An illegal birthday surprise was foiled by the Oregon State Police on Monday, after troopers say they found 8 pounds of pot wrapped up as birthday gifts.
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5.7 Quake shakes N. California, some damage reported
A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said Friday.
House votes to let Ore. community colleges compete
The Oregon Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. John Kitzhaber a bill that would repeal a prohibition on public community colleges creating programs that compete with offerings of for-profit career colleges.
Collapse survivor: 'It was a rough day. I'm glad to be breathing' (Photo Gallery) (Video)
When Dan Sligh and his wife got into their truck to begin a camping trip Thursday evening, they never could have imagined they would end up in the frigid Skagit River tangled in the wreckage of a collapsed bridge.
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An illegal birthday surprise was foiled by the Oregon State Police on Monday, after troopers say they found 8 pounds of pot wrapped up as birthday gifts.
Federal timber payments held up by the mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration will start showing up in Oregon timber county accounts next week.
A moderate earthquake centered in rural northeastern California and felt in two other states damaged some homes and ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water in the densely forested region, officials said Friday.
The Oregon Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. John Kitzhaber a bill that would repeal a prohibition on public community colleges creating programs that compete with offerings of for-profit career colleges.
When Dan Sligh and his wife got into their truck to begin a camping trip Thursday evening, they never could have imagined they would end up in the frigid Skagit River tangled in the wreckage of a collapsed bridge.
A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span into a river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror.
Sen. Ron Wyden is zeroing in on his plan for boosting logging on federal lands in Western Oregon and helping rural counties beset by money problems.
The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening, injuring an unknown number of people.
The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
An interagency narcotics team made a big big bust Wednesday, arresting 5 people and removing a child from a home they say drugs were being sold from.
Entertainment
Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland
Stone Temple Pilots have accused the band's former frontman Scott Weiland of hijacking its name and songs to promote his solo career.
Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'
Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.
Photos: Stars at the amfAR gala (Photo Gallery)
Offbeat
Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
After 13 years on the run, fugitive busted for peeing on wall
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.
Manila officials not thrilled with Dan Brown for calling it 'gates of hell'
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.
Local & Regional
Family dog attacks infant's face (Photo Gallery) (Video)
A family dog attacked a baby boy's face Thursday morning, sending the child to Portland for reconstructive surgery.
A meeting regarding the potential for wind energy off the coast of Coos Bay was held at the North Bend Public Library Wednesday night.
The holiday weekend is fast approaching and for some that means taking the boat out on the water, even if the weather isn't exactly what they had hoped for.
Coos County Sheriff's deputies cited a man for disturbing a Snowy Plover nesting area on the north spit.
A proposed update to the second hand property dealers ordinance was a hot topic at the Coos Bay City Council meeting this week.
Sports
Beavers 'Coug It' in extras against Wazzu (Video)
The fourth-ranked Oregon State baseball team dropped a 10-9 11-inning decision to Washington State Friday in the opening-game of a three-game series at Goss Stadium.
Tommy Thorpe threw seven hitless innings to lead No. 7 Oregon to a 6-2 Pac-12 Conference win at Utah in Spring Mobile Stadium on Friday night.
FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask soccer's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.
Armstrong tweets, "Knowing I have 0 cred on the doping issue - I still can't help but think, 'really Di Luca? Are you that ... stupid??"
A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been settled.
Around the World
Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing.
Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.
A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here."
Outdoors
Quagga mussels try to slip into Oregon, get stopped at checkpoint
An Eastern Oregon checkpoint aimed at keeping invasive species from hitchhiking into Oregon on boats has opened for the spring, and it found an infested boat the next day.
Dog beaches account for a tiny fraction of the thousands of miles of U.S. shoreline, but they are treasured by pet owners and their pooches.
Nearly 1 million people live in Oregon's timber country. The region's troubles have reached a tipping point since the expiration last year of federal subsidies that were sent to rural counties across America for 11 years to offset revenue losses caused by reduced logging on federal lands to protect endangered and threatened species.
As we mentioned in the blog Thursday, there's a particularly active sunspot on the sun right now.
It had, as its opening salvo while starting to face the Earth, unleashed a moderately strong solar flare that reached us late Friday, triggering a display of the Northern Lights that reached as far south as Colorado.
It had, as its opening salvo while starting to face the Earth, unleashed a moderately strong solar flare that reached us late Friday, triggering a display of the Northern Lights that reached as far south as Colorado.
The boat ramp at Boulder Flat Campground on the North Umpqua River is temporarily closed because of a large tree that is fully spanning the river.
Top Video
Watch: Surveillance video shows collapse of Skagit River bridge (Video)
Surveillance video from a nearby dealership shows the collapse of the Skagit River bridge
2-year-old boy allergic to food (Video)
Food allergies are pretty common, but a boy in Virginia is allergic to every single food. Walter Hildebrand explains what extremes the boy's family must take to make sure he survives.
Operation Barbecue Relief (Video)
Sometimes in the middle of a disaster, when everything is lost, the best thing of all can be a little comfort food. That's where operation barbecue comes in, now in full swing in Moore, Oklahoma - serving thousands of survivors who right now could really do with a hot meal. Gary Tuchman has more.
Your Life, Your Style
Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
A person with direct knowledge of Hulu says the video site is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders.
Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested Development'
The show's revival coincides with Netflix's own resounding comeback from a customer backlash over price increases and shareholders' worries about rising expenses
Don't get scammed when donating to help tornado victims
You've seen the devastation in Oklahoma and you want to help. Before you respond to any charity pitch - stop, think and check them out.
Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical
The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject.
Extras
Katie LaSalle- Welcome to Coos Bay/North Bend (Video)
Katie LaSalle KCBY's new multimedia journalist says hello to Coos Bay/North Bend.
Leon Brown- Sawduster Theatre (Video)
Leon Brown discusses the 2013 Sawduster Theatre season.
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Technology
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.
Mountain View, Calif.,-based Google sent hikers to the Galapagos with Street View gear called "trekkers," 42-pound computer backpacks with large, soccer ball-like cameras mounted on a tower.
The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market as more people stream songs over mobile phones.
A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States.
Twitter is adding an extra security measure to users' accounts in an effort to prevent unauthorized logins.
Health
The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a "tipping point" in America.
California-based chicken producer Foster Farms is recalling about 6,165 pounds of its ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips because the strips contain wheat and soy — known allergens — which are not listed on the labels of its packages, federal agriculture officials said.
The Bay Area Hospital is caring for hearts in Coos County like never before.
New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling.
Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. Researchers are trying to change that.
Business
The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance.
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.
Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.
Orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, rose 3.3 percent last month from March, the Commerce Department said Friday. That followed a 5.9 decline in March.
The Cincinnati company said late Thursday that former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, is returning its top post. The surprise move comes as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur growth in the face of stiff global competition.
Consumer
The tornado damage in Oklahoma made me think about homeowners insurance.
Before you give money to help with tornado disaster relief in Oklahoma, find out what kind of help the charity is providing.
You decided to hire a lawn care service. But before you do, take the time to check them out. Choose the wrong company and you could waste a lot of green.
A good credit score will save you money. It will drive down the interest rates you pay on credit cards, home loans, even a mortgage.
This may be one of the most Internet savvy parts of the country, but that doesn't mean we're internet secure.

