MYRTLE CREEK — Fire crews responded to a wildfire that reached 2 acres near Myrtle Creek on Tuesday afternoon and prevented the blaze from spreading further, according to a press release from the Douglas County Forest Protective Association.
A break in the weather led the Douglas Forest Protective Association to reduce fire restrictions for both industrial operators and the general public.
Doug Burbridge, a volunteer for the Roseburg Police Department, stood at the beginning of a crosswalk on Southeast Pine Street, preparing to cross the street.
RIDDLE — A man who was found dead outside his residence Tuesday morning was determined to be 43-year-old Anthony Martin Malatino of Glendale, according to a police investigation.
Kyle Humphrey, 30, of Days Creek was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a minor, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
A Winston man is in critical condition after crashing his motorcycle into a building Sunday evening.
GLENDALE — Sarena Alessio had planned to return Sunday after a week away from her home off Azalea Glen Road on Sunday.
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CANYONVILLE — Fire crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and South County fire departments responded to a natural cover fire close to one mile southeast of Canyonville.
A Eugene man was sentenced Tuesday to 110 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for robbing a Roseburg bank and three others in the Pacific Northwest over a four-week period. He stole more than $10,000 from the banks, according to the Oregon Department of Justice.
OAKLAND — Hometown Heroes, an event at the Oakland City Library, started with free lunches and ended with sirens and the search for a “missing” child.
A Walmart truck crashed off Interstate 5 Thursday afternoon north of Myrtle Creek.
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A Wednesday fire in Green damaged a fiber optic communications box, resulting in the loss of landline and wireless phone service in parts of Southern Douglas County until mid-morning Thursday.
DILLARD — A Myrtle Creek teen is dead after a fiery crash Monday night.
Douglas County Fire District No. 2 was dispatched to a fire at the Douglas County landfill south of Roseburg at 1:38 p.m. Sunday.
TENMILE — On a sunny Saturday afternoon, a mid-sized motor boat ripped through Ben Irving Reservoir near Tenmile, inundating the water with a rush of waves.
Logs and debris caught up in the North Umpqua River could pose a significant risk to boaters and floaters over the Fourth of July Weekend according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division and Douglas County Fire District No. 2.
A Fourth of July celebration wouldn’t be complete without fireworks, but people are encouraged to keep it legal and keep it safe.
Keith Ericson, 49, was struck and killed by an Oregon Department of Transportation mower on Tuesday morning.
Industrial fire restrictions increased Monday for private, county, state, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands protected by the Douglas Forest Protective Association.
Control lines have been completed around the entire perimeter of the Days Coffee Fire and all known spot fires in southeastern Douglas County, according to a press release sent out by Douglas Forest Protective Association Friday morning.
The Days Coffee Fire in southeastern Douglas County had grown to an estimated 140 acres in size by 6:30 a.m. Thursday due to tough conditions, according to fire officials.
A fast-moving fire burned two acres of grass northeast of Oakland Tuesday afternoon, according to a press release from the Douglas Forest Protective Association.
Douglas County Fire District No. 2 responded to a railroad tie fire at 5:13 a.m. Monday. Several subjects were reported to have run away from the area to transient camps at the end of Southeast Mill Street.
A man was transported by ambulance away from the scene of a single-vehicle accident in downtown Roseburg on Friday after his sedan crashed into the side of the former Roseburg Beauty College building.
A 23-year-old Roseburg man had to be rescued Monday near Mount Thielsen after he became lost in the snow while he was hiking along the Pacific Crest Trail.
The remains of Tiffany Bettis, a woman who went missing in March 2015, were found in Fairview, Oregon, according to police.
A man was arrested after speeding through the Winchester area and turning into oncoming traffic on Interstate 5 last week.
A Myrtle Creek man was arrested Sunday after speeding away from police on a motorcycle.
MYRTLE CREEK — Myrtle Creek business owners might seek damages after a diesel fuel spill contaminated the city’s drinking water and forced them to close last week.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover before police shot and killed him, authorities said.
A Hillsboro man claimed he led police on a high-speed chase through Douglas County because he was afraid the officer was going to abduct or shoot him, according to court documents.
The City of Myrtle Creek lifted a drinking water advisory Tuesday night after two rounds of tests showed diesel fuel contamination was below harmful levels.
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State and local agencies are continuing to investigate a diesel fuel spill that leaked into the Myrtle Creek drinking water system Monday morning.
Newly released court documents color in some of the details of a shooting in Green on May 19 where a woman was shot at approximately 15 times, according to police.
A Curtin man was arrested Thursday after allegedly shooting at his girlfriend inside a home and in the presence of a small child, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
