies who responded to a disturbance call Friday at a Garibaldi home found a man breakin...
0.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 86.0 | 
