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Statewide Wildfire Assistance Hotline Available Around the Clock for Oregonians

Statewide Wildfire Assistance Hotline Available Around the Clock for Oregonians

Oregonians affected by wildfires, evacuations or wildfire smoke can call a statewide assistance hotline 24/7 at 1-833-669-0554 for help identifying available resources and next steps.

Common Ground Productions Hopes To Create A New Stage For Douglas County Talent

Common Ground Productions Hopes To Create A New Stage For Douglas County Talent

Better With YOU Here Color Walk Brings Suicide Awareness, Hope to Myrtle Creek Saturday

Better With YOU Here Color Walk Brings Suicide Awareness, Hope to Myrtle Creek Saturday

Saving Grace Plans Three Fee-Waived Adoption Events Through October

Saving Grace Plans Three Fee-Waived Adoption Events Through October

Umpqua Brew Fest Returns to Downtown Roseburg Aug. 22 With Beer, Food and Live Music

Umpqua Brew Fest Returns to Downtown Roseburg Aug. 22 With Beer, Food and Live Music

Douglas County Fair Heads Into Final Two Days With Music, Livestock Auction And Family Activities

Douglas County Fair Heads Into Final Two Days With Music, Livestock Auction And Family Activities

Local News

North Umpqua Steelhead Fishing To Close Aug. 10 Amid Low Wild Returns

North Umpqua Steelhead Fishing To Close Aug. 10 Amid Low Wild Returns

Steelhead fishing on the North Umpqua River will close Aug. 10 through Nov. 30 after fewer than 1,000 wild summer steelhead passed Winchester Dam. ODFW says low returns, warm water and low river flows prompted the emergency closure.

Roseburg Man Drowns in North Umpqua River at Whistlers Bend Park

Roseburg Man Drowns in North Umpqua River at Whistlers Bend Park

Sandy Man Drowns While Working Beneath Boathouse at Tahkenitch Lake

Sandy Man Drowns While Working Beneath Boathouse at Tahkenitch Lake

Douglas County Honors Coast Guard Members And Umpqua River Lighthouse

Douglas County Honors Coast Guard Members And Umpqua River Lighthouse

Roseburg Council Approves Citywide LED Streetlight Conversion, Grandview Drainage Project

Roseburg Council Approves Citywide LED Streetlight Conversion, Grandview Drainage Project

Todd Spingath Sworn In as Chief of Cow Creek Tribal Police

Todd Spingath Sworn In as Chief of Cow Creek Tribal Police

End of an Era: Rumors Nightclub Announces Permanent Closure

End of an Era: Rumors Nightclub Announces Permanent Closure

Community

Common Ground Productions Hopes To Create A New Stage For Douglas County Talent

Common Ground Productions Hopes To Create A New Stage For Douglas County Talent

Common Ground Productions is bringing a new community theater option to Douglas County, with plans focused on creativity, accessibility, collaboration and more opportunities for local performers, technicians and volunteers.

Saving Grace Plans Three Fee-Waived Adoption Events Through October

Saving Grace Plans Three Fee-Waived Adoption Events Through October

Umpqua Brew Fest Returns to Downtown Roseburg Aug. 22 With Beer, Food and Live Music

Umpqua Brew Fest Returns to Downtown Roseburg Aug. 22 With Beer, Food and Live Music

Douglas County Fair Heads Into Final Two Days With Music, Livestock Auction And Family Activities

Douglas County Fair Heads Into Final Two Days With Music, Livestock Auction And Family Activities

Roll On Brings Alabama’s Country Classics to Sutherlin Tonight

Roll On Brings Alabama’s Country Classics to Sutherlin Tonight

Bump in the Road Brings Modern Country Rock to Myrtle Creek Thursday

Bump in the Road Brings Modern Country Rock to Myrtle Creek Thursday

NeighborWorks Umpqua Launches Home Repair Grant Program For Veteran Homeowners

NeighborWorks Umpqua Launches Home Repair Grant Program For Veteran Homeowners

Business

End of an Era: Rumors Nightclub Announces Permanent Closure

End of an Era: Rumors Nightclub Announces Permanent Closure

Rumors Nightclub is closing permanently after 42 years in Roseburg. The longtime venue will hold its final weekend celebration July 31 and August 1, with former bartenders and staff returning for one last night on the dance floor.

