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Aging tide gates threaten Oregon’s coast, but replacing them isn’t cheap
There are over 1,000 tide gates in Oregon, preventing the ocean from flooding valuable agricultural land. Many were installed more than 70 years ago. And now, they’re at risk of failure. But replacing them isn't easy.

Umpqua Community College mourns loss of coach, player after devastating bus crash
The driver of a pickup crossed a center line and crashed head-on into a bus carrying 10 members of the college's softball team Friday night in Coos County, Oregon State Police said.

Corporate plane skids off runway into Coos Bay, injuring 5 people
Officials say five people were hurt when a small corporate plane skidded off a runway and into the water in southwest coastal Oregon.

Recordings reveal Oregon port contractor praising Hitler, using slurs — now officials face a quandary
Laws protecting free speech, along with challenging economic circumstances, make it difficult to cut ties

Coos Bay needs 600 new homes by 2040. A planned subdivision could get the city most of the way there
A new 400-home subdivision in the works for Oregon’s south coast city of Coos Bay could ease the area’s housing crunch and support an era of economic growth for the former timber stronghold.

Coos Bay looks to shipping as its future economic engine after decline of timber
The Port of Coos Bay is planning a $2.3 billion project that would create a massive deep-water terminal where large cargo ships drop off 20 to 40-foot-long shipping containers full of goods from across the Pacific Ocean.
Oregon Experience
This is how communities are reconciling with Oregon’s racist past
A conversation with truth and reconciliation activist Taylor Stewart on confronting historical traumas and building communities around social justice.

Coos County voters to weigh in on opposition to offshore wind development
Coos County voters will get a chance to weigh in on whether or not commissioners should actively oppose offshore wind development along the Southern Oregon Coast.

A new map shows how much carbon dioxide is stored in Oregon’s Coos Bay estuary
Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast.

Lacking information, Oregon residents guess at future of offshore wind
South Coast residents are attempting to study offshore wind projects on their own. Some are calling for a pause in development as a federal agency fails to convey its message.