Letter: Failure by police
I am an investigative journalist reporting stories about missing persons and cold-case murders in Coos and Curry Counties. I have over 27 years of experience as a police officer and detective, ...
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And now, the news — in Port Orford
Can’t find the Pacific? Port Orford offers help. The farther south you get on the Oregon coast, the closer you get to Mayberry. Here, they call it Port Orford. It’s a charming little town with a tiny ...
Oregon Coast state park closed by stranded vessel that washed ashore
A state recreation area on Oregon's south coast has been closed due to a stranded vessel that washed ashore near Port Orford. Paradise Point State Recreation Site is closed, likely until around Jan.
Oregon coast park back open after Texas lady removed from the beach
An Oregon coast park is back open after a boat got stuck on the beach earlier this month. The Oregon Parks and Recreation ...
Oregon Main Street recognizes North Bend, Reedsport as newly designated Main Street Level Organizations
Oregon Main Street (OMS) has advanced Downtown Medford Association, North Bend Main Street, Port Orford Main Street, and Reedsport Main Street to the Designated Main Street level of the OMS
Oregon Main Street recognizes Port Orford, three others as newly designated Main Street Level Organizations
Oregon Main Street (OMS) has advanced Downtown Medford Association, North Bend Main Street, Port Orford Main Street, and Reedsport Main Street to the Designated Main Street level of the OMS ...
Oregon coast park back open after Texas Lady removed from the beach
An Oregon coast park is back open after a boat got stuck on the beach earlier this month. The Oregon Parks and Recreation ...
Oregon Coast state park closed by stranded vessel that washed ashore
A state recreation area on Oregon's south coast has been closed due to a stranded vessel that washed ashore near Port Orford.
Port Orford man dies in single-vehicle crash in Lane County, police confirm
A Curry County man died earlier this week in a Lane County crash, Oregon State Police said.Just before 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan.
Port Orford man dead after rollover crash on Highway 58 near Oakridge
A Port Orford man died on Jan. 12 after his car lost control and rolled into a ditch on Highway 58 near Oakridge.
Port Orford man dies in single-vehicle Highway 58 crash
A 64-year-old Port Orford man died following a single-vehicle crash east of Oakridge on Monday, according to the Oregon State Police.
As I See It
It will be 45 years ago next month, according to an article in the Feb. 11, 1981, Western World, that Bandon’s Presbyterian Church celebrated its 90th anniversary with a history program.
All souls saved after F/V Texas Lady washed ashore near Port Orford
All four souls aboard the fishing vessel Texas Lady - two people and two dogs- were safely rescued early this morning after ...
Harborless Port Orford gets new cranes to lift boats onto its “Dolly Dock”
One of the Port Orford’s two new 50-ton cranes lifts a boat out of the water. Commissioned on November 30, just in time for ...
Unresponsive driver found near Port Orford pronounced dead; passenger in stable condition
On Saturday December 27, 2025 at about12:07pm, Curry County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding a white Dodge Ram ...
As I See It
“Puts City Park in Fine Shape” is the headline in the May, 31, 1934, Western World. “With the opening of the beach activities and the base ball season, the city park is becoming the center of considerable interest and is…
Unresponsive driver found near Port Orford pronounced dead; passenger in stable condition
On Saturday December 27, 2025 at about12:07pm, Curry County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding a white Dodge Ram ...
Rosemary Epperson Sorensen
Rosemary Epperson Sorensen, residing in Port Orford, Oregon, died 84 years old at Southern Coos Hospital in Bandon, Oregon. Rosemary was born in Moundville, Alabama on April 16th, 1939. She was the ...
Mending the Nets
PORT ORFORD, OREGON — The wind rattles everything in this small fishing village on the southern Oregon coast: the naked masts of the wooden ships, the awnings of shops along a sparse main street, the ...
Commercial crabbing begins on south coast
Commercial crab boats along the Southern Oregon coast are heading out to sea as the season officially begins today, just in ...