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Wildlife Safari To Host Thanksgiving Morning Turkey Trot 5K On November 26

Wildlife Safari To Host Thanksgiving Morning Turkey Trot 5K On November 26

Wildlife Safari in Winston will host its Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot 5K on November 26. The family-friendly event welcomes runners and walkers of all ages, with registration costing $30 for adults and free for children 12 and younger.

Oregon Ends Record Wildfire Season With More Than 2.5 Million Acres Burned

Oregon Ends Record Wildfire Season With More Than 2.5 Million Acres Burned

Riddle Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme

Riddle Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme

The Heart Behind The Honors: Celebrating Umpqua Valley Christian’s Coaches

The Heart Behind The Honors: Celebrating Umpqua Valley Christian’s Coaches

Roseburg Girls Soccer Team Gets Community Send-Off For State Playoffs

Roseburg Girls Soccer Team Gets Community Send-Off For State Playoffs

Sutherlin Voters Support Marijuana Sales Tax While Rejecting Businesses That Would Generate It

Sutherlin Voters Support Marijuana Sales Tax While Rejecting Businesses That Would Generate It

Local News

Oregon Ends Record Wildfire Season With More Than 2.5 Million Acres Burned

Oregon Ends Record Wildfire Season With More Than 2.5 Million Acres Burned

Oregon’s 2026 wildfire season has ended after more than 2.5 million acres burned statewide, setting a new record. All Oregon Department of Forestry districts have lifted fire restrictions, though local burning permit requirements may still apply.

Riddle Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme

Riddle Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme

The Heart Behind The Honors: Celebrating Umpqua Valley Christian’s Coaches

The Heart Behind The Honors: Celebrating Umpqua Valley Christian’s Coaches

Roseburg Girls Soccer Team Gets Community Send-Off For State Playoffs

Roseburg Girls Soccer Team Gets Community Send-Off For State Playoffs

Sutherlin Voters Support Marijuana Sales Tax While Rejecting Businesses That Would Generate It

Sutherlin Voters Support Marijuana Sales Tax While Rejecting Businesses That Would Generate It

WorkSource Oregon Expands Mobile Services With New Stops In Canyonville And Elkton

WorkSource Oregon Expands Mobile Services With New Stops In Canyonville And Elkton

Update: Glide School Bond Heads Toward Approval as Sutherlin Voters Reject Marijuana Business Ban Repeal

Update: Glide School Bond Heads Toward Approval as Sutherlin Voters Reject Marijuana Business Ban Repeal

Community

The Heart Behind The Honors: Celebrating Umpqua Valley Christian’s Coaches

The Heart Behind The Honors: Celebrating Umpqua Valley Christian’s Coaches

Umpqua Valley Christian School is celebrating five coaches whose dedication has brought league honors, a state playoff appearance and Hall of Fame recognition, along with lessons that reach beyond the game.

Explore The Origins Of The Universe At Roseburg Library With Dr. Paul Morgan

Explore The Origins Of The Universe At Roseburg Library With Dr. Paul Morgan

Roseburg Forum To Examine Youth Homelessness And Local Solutions

Roseburg Forum To Examine Youth Homelessness And Local Solutions

Cascade Community Credit Union Awards More Than $30,000 to 81 Douglas County Educators

Cascade Community Credit Union Awards More Than $30,000 to 81 Douglas County Educators

Wildlife Safari Plans Improvements After Losing AZA Accreditation

Wildlife Safari Plans Improvements After Losing AZA Accreditation

YMCA of Douglas County Opens Youth Basketball Registration November 2

YMCA of Douglas County Opens Youth Basketball Registration November 2

Pass Creek Covered Bridge in Drain Added to National Register of Historic Places

Pass Creek Covered Bridge in Drain Added to National Register of Historic Places

Business

WorkSource Oregon Expands Mobile Services With New Stops In Canyonville And Elkton

WorkSource Oregon Expands Mobile Services With New Stops In Canyonville And Elkton

WorkSource Oregon is expanding its mobile employment services with new stops in Canyonville and Elkton. Rural job seekers can access free assistance with resumes, applications, interviews, career training and more without traveling to a permanent office.