Nipa Hut Announces Closure After Eight Years of Food and Friendship

Nipa Hut Announces Closure After Eight Years of Food and Friendship

Eyemart Express Reports Cybersecurity Incident Involving Customer Information

Eyemart Express Reports Cybersecurity Incident Involving Customer Information

T-Mobile Store at Steelhead Run Plaza to Close

T-Mobile Store at Steelhead Run Plaza to Close

Aviva Health Names Dr. Jay Richards Interim CEO

Aviva Health Names Dr. Jay Richards Interim CEO

Oregon OSHA Opens Grant Applications for Workplace Safety Training Projects

Jeana Beam Named Executive Director of Umpqua Economic Development Partnership

Jeana Beam Named Executive Director of Umpqua Economic Development Partnership

Events

Umpqua Brew Fest Returns to Downtown Roseburg Aug. 22 With Beer, Food and Live Music

Umpqua Brew Fest Returns to Downtown Roseburg Aug. 22 With Beer, Food and Live Music

Umpqua Brew Fest XV returns to downtown Roseburg Aug. 22 with craft beer, live music and a community atmosphere. The 1-7 p.m. fundraiser at Umpqua Outback features Coleen & Co., Rovers & Dragons and TOB. Tickets are $15.

Douglas County Fair Heads Into Final Two Days With Music, Livestock Auction And Family Activities

Douglas County Fair Heads Into Final Two Days With Music, Livestock Auction And Family Activities

Roll On Brings Alabama’s Country Classics to Sutherlin Tonight

Roll On Brings Alabama’s Country Classics to Sutherlin Tonight

Bump in the Road Brings Modern Country Rock to Myrtle Creek Thursday

Bump in the Road Brings Modern Country Rock to Myrtle Creek Thursday

Jackie Venson Brings Genre-Blending Guitar Work To Music On The Half Shell Tonight

Jackie Venson Brings Genre-Blending Guitar Work To Music On The Half Shell Tonight

Roseburg Library Hosts Comedy and Stunt Show for Kids

Roseburg Library Hosts Comedy and Stunt Show for Kids

Douglas County Fair Returns Wednesday With Four Days Of Entertainment And Community Traditions

Douglas County Fair Returns Wednesday With Four Days Of Entertainment And Community Traditions

Recreation

Roseburg YMCA Swim Lesson Registration Opens June 22

Roseburg YMCA Swim Lesson Registration Opens June 22

Registration for the YMCA of Douglas County’s July swim lesson session opens online Monday, June 22, at 11 a.m. Classes are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 30 through July 23.

Oregon Paddle Permit Repeal Effort Turns In First Signatures, Faces Tight Deadline

Oregon Paddle Permit Repeal Effort Turns In First Signatures, Faces Tight Deadline

Kids’ Free Fishing Derby Returns To Diamond Lake Resort June 6

Kids’ Free Fishing Derby Returns To Diamond Lake Resort June 6

Oregon State Parks To Offer Free Day-Use Parking June 6 For State Parks Day

Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend Set For June 6-7

Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend Set For June 6-7

Crime

Theft Suspect Found Hiding in Roseburg Duck Pond

Theft Suspect Found Hiding in Roseburg Duck Pond

A Roseburg man was arrested after police said he stole $492 in merchandise from Fred Meyer, fled from security and jumped into a nearby duck pond to hide. Juveniles reportedly pointed officers toward his location.

Roseburg Man Arrested Following Fatal Stabbing at ‘The Point’

Roseburg Man Arrested Following Fatal Stabbing at ‘The Point’

12-Year-Old Lodged at Juvenile Detention Following Reported Domestic Assault in Roseburg

12-Year-Old Lodged at Juvenile Detention Following Reported Domestic Assault in Roseburg

Suspect in Statewide Oregon BOLO Identified After Seaside Shootout

Suspect in Statewide Oregon BOLO Identified After Seaside Shootout

Three Arrested After DINT Meth Investigation Leads To Search Warrant In Roseburg

Three Arrested After DINT Meth Investigation Leads To Search Warrant In Roseburg

Roseburg Man Arrested On Rape And Sexual Abuse Charges

Roseburg Man Arrested On Rape And Sexual Abuse Charges

Roseburg Man Arrested Following Winston Sexual Solicitation Investigation

Roseburg Man Arrested Following Winston Sexual Solicitation Investigation

Weather

Roseburg Ties Year’s High At 99, Still Awaits First 100-Degree Day

Roseburg Ties Year’s High At 99, Still Awaits First 100-Degree Day

Roseburg reached 99 degrees Wednesday, tying the city’s hottest temperature of 2026. The same high was recorded June 15, meaning Roseburg has now fallen one degree short of its first triple-digit day twice this year.

