Firefighters used a pump and roll tactic to quickly suppress a fire near Yoncalla on Sunday afternoon, according to Douglas Forest Protective Association.
Wildland firefighters continued to suppress one fire in the Mount Thielsen Wilderness as of Saturday morning, according to the Umpqua National Forest.Â
An 82-year-old Roseburg woman with dementia went missing Thursday but was later found safe in Coos County, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Douglas County has received a $1.4 million state grant to help repeat offenders for whom mental health or substance abuse treatment might be more effective than a stint in jail.
A new fire ignited Wednesday afternoon near milepost 92 in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5, which was cleared just after midnight according to the Douglas Forest Protective Association.
A quick response from fire crews on the Milepost 92 Fire, which ignited Tuesday in southern Douglas County, helped keep a potential spread over steep and rugged terrain at bay.
A 36-year-old Winston man drowned in the North Umpqua River on Monday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Police said an argument over money led to a stabbing in Green on Monday evening.
CANYONVILLE — Police K-9 Ozzy located a suspect hiding in a shed, following an assault reported Sunday in Canyonville.
MYRTLE CREEK — A 29-year-old California man is in jail after allegedly stealing firearms and ammunition from a Myrtle Creek gun shop and running from police, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Two people died and another was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday evening just after 8:30 p.m. south of Rice Hill.
Roseburg police want to inform citizens about how the department implements the use of force.
The body of the kayaker reported missing at Diamond Lake was found Thursday morning, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor Cosby, who went missing from Drain on June 25, has returned home safely.Â
As Cynthia Armstrong and Amber Sigler left Sherm’s Thunderbird Market with a cart half full of groceries, they peeled off their cloth face masks and took deep breaths.
WINSTON — Quick thinking by neighbors when a fire broke out in an apartment complex in Winston early Sunday morning may have saved some lives.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division will focus on combating boating under the influence of intoxicants during the holiday weekend, from July 3 through July 5.
Highway 101 was closed for four hours with no detour available following a driver's attempt to avoid a traffic stop.
A woman was found dead in the South Umpqua River on Monday morning. Authorities have identified the body as 32-year-old Tazia May, of Roseburg.
A Yoncalla woman was arrested following a hit-and-run crash around 5:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Sutherlin Police Department.
State Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, is calling out Democrats for what he said is a lack of transparency about next week’s legislative special session on police reform and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local fire departments will be actively training in wildland fire exercises on Reservoir Hill from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
A 55-year-old Roseburg man was arrested Sunday for allegedly menacing his girlfriend with a firearm, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Genelle McDaniel's remains identified through DNA testing, genealogy website after nearly four years
Skeletal remains have been identified through DNA science after nearly four years with the help of a genealogy website, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
A woman injured in a shooting Saturday at a Sutherlin motel is in stable condition and expected to survive, police said.
A structure fire Thursday morning in the 900 block of Rolling Hills Road in Green was quickly extinguished by the fire department and contained to one room, according to Douglas County Fire District No. 2.
An unattended burn pile ended up burning about a 1/4 acre of vegetation near Happy Valley Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Gracie Weinhold died in a house fire in the 3700 block of Hayhurst Road in Yoncalla on Monday morning.
Douglas County officials spent some of Friday searching for a man who allegedly stabbed and killed a man south of Florence, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.
One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 138E near Toketee Falls east of Roseburg Wednesday afternoon.
One person is dead after being involved in a fiery helicopter crash south of Roseburg in the 2300 block of Glengary Loop, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
A Roseburg woman faces arson and harassment charges after allegedly setting a house in Sutherlin on fire and kicking a police officer in the groin Monday.
As people pack their trucks, pile into RVs and overload their sedans for the upcoming holiday weekend, officials with the Douglas Forest Protective Association are urging travelers to practice campfire safety.
A woman died and one man was transported to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard occurred at about 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, at the Pomona Street intersection by the Lauren Young/Les Schwab Tire Center in east Roseburg.
Samuel Elijah Davison's body was found in the South Umpqua River near Templin Beach in Roseburg on May 9, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
By all accounts, Brock Blumenthal probably should not be walking around the streets of Roseburg, where he is a threat to himself, others, and property, especially store windows.
Douglas County is about to lose $1 million in income from its agreement to house Oregon Department of Corrections inmates in the Douglas County Jail.
