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Missing Roseburg Man Found on Hillside After Search Team Discovers His Bag

Missing Roseburg Man Found on Hillside After Search Team Discovers His Bag

A missing 73-year-old Roseburg man was found on a hillside Friday after search volunteers discovered his bag nearby. A sheriff’s office drone operator located him, and ground crews helped him to safety before he was reunited with his family.

Douglas County Wildfire Project Receives $1.29 Million for Fuel Breaks

Douglas County Wildfire Project Receives $1.29 Million for Fuel Breaks

Roseburg Council to Consider Restructuring or Dissolving Homeless Commission

Roseburg Council to Consider Restructuring or Dissolving Homeless Commission

Roseburg Council Debates Flock Cameras; Temporary Suspension Motion Gets No Second

Roseburg Council Debates Flock Cameras; Temporary Suspension Motion Gets No Second

Woman Who Died in Yoncalla House Fire Identified

Woman Who Died in Yoncalla House Fire Identified

Local News

Roseburg Council to Consider Restructuring or Dissolving Homeless Commission

Roseburg Council to Consider Restructuring or Dissolving Homeless Commission

Roseburg councilors agreed to consider restructuring or dissolving the Homeless Commission after debating its role and the pace of progress on homelessness. The motion schedules a future discussion; the commission remains in place.

Roseburg Council Debates Flock Cameras; Temporary Suspension Motion Gets No Second

Roseburg Council Debates Flock Cameras; Temporary Suspension Motion Gets No Second

Woman Who Died in Yoncalla House Fire Identified

Woman Who Died in Yoncalla House Fire Identified

Lookingglass Man Arrested on Murder Charge After Deputies Find Man Fatally Shot

Lookingglass Man Arrested on Murder Charge After Deputies Find Man Fatally Shot

One Life Lost in Sunday Morning House Fire in Yoncalla

One Life Lost in Sunday Morning House Fire in Yoncalla

Roseburg Mother Arrested After Twin Toddlers Test Positive for Methamphetamine

Roseburg Mother Arrested After Twin Toddlers Test Positive for Methamphetamine

Firefighters Stop Grass Fire Near Richardson Road in Myrtle Creek

Firefighters Stop Grass Fire Near Richardson Road in Myrtle Creek

Community

Wildlife Safari’s Boos & Brews Returns October 17

Wildlife Safari’s Boos & Brews Returns October 17

Wildlife Safari’s Boos & Brews returns October 17 with local craft beer, animal appearances, a haunted house, music, dancing, and a costume contest. The event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. for adults 21 and older. General admission is $25.

Umpqua Woofstock Howl-O-Ween Festival Brings Pet Activities And Discount Vaccines To Sutherlin

Umpqua Woofstock Howl-O-Ween Festival Brings Pet Activities And Discount Vaccines To Sutherlin

Umpqua Valley Arts Announces Plein Air Award Winners

Umpqua Valley Arts Announces Plein Air Award Winners

Volunteers Invited to 42nd Annual Umpqua Rivers Cleanup on October 18

Volunteers Invited to 42nd Annual Umpqua Rivers Cleanup on October 18

South Umpqua Historical Society Receives Grant for Pioneer Indian Museum Collection

South Umpqua Historical Society Receives Grant for Pioneer Indian Museum Collection

Community Turns Out for UCAN’s Ninth Annual Empty Bowls Dinner

Community Turns Out for UCAN’s Ninth Annual Empty Bowls Dinner

Pacific Power to Match Donations That Help Oregon Households Pay Energy Bills

Pacific Power to Match Donations That Help Oregon Households Pay Energy Bills

Business

Five Local Businesses to Compete for $2,500 at Roseburg Pitch Night

Five Local Businesses to Compete for $2,500 at Roseburg Pitch Night

Five local businesses will compete for a $2,500 grand prize at Umpqua GrowthTalks’ Pitch Night on Oct. 22 at Backside Brewing Co. in Roseburg. Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is free, and registration is encouraged.

Kickstart Coffee Plans to Open Within the Next Week in Roseburg

Kickstart Coffee Plans to Open Within the Next Week in Roseburg

Ford Family Foundation Hiring Senior Communications Associate in Roseburg

Ford Family Foundation Hiring Senior Communications Associate in Roseburg

Umpqua Valley Family Fun Center Planned for Former Joann Fabrics Location in Roseburg

Umpqua Valley Family Fun Center Planned for Former Joann Fabrics Location in Roseburg

Gallery Northwest to Celebrate 15 Years With Free Downtown Roseburg Event

Gallery Northwest to Celebrate 15 Years With Free Downtown Roseburg Event

Roseburg-Based Con-Vey Named a 2026 Oregon Top Workplace

Ferb’s Dry Cleaning to Remain Open, Move Next Door in Downtown Roseburg

Ferb’s Dry Cleaning to Remain Open, Move Next Door in Downtown Roseburg

Public Safety

Missing Roseburg Man Found on Hillside After Search Team Discovers His Bag

Missing Roseburg Man Found on Hillside After Search Team Discovers His Bag

A missing 73-year-old Roseburg man was found on a hillside Friday after search volunteers discovered his bag nearby. A sheriff’s office drone operator located him, and ground crews helped him to safety before he was reunited with his family.