Red Flag Warning Issued Wednesday for Roseburg and Much of Southern Oregon

Red Flag Warning Issued Wednesday for Roseburg and Much of Southern Oregon

Heat Advisory Continues Through Wednesday Evening In The Umpqua Valley

Heat Advisory Continues Through Wednesday Evening In The Umpqua Valley

Air Quality Alert Issued For Douglas County As Wildfire Smoke Moves In

Air Quality Alert Issued For Douglas County As Wildfire Smoke Moves In

Red Flag Warning Issued for Umpqua Basin and Southern Oregon

Red Flag Warning Issued for Umpqua Basin and Southern Oregon

Heat Advisory Remains In Effect For Umpqua Valley Through Wednesday Night

Heat Advisory Remains In Effect For Umpqua Valley Through Wednesday Night

Heat, Smoke And Elevated Fire Danger Expected Across Southern Oregon

Heat, Smoke And Elevated Fire Danger Expected Across Southern Oregon

Police Logs

Police Log: August 6, 2026

Police Log: August 6, 2026

Roseburg police reported four incidents in the August 6 patrol log, including a disorderly conduct arrest, a warrant arrest, a drinking in public citation and a fentanyl possession case.

Police Log: August 5, 2026

Police Log: August 5, 2026

Police Log: August 4, 2026

Police Log: August 4, 2026

Police Log: July 31 - August 2, 2026

Police Log: July 31 - August 2, 2026

Police Log: July 29, 2026

Police Log: July 29, 2026

Police Log: July 27, 2026

Police Log: July 27, 2026

Police Log: July 24 - July 27, 2026

Police Log: July 24 - July 27, 2026

Road Conditions

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ODOT Preparing New Zipper Merge on Oregon 42 Near I-5

SE Stephens Street Improvement Project Set To Begin July 13

Night Work Begins This Week On I-5 Winchester Bridge Project

Nighttime Paving To Begin April 26 On Oregon 42 Between Winston And I-5

Nighttime I-5 Off-Ramp Closures Planned Across Douglas County Through End of April

Public Safety

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Statewide Wildfire Assistance Hotline Available Around the Clock for Oregonians

Fire Danger Raised To ‘Very High’ On Umpqua National Forest

ODOT Preparing New Zipper Merge on Oregon 42 Near I-5

Roseburg Police Add Extra Traffic Patrols Through September

Douglas County Narcotics K-9 Trapper Retires After 11 Years of Service

Environment

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North Umpqua Steelhead Fishing To Close Aug. 10 Amid Low Wild Returns

BLM Timber Sales Generate More Than $10.7 Million During Second Quarter

Free Electronics Recycling Event Planned July 18 In Roseburg

Boat Dock Replacement Project Begins at Cooper Creek County Park

Diamond Lake Campground Opens For Season, New Scan And Pay Rules In Place

Technology

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Eyemart Express Reports Cybersecurity Incident Involving Customer Information

Widespread Facebook Outage Logs Users Out, Disrupts Messenger

Canvas Cyberattack Shuts Down Learning Platform

From Word of Mouth to Wi‑Fi: How Roseburg Businesses Are Adapting

Sports

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Umpqua Valley Tennis Center Launches New Tennis Classes

Roseburg Boys Lacrosse Eyes Possible Conference Title During Senior Night Matchup

YMCA Roseburg Junior Cheer To Hold Clinic, Tryouts For 2026-27 Season

UCC Women’s Basketball Coach Dave Stricklin Earns 1,000th Career Win in Riverhawks Victory

Pets and Animals

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Saving Grace Humane Society To Host Barks & Recreation At Stewart Park

Local Government

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Roseburg Finance Department Earns National Award for Financial Reporting

Roseburg Council Approves Citywide LED Streetlight Conversion, Grandview Drainage Project

Roseburg Invites Public to Meet Six City Manager Candidates

Douglas County Commissioners Approve Resolution Rejecting Sanctuary County Status

Roseburg Council Rejects Expanded Rules For Authorized Tent Camping Sites

Politics

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Douglas County Commissioner Incumbents Lead In Preliminary Election Results

Douglas County Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Measure 120 Gas Tax And Fee Increase

Today Is The Last Day To Vote In Oregon’s May 19 Election