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Douglas County Commissioners Approve Resolution Rejecting Sanctuary County Status

Douglas County Commissioners Approve Resolution Rejecting Sanctuary County Status

Douglas County commissioners approved a resolution opposing sanctuary county status and affirming cooperation with local, state and federal law enforcement where permitted by law.

Forjoury Brings Foreigner and Journey Favorites to Sutherlin Tonight

Forjoury Brings Foreigner and Journey Favorites to Sutherlin Tonight

Thrive Umpqua Plans Trails Day Cleanup at Stewart Park

Thrive Umpqua Plans Trails Day Cleanup at Stewart Park

Yours Truly Bookshop Plans Daylong Celebration for First Anniversary

Yours Truly Bookshop Plans Daylong Celebration for First Anniversary

Pouring Generosity Campaign to Support UCAN Food Bank Throughout August

Pouring Generosity Campaign to Support UCAN Food Bank Throughout August

Umpqua National Forest Moves to Stage 2 Public Use Restrictions Friday

Umpqua National Forest Moves to Stage 2 Public Use Restrictions Friday

Local News

Roseburg Motorcyclist Dies In Crash Following Earlier Police Pursuit

Roseburg Motorcyclist Dies In Crash Following Earlier Police Pursuit

A 25-year-old Roseburg man died Thursday after crashing a motorcycle on West Lookingglass Road. Oregon State Police said the crash happened after an earlier pursuit by deputies had been discontinued.

Original Abby’s Neon Sign Returns To Stephens Street As Historic Parlor Celebrates Major Remodel

Original Abby’s Neon Sign Returns To Stephens Street As Historic Parlor Celebrates Major Remodel

Roseburg Man Dies After Kayak Overturns On North Umpqua River

Roseburg Man Dies After Kayak Overturns On North Umpqua River

KQUA Names Joseph Ziegler and Shane Hayes as New Program Directors

KQUA Names Joseph Ziegler and Shane Hayes as New Program Directors

Douglas County Fire Crews Deploy to East Evans Creek Fire as Blaze Grows Beyond 3,100 Acres

Douglas County Fire Crews Deploy to East Evans Creek Fire as Blaze Grows Beyond 3,100 Acres

New Douglas County Museum Exhibit Revisits Childhood Through Bikes, Toys and Trains

New Douglas County Museum Exhibit Revisits Childhood Through Bikes, Toys and Trains

Brown Park Expansion Officially Opens to Roseburg Community

Brown Park Expansion Officially Opens to Roseburg Community

Community

Forjoury Brings Foreigner and Journey Favorites to Sutherlin Tonight

Forjoury Brings Foreigner and Journey Favorites to Sutherlin Tonight

Forjoury brings the music of Foreigner and Journey to Central Park in Sutherlin tonight. A meet-and-greet runs from 6 to 6:30 p.m., followed by the free Music Off Central concert at 7 p.m.

Thrive Umpqua Plans Trails Day Cleanup at Stewart Park

Thrive Umpqua Plans Trails Day Cleanup at Stewart Park

Yours Truly Bookshop Plans Daylong Celebration for First Anniversary

Yours Truly Bookshop Plans Daylong Celebration for First Anniversary

Pouring Generosity Campaign to Support UCAN Food Bank Throughout August

Pouring Generosity Campaign to Support UCAN Food Bank Throughout August

Cowboy Poetry And Western Music Take The Riverbend Live Stage Friday

Cowboy Poetry And Western Music Take The Riverbend Live Stage Friday

UACT Brings Disney’s ‘Frozen’ to the Roseburg Stage Beginning Thursday

UACT Brings Disney’s ‘Frozen’ to the Roseburg Stage Beginning Thursday

Saving Grace Humane Society Names Natasha Fischer as New Executive Director

Saving Grace Humane Society Names Natasha Fischer as New Executive Director

Business

Oregon OSHA Opens Grant Applications for Workplace Safety Training Projects

Oregon OSHA is accepting grant applications for new workplace safety and health training projects. Nonprofits, labor and employer groups, and educational institutions may apply by 5 p.m. Oct. 9.

Jeana Beam Named Executive Director of Umpqua Economic Development Partnership

Jeana Beam Named Executive Director of Umpqua Economic Development Partnership

Gas Station and Convenience Store Proposed for Former Roseburg Rite Aid Building

Gas Station and Convenience Store Proposed for Former Roseburg Rite Aid Building

Lone Rock Resources Celebrates Duane Grant’s 50 Years of Service

Lone Rock Resources Celebrates Duane Grant’s 50 Years of Service

The Plant Warehouse Reopens at New Roseburg Location

The Plant Warehouse Reopens at New Roseburg Location

Round Table Pizza Now Open in Roseburg

Round Table Pizza Now Open in Roseburg

Nordic Veneer Announces Closure of Roseburg Operations After 72 Years

Nordic Veneer Announces Closure of Roseburg Operations After 72 Years

Events

Forjoury Brings Foreigner and Journey Favorites to Sutherlin Tonight

Forjoury Brings Foreigner and Journey Favorites to Sutherlin Tonight

Forjoury brings the music of Foreigner and Journey to Central Park in Sutherlin tonight. A meet-and-greet runs from 6 to 6:30 p.m., followed by the free Music Off Central concert at 7 p.m.