Woman Who Died in Yoncalla House Fire Identified

Woman Who Died in Yoncalla House Fire Identified

One Life Lost in Sunday Morning House Fire in Yoncalla

One Life Lost in Sunday Morning House Fire in Yoncalla

Firefighters Stop Grass Fire Near Richardson Road in Myrtle Creek

Firefighters Stop Grass Fire Near Richardson Road in Myrtle Creek

Missing 3-Year-Old Joshua Ovalles Found Safe, Reunited With Father

Missing 3-Year-Old Joshua Ovalles Found Safe, Reunited With Father

City And County Revoke Occupancy At Budget 16 Motel Over Unsafe Conditions

City And County Revoke Occupancy At Budget 16 Motel Over Unsafe Conditions

Semi-Truck Fire Prompts Emergency Response Along I-5 Near Sutherlin

Semi-Truck Fire Prompts Emergency Response Along I-5 Near Sutherlin

Events

UMAC Brings ‘The Cabinet of Curiosities & Oddities’ to Douglas County Fairgrounds October 23-24

UMAC Brings ‘The Cabinet of Curiosities & Oddities’ to Douglas County Fairgrounds October 23-24

Umpqua Movement Arts Collaboration presents “The Cabinet of Curiosities & Oddities” October 23-24 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The Victorian-inspired show features more than 30 performers, dance, aerial acts, theatrical storytelling, and audience costume contests.

Wildlife Safari’s Boos & Brews Returns October 17

Wildlife Safari’s Boos & Brews Returns October 17

Public Forum in Roseburg to Examine Retail Drugs and Health Risks

Public Forum in Roseburg to Examine Retail Drugs and Health Risks

Umpqua Woofstock Howl-O-Ween Festival Brings Pet Activities And Discount Vaccines To Sutherlin

Umpqua Woofstock Howl-O-Ween Festival Brings Pet Activities And Discount Vaccines To Sutherlin

UCC and Roseburg Public Library to Host Author B. R. Lewis Oct. 28

UCC and Roseburg Public Library to Host Author B. R. Lewis Oct. 28

Cascade Community Credit Union to Host Free Shred Day Oct. 10

Cascade Community Credit Union to Host Free Shred Day Oct. 10

Fly Fishing Veterans Expands Annual Expo to Include More Fishing Techniques

Fly Fishing Veterans Expands Annual Expo to Include More Fishing Techniques

Recreation

Tillamook Air Museum to Reopen October 29 Following $1 Hangar Sale

Tillamook Air Museum to Reopen October 29 Following $1 Hangar Sale

The Tillamook Air Museum will reopen Oct. 29 after a roughly 10-month storm closure. Historic Hangar B was sold to the nonprofit Vintage Aviation Museum for $1, beginning a new chapter focused on reopening, roof repairs, and preservation.

Umpqua National Forest Reopens Trailheads Following Castle Fire Closure

Umpqua National Forest Reopens Trailheads Following Castle Fire Closure

Western Oregon Deer Season Opens Oct. 3; Hunters Asked to Submit CWD Samples

Western Oregon Deer Season Opens Oct. 3; Hunters Asked to Submit CWD Samples

Three North Umpqua Trail Sections to Close Oct. 4-7 for Recovery Work

Three North Umpqua Trail Sections to Close Oct. 4-7 for Recovery Work

Umpqua National Forest Announces Tentative Fall Campground Closure Schedule

Umpqua National Forest Announces Tentative Fall Campground Closure Schedule

Douglas County Details $2.1 Million in Whistler’s Bend, Wildfire Fuels Contracts

Douglas County Details $2.1 Million in Whistler’s Bend, Wildfire Fuels Contracts

Major Rehabilitation Completed at Charles V. Stanton County Park

Major Rehabilitation Completed at Charles V. Stanton County Park

Crime

Lookingglass Man Arrested on Murder Charge After Deputies Find Man Fatally Shot

Lookingglass Man Arrested on Murder Charge After Deputies Find Man Fatally Shot

A Lookingglass man faces murder and weapons charges after deputies found another man dead with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday at a property on Lookingglass Road. The victim’s name has not been released. Authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Roseburg Mother Arrested After Twin Toddlers Test Positive for Methamphetamine

Roseburg Mother Arrested After Twin Toddlers Test Positive for Methamphetamine

Roseburg Man Accused of Resisting Arrest, Possessing Meth After Trespass Complaint

Roseburg Man Accused of Resisting Arrest, Possessing Meth After Trespass Complaint

Glendale Marijuana Investigation Leads to Arrest at Douglas County Courthouse

Glendale Marijuana Investigation Leads to Arrest at Douglas County Courthouse

Oregon Government Fraud Task Force Continues Efforts To Identify And Prosecute Fraud

Oregon Government Fraud Task Force Continues Efforts To Identify And Prosecute Fraud

Historic Train Whistle Still Missing After Arrest in Sutherlin Theft Case

Historic Train Whistle Still Missing After Arrest in Sutherlin Theft Case

Roseburg Woman Cited After Crash on West Harvard Avenue With Infant in Vehicle

Roseburg Woman Cited After Crash on West Harvard Avenue With Infant in Vehicle

Weather

Cool Start Gives Way to Warmer Weather in Roseburg This Week

Cool Start Gives Way to Warmer Weather in Roseburg This Week

Roseburg will warm from a high near 67 Monday to 74 Wednesday, with sunshine following chilly mornings and possible fog. Temperatures could reach 83 Thursday, while light rain may return early next week.

