Brookings, Oregon DMV closes unexpectedly due to staff shortages; residents must visit Coos Bay or Grants Pass.

SALEM, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a federal lawsuit filed by a Brookings, Oregon church over fines the city threatened to imposebecause of homeless services historically ...

Bill McChesney lightly picks through the contents of an elegant black box. Aged photos, press clippings and a few holiday cards catch the morning sun in his Eugene living room. The black container ...

Brookings resident Matilda Tuffey wrote a public comment in favor of the ban. She said residents like her are tired of cleaning up after homeless campers. She’s found all sorts of things on the beach ...

UPDATE: Highway 101 has reopened north of Brookings after a slide closed the highway on Feb. 24. Traffic is limited to a single lane on a gravel road surface, transportation officials said. Drivers ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will consider banning overnight camping on Brookings beaches in the coming months after residents in the Mill Beach area filed a ...

Harris Beach is the state park campground that many northern Oregonians use as a measuring stick: Spend a few summer nights camped at Harris Beach and you've had a good summer. Harris Beach State Park ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A federal judge has ruled that the City of Brookings cannot place a limit on the number of days local churches feed the hungry. On March 27, U.S. Magistrate Mark Clarke ruled ...

BROOKINGS, Ore. — Excuse us for gloating, but it was 80 degrees when we pulled onto this warm stretch of sand on Oregon’s southern coast. The October temperature in Spokane at the time was a damp 50 ...