A Coos Bay woman died after her car rolled multiple times on Highway 38 Tuesday afternoon.
An Oakland man lost his home after a fire destroyed his trailer Sunday night.
The Roseburg Police Department will be participating in a statewide Safety Belt Enforcement Blitz from Aug. 20 to Sept. 2.
The Winston Police Department hosted an open house on Friday to introduce the community to its new facility.
Two separate home fires displaced seven Douglas County residents Thursday.
A half-acre grass fire on the top of Reservoir Hill on North Bellview Court Tuesday morning caused a plume of smoke to rise up to the sky, visible to nearby travelers.
Firefighters were able to increase containment on the South Umpqua Complex Fire, a group of fires southeast of Roseburg, to 16 percent as the blazes continue to grow, reaching a combined 14,916 acres.
Next May, Douglas County Fire District No. 2 plans to ask voters to create a boundary around the district’s coverage area that would force landowners not currently paying taxes for fire service to pay up.
The Douglas Forest Protective Association responded to two vehicle fires within two days.
A duplex in the 800 block of Francis Street caught fire Monday afternoon.
Firefighters are expecting increased fire activity in the South Umpqua Complex after winds shifted to the southwest on Sunday, causing the blazes to grow to nearly 5,000 acres.
A 23-year-old Grants Pass man was found dead Sunday after his vehicle went 100 feet over an embankment near Tiller, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
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A single vehicle rollover has claimed the life of a Roseburg man and injured two other passengers early Sunday morning.
On Saturday, firefighters continued to fight fires in the South Umpqua Complex located 45 miles southeast of Roseburg. As of 8 a.m. Saturday, Umpqua National Forest Service officials said the fires had grown to 2,229 acres and are 10 percent contained.
A Level 2 evacuation notice has been issued to residents living near the South Umpqua Complex as the blaze continues to burn about 45 miles southeast of Roseburg.
A semitrailer blocked traffic on Diamond Lake Boulevard Thursday morning after issues with the trailer's air line.Â
