A Roseburg man died and a Wilbur woman was arrested following a two-vehicle fatal crash Thursday night on Highway 99 outside of Sutherlin.
Motorists and residents along Highway 38 early Friday morning reported gunshots near the roadway at milepost 10 east of Reedsport.
Highway 138 East is expected to remain closed between Glide and the Highway 97 junction for at least another week due to hazardous conditions caused by the Archie Creek Fire, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
GLIDE — Mott Bridge in the Umpqua National Forest North Umpqua Ranger District will be temporarily closed Tuesday for a biennial inspection.
A log truck lost part of its load around 10 a.m. Monday on the Northeast Edenbower Boulevard freeway overpass, closing one lane of traffic for about two hours.
A semitrailer rolled over on the northbound side of Interstate 5 near Wilbur about 5 miles north of Roseburg on Thursday afternoon, and the crash sent the driver to the hospital.
Celebrations
Graffiti Weekend and the Sutherlin Blackberry Festival canceled festivities this year, but schools around Douglas County are continuing the tradition of car parades by incorporating those in this year’s graduation ceremonies.
U.S. Highway 101 will be closed at the Umpqua River Bridge from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday with no detours available, according to a press release from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Sabre Eddings of Winston was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man during an altercation, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
A 73-year-old Roseburg resident died in a fatal two-vehicle crash Friday just east of Roseburg on Highway 138E.
Work has slowed for now on the Interstate 5 construction project on Roberts Mountain south of Roseburg.
Work is set to begin in February to replace the 90-year-old Scottsburg Bridge on Highway 38 about 19 miles west of Elkton. The actual construction of the structure will begin sometime during the summer.
Snowfall this winter has been slow to pile up in eastern Douglas County, but the higher elevations have been getting good amounts. It’s made for some picturesque winter scenes but for recreation activities, more snow would certainly be better for the resorts.
A two-vehicle collision on West Harvard Avenue in Roseburg on Sunday afternoon sent a black 2007 Toyota RAV4 into a power pole at the intersection of Harvard and Stewart Park Drive.
A Roseburg man is dead after police say he crashed his car into a tree on State Highway 38 on Saturday afternoon.
Monthly parking rates at four downtown Roseburg lots will increase at the beginning of January 2020.
The Interstate 5 northbound off-ramp at exit 103 in Tri City/Riddle is closed Wednesday while crews remove spilled logs after a rollover.Â
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.
Repairs to the Lower Lookingglass Creek Bridge are scheduled to begin later this month and will create a detour around the bridge for more than one month.
A dump truck hauls dirt and rocks from the work site for the Interstate 5 exit 124 construction project in Roseburg on Tuesday. The project, which has been planned over the course of the past year, will bring the interchange up to current standards. The work will replace the traffic signals …
Construction to improve traffic at the interchange on West Harvard Avenue and Interstate 5 will begin on Tuesday.
breaking
A Myrtle Creek woman is dead after a head-on collision sent two people to the hospital and left two vehicles mangled on Highway 138E near Les Schwab Tires on Thursday afternoon.
Oregon Highway 42 South is closed 5 miles east of Bandon after a massive chunk of the freeway collapsed Wednesday night after the week’s rain.
Principal Broker Thomas Manning was working in his office at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Real Estate Professionals Thursday afternoon in Roseburg when a sound like an explosion shook the whole building.
Two suspects involved in two failed carjacking attempts, a high-speed chase to Grants Pass, a shooting and an assault on Saturday, are in custody. They are suspects in a multi-state series of violent crimes according to the Oregon State Police.
The Oregon Department of Transportation is trying to answer as many questions as it can before construction begins at Exit 124 off Interstate 5.
Most motorists don’t realize it, but the Interstate 5 bridge over the South Umpqua River between the Harvard Avenue and Garden Valley interchange in Roseburg has been getting a major facelift since May 2018.
With Christmas and New Year’s coming up, Oregon State Police Lieutenant Steve Mitchell wants to remind people to stay off the roads if they’ll be drinking.
In the wake of a crosswalk fatality and serious injury earlier this year, the City of Roseburg took steps to improve safety for pedestrians and bikers at the intersection of Northwest Stewart Parkway and Northwest Harvey Avenue.
Business owners and other residents in the path of a planned upgrade for Exit 124 received a mailing last week from the Oregon Department of Transportation, including a map and other details.
The future Douglas County Transportation District is taking shape.
An intersection at the south end of the Stewart Parkway and Harvey Avenue in Roseburg got a major makeover when Stewart Parkway was straightened and widened to four lanes north of the YMCA building. The four-lane street extended through the intersection to the south end of the YMCA, and new …
As of Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation made an emergency declaration aimed at easing the movement of commercial vehicles transporting supplies and equipment needed to combat wildfire activity.
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Phase one of construction on Sutherlin’s Central Ave. begins at 7 p.m. tonight.
Roseburg residents zipping across town for lunch got caught in heavy traffic after a train running through the heart of town caught fire and stopped on the tracks.
Highway 38 is open after a large boulder fell onto the roadway early this morning, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