Ford Family Foundation Hiring Senior Communications Associate, Roseburg Applicants Preferred

Ford Family Foundation Hiring Senior Communications Associate, Roseburg Applicants Preferred

Roseburg Declares Small Business Season, Encourages Local Holiday Shopping

Roseburg Declares Small Business Season, Encourages Local Holiday Shopping

Groovy Smoke Shop Opens New Store on Southeast Stephens Street in Roseburg

Groovy Smoke Shop Opens New Store on Southeast Stephens Street in Roseburg

Kimz Klozet in Green Up for Sale, Could Close Next Summer as Owner Plans to Retire

Kimz Klozet in Green Up for Sale, Could Close Next Summer as Owner Plans to Retire

Roseburg Startup FiberShape Hiring Experienced Composite Manufacturing Technician

Roseburg Startup FiberShape Hiring Experienced Composite Manufacturing Technician

Roseburg and Sutherlin Dutch Bros Shops Join Fundraiser for Silver Rail Elementary

Roseburg and Sutherlin Dutch Bros Shops Join Fundraiser for Silver Rail Elementary

Public Safety

Oregon Ends Record Wildfire Season With More Than 2.5 Million Acres Burned

Oregon Ends Record Wildfire Season With More Than 2.5 Million Acres Burned

Oregon’s 2026 wildfire season has ended after more than 2.5 million acres burned statewide, setting a new record. All Oregon Department of Forestry districts have lifted fire restrictions, though local burning permit requirements may still apply.

Portland Man Killed In ATV Crash At Umpqua Dunes Near Winchester Bay

Portland Man Killed In ATV Crash At Umpqua Dunes Near Winchester Bay

Oregon Fire Officials Warn of Increased Carbon Monoxide Risk During Colder Months

Oregon Fire Officials Warn of Increased Carbon Monoxide Risk During Colder Months

Three Killed After Two Helicopters Collide Near McMinnville Airport

Three Killed After Two Helicopters Collide Near McMinnville Airport

Fire Restrictions Lifted Across Umpqua National Forest As Fire Danger Drops To Low

Fire Restrictions Lifted Across Umpqua National Forest As Fire Danger Drops To Low

Pile Burning Could Begin October 28 in Diamond Lake, North Umpqua Ranger Districts

Pile Burning Could Begin October 28 in Diamond Lake, North Umpqua Ranger Districts

BLM Roseburg District Lifts Fire Prevention Order and Associated Closure

BLM Roseburg District Lifts Fire Prevention Order and Associated Closure

Events

Wildlife Safari To Host Thanksgiving Morning Turkey Trot 5K On November 26

Wildlife Safari To Host Thanksgiving Morning Turkey Trot 5K On November 26

Wildlife Safari in Winston will host its Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot 5K on November 26. The family-friendly event welcomes runners and walkers of all ages, with registration costing $30 for adults and free for children 12 and younger.

Explore The Origins Of The Universe At Roseburg Library With Dr. Paul Morgan

Explore The Origins Of The Universe At Roseburg Library With Dr. Paul Morgan

Oregon Department Of Forestry To Host Live Air Curtain Incinerator Demonstration In Roseburg November 20

Oregon Department Of Forestry To Host Live Air Curtain Incinerator Demonstration In Roseburg November 20

Roseburg Forum To Examine Youth Homelessness And Local Solutions

Roseburg Forum To Examine Youth Homelessness And Local Solutions

Douglas County Courthouse to Shine Green in November for Veterans

Douglas County Courthouse to Shine Green in November for Veterans

Roseburg Schools Plans Three Free Literacy Nights for Families With Young Children

Roseburg Schools Plans Three Free Literacy Nights for Families With Young Children

Douglas County Christmas Tree Lighting Set for November 29

Douglas County Christmas Tree Lighting Set for November 29

Recreation

Umpqua National Forest Offering Free Christmas Tree Cutting Permits for 2026

Umpqua National Forest Offering Free Christmas Tree Cutting Permits for 2026

Christmas tree cutting permits are free on the Umpqua National Forest for 2026. Residents can cut up to four trees per household between October 19 and December 31. District maps and cutting guidelines are available online.

Umpqua National Forest Announces Winter Campground Closures, With Several Sites Remaining Open Year-Round

Umpqua National Forest Announces Winter Campground Closures, With Several Sites Remaining Open Year-Round

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

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

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

Crime

Riddle Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme

Riddle Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme

A 53-year-old Riddle woman has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and tax charges after admitting to stealing at least $944,000 from her former employer, Tower Timber Services, over nearly a decade.

More Than $3 Million in SNAP Benefits Stolen as Federal Prosecutors Charge 40 Across Oregon Fraud Investigations

More Than $3 Million in SNAP Benefits Stolen as Federal Prosecutors Charge 40 Across Oregon Fraud Investigations

Three Arrested After Reported Drive-By Shooting Outside Roseburg Bi-Mart

Three Arrested After Reported Drive-By Shooting Outside Roseburg Bi-Mart

Victim Identified In Lookingglass Homicide Investigation

Victim Identified In Lookingglass Homicide Investigation

Keasey Street Standoff Ends With Arrest, No Injuries Reported

Keasey Street Standoff Ends With Arrest, No Injuries Reported

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

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

Roseburg Mother Arrested After Twin Toddlers Test Positive for Methamphetamine

Roseburg Mother Arrested After Twin Toddlers Test Positive for Methamphetamine

Weather

Morning Fog, Mild Temperatures and Limited Rain Chances Expected in Roseburg This Week

Morning Fog, Mild Temperatures and Limited Rain Chances Expected in Roseburg This Week

Roseburg will see morning fog, mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures this week, with highs ranging from 60 to 67 degrees. Rain chances remain limited, although forecasters are watching for wetter weather during the second week of November.

