EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A University of Oregon faculty member is recovering from arm burns and some cuts suffered in a chemical explosion in a lab at a campus science building. The man was treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. The university says the explosion was […]
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Local News – Retiring Oregon Public Employees – Whale Watch Spoken Here & Monday Morning Holiday Office Closures
Oregon public workers are turning in their retirement paperwork at increasing rates. The Public Employees Retirement System says more than 8,000 have filed in 2011, and that’s up 44 percent from the average of recent years. The Salem Statesman Journal reports that officials are offering two explanations. One is that […]
Local Sports
Siuslaw girls fell last night in non league basketball to the Douglas Trojans in Winston 54 – 50… The Viking boys fell 77 – 61 to the South Umpqua Lancers in consolation play at the Bandon Dunes holiday Basketball Invitational Garrett Sim and E.J. Singler scored 13 points each and […]
AP Regional News
CHICAGO (AP) – Another man whose family feared had become a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been found alive, this one in Oregon. Cook County deputies say Theodore Szal (ZAWL) went missing from the Chicago area in 1977 at age 24. His case bore enough similarities […]
Local Sports
Athlete of the Week: Siuslaw basketball standout John Dodson has been named Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Viking forward led scoring with 16 points in the team’s first victory of the year, a 54-50 win over Junction City. He also helped clinch the win by grabbing a […]
AP Regional News
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say a California man and an injured pedestrian he stopped to help along an Oregon highway have suffered serious injuries after they were struck by a drunk driver. Police have arrested 20-year-old Chet Newell, of Klamath Falls, on investigation of assault, drunk […]
Holiday Programming
Coast Radio invites your to gather both family and friends during the holidays and accent your celebration with a full slate of special programming. From KCST, KCFM, and our sponsors… Merry Christmas Friday, December 23rd KCST 106.9fm The original Lux Theatre Radio program – It’s A Wonderful Life 4pm Starring: […]
Associated Press Regional News
FIVE RIVERS, Ore. (AP) – To help restore coho salmon in Benton County, fish biologists are turning to the fish’s bushy-tailed ally: beavers. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports beavers are critical to coho habitat by giving young salmon cover while they bulk up before setting out to sea for a year […]
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