Yours Truly Bookshop Plans Daylong Celebration for First Anniversary

Yours Truly Bookshop Plans Daylong Celebration for First Anniversary

Pouring Generosity Campaign to Support UCAN Food Bank Throughout August

Pouring Generosity Campaign to Support UCAN Food Bank Throughout August

Cowboy Poetry And Western Music Take The Riverbend Live Stage Friday

Cowboy Poetry And Western Music Take The Riverbend Live Stage Friday

UACT Brings Disney’s ‘Frozen’ to the Roseburg Stage Beginning Thursday

UACT Brings Disney’s ‘Frozen’ to the Roseburg Stage Beginning Thursday

Roseburg Obon Festival Returning to Stewart Park After Years-Long Hiatus

Roseburg Obon Festival Returning to Stewart Park After Years-Long Hiatus

Music On The Half Shell Continues Tonight With Garret T. Willie

Music On The Half Shell Continues Tonight With Garret T. Willie

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

Roseburg Man Arrested Following Fatal Stabbing at ‘The Point’

Roseburg Man Arrested Following Fatal Stabbing at ‘The Point’

A Roseburg man died following a reported stabbing early Wednesday at “The Point.” Police arrested 30-year-old Tyler Loyd Whitehead on charges of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon.

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

Roseburg Man Arrested After Police Say TikTok Videos Showed Reckless Motorcycle Riding

Roseburg Man Arrested After Police Say TikTok Videos Showed Reckless Motorcycle Riding

Weather

Red Flag Warning Issued for Umpqua National Forest and Southern Oregon Cascades

Red Flag Warning Issued for Umpqua National Forest and Southern Oregon Cascades

A Red Flag Warning is in effect Wednesday for the Umpqua National Forest and Southern Oregon Cascades. Thunderstorms may bring abundant lightning, hail and wind gusts up to 45 mph, creating conditions for rapid fire spread.

Hot Weather and Thunderstorm Risk Build Around Roseburg

Hot Weather and Thunderstorm Risk Build Around Roseburg

Roseburg Weekend Forecast Calls For Sunshine And Warmer Temperatures

Roseburg Weekend Forecast Calls For Sunshine And Warmer Temperatures

Roseburg Faces Warm, Dry Week as Isolated Thunderstorm Risk Develops

Roseburg Faces Warm, Dry Week as Isolated Thunderstorm Risk Develops

Roseburg Forecast: Cloudy Start Gives Way to Sunny, Warmer Holiday Weekend

Roseburg Forecast: Cloudy Start Gives Way to Sunny, Warmer Holiday Weekend

Roseburg Forecast Calls For Mild Week Before Weekend Warmup

Roseburg Forecast Calls For Mild Week Before Weekend Warmup

Rain Expected To Return To Roseburg Tonight As Cooler Weekend Pattern Moves In

Rain Expected To Return To Roseburg Tonight As Cooler Weekend Pattern Moves In

Police Logs

Police Log: July 21 - July 22, 2026

Police Log: July 21 - July 22, 2026

Roseburg police reported 16 incidents in the latest patrol log, including warrant and supervision-violation arrests, traffic crashes, prohibited camping, methamphetamine possession and other calls from July 21 through early July 23.

Police Log: July 21, 2026

Police Log: July 21, 2026

Police Log: July 20, 2026

Police Log: July 20, 2026

Police Log: July 17 - July 19, 2026

Police Log: July 17 - July 19, 2026

Police Log: July 16, 2026

Police Log: July 16, 2026

Police Log: July 15, 2026

Police Log: July 15, 2026

Police Log: July 14, 2026

Police Log: July 14, 2026

Road Conditions

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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

ODOT: Oregon 42 Project In Winston Continues With Night Work In Early April

Public Safety

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Umpqua National Forest Moves to Stage 2 Public Use Restrictions Friday

Winston Woman Identified in Fatal Diamond Lake Boulevard Collision

Two More Rabid Bats Identified in Douglas County; Resident Bitten

Illinois Man Dies in Boating Incident at Diamond Lake

Pedestrian Killed in Late-Night Collision on Diamond Lake Boulevard

Environment

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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

OSU Extension To Host Landslides In Forested Landscapes Field Tour

Technology

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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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Douglas County Commissioners Approve Resolution Rejecting Sanctuary County Status

Roseburg Council Rejects Expanded Rules For Authorized Tent Camping Sites

Winston Police Station Receives $2.34 Million Seismic Upgrade Grant

Roseburg-Based Elk Island Reaches Phase One Milestone at Grants Pass Shelter Village

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

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