Roseburg Weekend Forecast: Cool Temperatures, Mostly Cloudy Skies and a Chance of Halloween Rain

Roseburg Weekend Forecast: Cool Temperatures, Mostly Cloudy Skies and a Chance of Halloween Rain

Roseburg Records Nearly Half an Inch of Rain Sunday as Wet, Cooler Weather Continues This Week

Roseburg Records Nearly Half an Inch of Rain Sunday as Wet, Cooler Weather Continues This Week

Frosty Mornings Expected in Roseburg This Weekend Before Rain Returns Sunday

Frosty Mornings Expected in Roseburg This Weekend Before Rain Returns Sunday

Roseburg Forecast Calls for Mild Weather Through Midweek, With Rain Possible This Weekend

Roseburg Forecast Calls for Mild Weather Through Midweek, With Rain Possible This Weekend

Roseburg Temperatures to Reach Mid-80s Before Weekend Cooldown

Roseburg Temperatures to Reach Mid-80s Before Weekend Cooldown

Cool Start Gives Way to Warmer Weather in Roseburg This Week

Cool Start Gives Way to Warmer Weather in Roseburg This Week

Police Logs

Police Log: November 2, 2026

Police Log: November 2, 2026

Roseburg police reported 10 entries dated November 2-3, including warrant arrests, mail theft, methamphetamine possession, reckless driving, trespass, and ordinance violations. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Police Log: October 30 - November 2, 2026

Police Log: October 30 - November 2, 2026

Police Log: October 29, 2026

Police Log: October 29, 2026

Police Log: October 28, 2026

Police Log: October 28, 2026

Police Log: October 27, 2026

Police Log: October 27, 2026

Police Log: October 26, 2026

Police Log: October 26, 2026

Police Log: October 23 - October 26, 2026

Police Log: October 23 - October 26, 2026

Road Conditions

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West Old Melrose Road Closure Scheduled For November 5

Old Melrose Road Daytime Closures Extended Through Oct. 27

West Goedeck Avenue Expected to Reopen Oct. 22; Old Melrose Closure Set for Friday

West Goedeck Avenue Closure Extended Through October 26

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

Environment

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Oregon Department Of Forestry To Host Live Air Curtain Incinerator Demonstration In Roseburg November 20

ODFW Warns of Increased Bear Activity as Fall Feeding Season Peaks Across Western Oregon

RUSA Completes $1 Million Solar and Battery Project at Roseburg Office

Umpqua National Forest Completes Hazard Tree Work to Improve Safety and Reduce Wildfire Fuels

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

Technology

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Jackson County Launches Public Safety Radio System With Reach Into Neighboring Counties

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

Sports

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The Heart Behind The Honors: Celebrating Umpqua Valley Christian’s Coaches

Roseburg Girls Soccer Team Gets Community Send-Off For State Playoffs

YMCA of Douglas County Opens Youth Basketball Registration November 2

Reedsport Forfeits Homecoming Football Game Against Camas Valley

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

Pets and Animals

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Wildlife Safari Plans Improvements After Losing AZA Accreditation

Saving Grace Humane Society To Host Pints For Pets Tonight At Backside Brewing In Roseburg

Saving Grace to Waive Pet Adoption Fees October 16-17

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

Local Government

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Kotek Wins Reelection as Updated Oregon Election Results Show Incumbents Retaining Congressional Seats

Update: Glide School Bond Heads Toward Approval as Sutherlin Voters Reject Marijuana Business Ban Repeal

Douglas County Election Results: Early Returns Show Leads in Local Races Across the County

Douglas County Ballot Returns Near 50% As Election Day Approaches

Douglas County Voter Participation Reaches 41.25% Ahead of November 3 Election

Politics

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Sutherlin Voters Support Marijuana Sales Tax While Rejecting Businesses That Would Generate It

Kotek Wins Reelection as Updated Oregon Election Results Show Incumbents Retaining Congressional Seats

Update: Glide School Bond Heads Toward Approval as Sutherlin Voters Reject Marijuana Business Ban Repeal

Douglas County Election Results: Early Returns Show Leads in Local Races Across the County

Douglas County Ballot Returns Near 50% As Election Day Approaches