Cooler Weather Returns To Roseburg With Chilly Nights Ahead

Cooler Weather Returns To Roseburg With Chilly Nights Ahead

Roseburg’s Warm October Weather to Give Way to Weekend Highs in the 60s

Roseburg’s Warm October Weather to Give Way to Weekend Highs in the 60s

Roseburg Could Reach 88 Degrees Sunday as October Starts With Summerlike Warmth

Roseburg Could Reach 88 Degrees Sunday as October Starts With Summerlike Warmth

Rain Expected in Roseburg Tonight, Cooler Weather to Follow

Rain Expected in Roseburg Tonight, Cooler Weather to Follow

Showers Expected in Douglas County Late Thursday Through Friday, Followed by Cooler Weekend

Showers Expected in Douglas County Late Thursday Through Friday, Followed by Cooler Weekend

Rain Chances Return to Roseburg as Cooler Weather Arrives Late This Week

Rain Chances Return to Roseburg as Cooler Weather Arrives Late This Week

Police Logs

Police Log: October 12, 2026

Police Log: October 12, 2026

Roseburg police reported five incidents October 12-13, including a crash that injured one driver, a DUII arrest involving alleged wrong-way driving, a drug possession citation, and two cases involving littering and prohibited camping.

Police Log: October 9 - October 12, 2026

Police Log: October 9 - October 12, 2026

Police Log: October 8, 2026

Police Log: October 8, 2026

Police Log: October 6, 2026 - October 8, 2026

Police Log: October 6, 2026 - October 8, 2026

Police Log: October 5, 2026

Police Log: October 5, 2026

Police Log: October 2, 2026 - October 4, 2026

Police Log: October 2, 2026 - October 4, 2026

Police Log: October 1, 2026

Police Log: October 1, 2026

Road Conditions

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Section of W. Goedeck Avenue to Close Oct. 5-19 for Sewer Work

I-5 Travelers Could Face 20-Minute Delays Near Glendale This Week

Section of Old Melrose Road to Close Thursday for Underground Work

Tree Removal to Cause I-5 Delays Near Sutherlin and Oakland

Zipper Merge Now In Place On OR 42 Between Winston And Roseburg

Environment

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Volunteers Invited to 42nd Annual Umpqua Rivers Cleanup on October 18

Razor Clam Harvesting Closes Along Entire Oregon Coast

Forest Service Seeks Members for Rogue-Umpqua Resource Advisory Committee

Helicopter Places Hundreds Of Logs To Restore Fish Habitat Near Tiller

Riddle Elementary to Reopen Monday After Bat Activity Cleared

Technology

More

Kotek Orders Oregon to Develop Safety Standards for Advanced AI Used by State Agencies

Adapt Warns Patients About Fraudulent Emails Using MyChart Branding

Eyemart Express Reports Cybersecurity Incident Involving Customer Information

Widespread Facebook Outage Logs Users Out, Disrupts Messenger

Canvas Cyberattack Shuts Down Learning Platform

Sports

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Reedsport Forfeits Homecoming Football Game Against Camas Valley

UCC to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Track & Field Complex Aug. 29

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

Pets and Animals

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Saving Grace to Hold Pet Microchip and Vaccine Clinic in Sutherlin

K9 Eros Retires After More Than 100 Deployments With Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

West Coast Game Park Safari Owner Sentenced to 7½ Years in Prison

BLM Launches Emergency Rescue of Wild Horses Facing Water Shortage in Southeast Oregon

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

Local Government

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Roseburg Council to Consider Restructuring or Dissolving Homeless Commission

Roseburg Council Debates Flock Cameras; Temporary Suspension Motion Gets No Second

Flock Cameras, Spending Proposals, and Budget Changes on Roseburg Council Agenda Tonight

Roseburg Homeless Commission Pauses Meetings, Seeks Guidance From Incoming Leadership

Douglas County to Open Bids for Joyce Creek Timber Sale October 7

Politics

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Oregon Consumer Advocates Recover $32.8 Million in Claims, Refunds, and Payments

Roseburg Election Pamphlet Available Ahead of Nov. 3 General Election

Sutherlin Candidate Forum Set for Tonight at Community Center

Roseburg City Council and Mayoral Candidates to Meet Voters at Oct. 8 Forum

Roseburg Votes 2026: Meet the Candidates for Mayor and City Council