Virtual Feeding Seminar to Help School Teams Improve Student Safety
A two-day virtual seminar focused on safe feeding practices in educational settings will be held Oct. 22 and 23. Professionals, parents, and college students are welcome to attend.
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Zipper Merge Now In Place On OR 42 Between Winston And Roseburg
A new zipper merge is now in place on eastbound Oregon 42 near the Interstate 5 bridge. Drivers traveling from Winston toward Roseburg should use both lanes until the merge point and then take turns entering the single lane.
Douglas County Commissioners Recognize National Constitution Week
K9 Eros Retires After More Than 100 Deployments With Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Fire Crews Contain Two-Acre Vegetation Fire Near Roseburg
One Teen Dead, Another Critically Injured Following Myrtle Creek Stabbing
Roseburg Identified As Next Location For Private Bridge Housing Development
Roseburg Council Rejects Stewart Park Master Plan Bids After Debate Over Project Scope
Community
Steamroller Print Brings the Umpqua River and Takelma Language to Life
A three-by-five-foot linocut of the Umpqua River printed with a steamroller at Umpqua Valley Arts uses augmented reality and audio recordings to introduce viewers to words spoken in Takelma.
Roseburg Swift Watch Holds First Gathering, Second Viewing Planned Friday
Winston-Dillard Melon Festival Opens Friday at Riverbend Park
VA Awards $38,283,041 in Grants to Fight Veteran Homelessness in Oregon
Douglas County Partners Map Youth Resources And Identify Service Gaps
Brown Park Pavilion Now Installed And In Use
At Douglas County’s Longest Table, Strangers Became Neighbors
Business
Oregon Unemployment Rate Holds At 5.1% In August
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.1% in August as the state lost 800 payroll jobs. Health care continued to lead employment growth, while manufacturing recorded the largest year-over-year decline.
For Rent Signs Appear At Tuck’s Studio Ahead Of December Closure
RedBarn Adds Safety Railing After Vehicles Drive Over Curb at Winston Store
Umpqua Orthopedics Announces Closure After 21 Years in Douglas County
Oregon Proposes Modest Increase in Workers’ Compensation Costs for 2027
Sunrise Enterprises to Celebrate Opening of New Roseburg Facility
Roseburg-Based Romtec Utilities Contributes to Two Nationally Recognized Infrastructure Projects
Public Safety
Zipper Merge Now In Place On OR 42 Between Winston And Roseburg
A new zipper merge is now in place on eastbound Oregon 42 near the Interstate 5 bridge. Drivers traveling from Winston toward Roseburg should use both lanes until the merge point and then take turns entering the single lane.
Eight Prescribed Burns Tentatively Scheduled Across Douglas County
Night Paving On SE Stephens Street To Affect Traffic Entering Downtown Roseburg
Fire Crews Contain Two-Acre Vegetation Fire Near Roseburg
Overnight I-5 Ramp Closures Scheduled Near Oakland Through Thursday
Prescribed Pasture Burns Scheduled Across Douglas County This Week
I-5 Slowdowns, Ramp Closures and Highway Work Planned Across Douglas County
Events
Fall Swift Watch And Migratory Bird Celebration Returns To Stewart Park
The Umpqua Bird Alliance will host two evenings of birdwatching, live music, and family activities at Stewart Park as migrating Vaux’s Swifts return to Roseburg.
Winston-Dillard Melon Festival Opens Friday at Riverbend Park
Roseburg Elks Charity Auto Show Returns to UCC Saturday for Fifth Annual Event
Winston-Dillard Melon Festival Returns With Three Days of Family Activities
Free Disaster Preparedness Fair Coming to Douglas County Fairgrounds
Tickets Now Available for UCAN Food Bank’s Ninth Annual Empty Bowls Dinner
Roseburg Library Plans Fall Programs for Adults With Disabilities
Recreation
Douglas County Details $2.1 Million in Whistler’s Bend, Wildfire Fuels Contracts
Douglas County has outlined more than $2.1 million in contracts for upper campground improvements at Whistler’s Bend and hazardous fuels reduction along 165 lane miles of county roads.
Major Rehabilitation Completed at Charles V. Stanton County Park
Umpqua National Forest Launches Online System for Free Firewood Permits
Cooper Creek Park Boat Dock Improvements Completed
ODFW Advises Against Harvesting Bay Clams in Alsea Bay
Poole Creek Campground to Close September 7 for Construction Improvements
Oregon Parks Opens Applications for $1.6 Million in Public Trail Project Grants
Crime
Roseburg Man Arrested Following Reported Fight Outside Mercy Medical Center
A Roseburg man was arrested Thursday after police responded to a reported fight outside Mercy Medical Center. Officers said he left as they arrived and was stopped nearby.
Roseburg Woman Cited After Two Young Children Reportedly Left Unattended In Vehicle
One Teen Dead, Another Critically Injured Following Myrtle Creek Stabbing
West Coast Game Park Safari Owner Sentenced to 7½ Years in Prison
Roseburg Man Arrested on Kidnapping, Strangulation and Burglary Charges
Woman Driving Golf Cart Arrested on Outstanding Warrant Near Barview
K9 Zoro Tracks Down Suspect Following Myrtle Creek Burglary Report
Weather
Rain Chances Return to Roseburg as Cooler Weather Arrives Late This Week
Roseburg will see seasonable temperatures and mostly dry weather through Thursday before rain chances increase and cooler conditions arrive late in the week. Friday’s high is forecast near 66 degrees.
Roseburg Forecast Calls for a Dry and Warmer Weekend
Thunderstorms Possible Across Southern Oregon As Roseburg Stays Mostly Sunny
Roseburg Warms Into the 80s This Week as Dry Weather Returns
Cooler Weather, Rain and Possible Thunderstorms Expected in Roseburg Saturday
Roseburg Cools Down After Reaching 93 Degrees Wednesday
Roseburg Could See Its Last 90-Degree Day Wednesday
Police Logs
Police Log: September 18 - September 20, 2026
Roseburg police reported 17 incidents dated Sept. 18 through early Sept. 21, including DUII arrests, warrant arrests, trespassing cases, traffic crashes, disorderly conduct, and harassment. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Police Log: September 17, 2026
Police Log: September 16, 2026
Police Log: September 15, 2026
Police Log: September 14, 2026
Police Log: September 11 - September 13, 2026
