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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A federal judge has stopped a southern Oregon city’s attempt to shut down a church's homeless meal service, ultimately ruling against the city government in a key First Amendment case. U.S. Magistrate ...

Marion County man pleads guilty in 20-year-old case of child sexual assault A Marion County man on Friday pleaded guilty to multiple child sex crimes on Friday, and was sentenced to nearly 30 years in ...

BROOKINGS -- Crews are at work this morning, in heavy wind and near-constant rain, trying to float a 92-foot sailboat that sunk Friday in the commercial boat harbor in Brookings. The Lion's Whelp -- ...