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DFPA Lowers Public Use Restrictions, Industrial Precaution Level After Rainfall

DFPA Lowers Public Use Restrictions, Industrial Precaution Level After Rainfall

DFPA lowered Public Use Restrictions to LOW and IFPL to Level 1 effective Friday afternoon after recent rainfall, but fire season remains in effect and debris burning is still prohibited.

Umpqua National Forest Moves to Moderate Fire Danger, Stage 1 Restrictions Remain

Umpqua National Forest Moves to Moderate Fire Danger, Stage 1 Restrictions Remain

Umpqua Watersheds Marks 30 Years At Annual Membership Banquet

Umpqua Watersheds Marks 30 Years At Annual Membership Banquet

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

Forest Service Encourages Visitors To Use Free Maps Before Heading Into The Woods

Forest Service Encourages Visitors To Use Free Maps Before Heading Into The Woods

Local News

Music On The Half Shell Opens Season With Warm, Well-Attended Night At Stewart Park

Music On The Half Shell Opens Season With Warm, Well-Attended Night At Stewart Park

Music on the Half Shell opened its 2026 season Tuesday night with John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, drawing a strong first-show crowd to Stewart Park despite the heat.

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Douglas ESD Program Expands Mental Health Support for Students Across County

Douglas ESD Program Expands Mental Health Support for Students Across County

Boat Dock Replacement Project Begins at Cooper Creek County Park

Boat Dock Replacement Project Begins at Cooper Creek County Park

UCC to Celebrate Class of 2026 Friday Evening

UCC to Celebrate Class of 2026 Friday Evening

Cheryl Flick Receives 2026 Golden Sparky Award

Cheryl Flick Receives 2026 Golden Sparky Award

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Awards $606,815 to Southern Oregon Nonprofits

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Awards $606,815 to Southern Oregon Nonprofits

Community

Umpqua Watersheds Marks 30 Years At Annual Membership Banquet

Umpqua Watersheds Marks 30 Years At Annual Membership Banquet

Umpqua Watersheds marked 30 years of conservation work during its annual membership banquet in Roseburg, with a theme focused on how small actions can create lasting change across the Umpqua Basin.

Glide Sasquatch Festival Brings Food, Music, Bigfoot Stories, And Plenty Of Believers To Glide

Glide Sasquatch Festival Brings Food, Music, Bigfoot Stories, And Plenty Of Believers To Glide

H.O.P.E. Drug Court To Hold 113th Graduation Ceremony July 7 In Roseburg

H.O.P.E. Drug Court To Hold 113th Graduation Ceremony July 7 In Roseburg

One Way Out PDX Takes The Stage Thursday Night At Music Off Central

One Way Out PDX Takes The Stage Thursday Night At Music Off Central

Sawdust Jubilee Brings “Small Town, Big Blast” Celebration To Riddle Saturday

Sawdust Jubilee Brings “Small Town, Big Blast” Celebration To Riddle Saturday

Music On The Half Shell Opens Season With Warm, Well-Attended Night At Stewart Park

Music On The Half Shell Opens Season With Warm, Well-Attended Night At Stewart Park

Abby’s Salad Bar Returns To Stephens Street Location In Roseburg

Abby’s Salad Bar Returns To Stephens Street Location In Roseburg

Business

Abby’s Salad Bar Returns To Stephens Street Location In Roseburg

Abby’s Salad Bar Returns To Stephens Street Location In Roseburg

Abby’s Legendary Pizza has brought back its salad bar at the remodeled Stephens Street parlor in Roseburg, offering build-your-own salad options seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Oregon Sourdough Co. Announces Move From Roseburg to Myrtle Creek

Oregon Sourdough Co. Announces Move From Roseburg to Myrtle Creek

Adapt Names Diahann Barrera As New Chief Financial Officer

Adapt Names Diahann Barrera As New Chief Financial Officer

Timber Tots Trading Co. Opens With Soft Launch in Roseburg

Timber Tots Trading Co. Opens With Soft Launch in Roseburg

Wholistic Earth Looks for New Owner as Current Owner Plans Relocation

Wholistic Earth Looks for New Owner as Current Owner Plans Relocation

Oregon Regulators Reject PacifiCorp Request For Temporary Rate Increase

Events

H.O.P.E. Drug Court To Hold 113th Graduation Ceremony July 7 In Roseburg

H.O.P.E. Drug Court To Hold 113th Graduation Ceremony July 7 In Roseburg

H.O.P.E. Adult Drug Court will hold its 113th graduation ceremony July 7 at Cascade Hall in Roseburg, recognizing participants who completed the program and celebrating recovery, accountability and second chances.

One Way Out PDX Takes The Stage Thursday Night At Music Off Central

One Way Out PDX Takes The Stage Thursday Night At Music Off Central

Sawdust Jubilee Brings “Small Town, Big Blast” Celebration To Riddle Saturday

Sawdust Jubilee Brings “Small Town, Big Blast” Celebration To Riddle Saturday

Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Riverbend Live Opens 30th Anniversary Season Friday With Colin James

Riverbend Live Opens 30th Anniversary Season Friday With Colin James

Music On The Half Shell Opens 2026 Season Next Week With John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band

Music On The Half Shell Opens 2026 Season Next Week With John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band

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 After Police Say TikTok Videos Showed Reckless Motorcycle Riding

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

A Roseburg man was arrested after police said TikTok videos showed him riding a green Kawasaki Ninja recklessly on public roads, including at speeds of up to 152 mph.

Roseburg Police Arrest Woman After Reported Bomb Threat

Roseburg Police Arrest Woman After Reported Bomb Threat

Nurse Burned After Hot Coffee Thrown During Care at Mercy Medical Center

Nurse Burned After Hot Coffee Thrown During Care at Mercy Medical Center

DUII Crash Leaves Historic Gold Hill Bridge Closed Indefinitely

DUII Crash Leaves Historic Gold Hill Bridge Closed Indefinitely

Roseburg Man Sentenced To Nearly 15 Years In Child Exploitation Case

Roseburg Man Sentenced To Nearly 15 Years In Child Exploitation Case

Roseburg Man Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Crashes Near Sunshine Park

Roseburg Man Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Crashes Near Sunshine Park

Sutherlin Police Investigate Early Morning Assault And Weapon Incident

Sutherlin Police Investigate Early Morning Assault And Weapon Incident

Weather

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

Rain is expected to return to Roseburg tonight, bringing cooler temperatures, higher humidity and several chances for showers through Saturday before conditions begin to ease Sunday.

Roseburg Starts the Week in the 90s Before Cooler Weather and Rain Chances Arrive

Roseburg Starts the Week in the 90s Before Cooler Weather and Rain Chances Arrive

Cooler Weather Moves In, But Roseburg Still Stays Warm as Thunderstorm Pattern Develops

Cooler Weather Moves In, But Roseburg Still Stays Warm as Thunderstorm Pattern Develops

Roseburg Forecast Cools Down After Stretch of Hot Weather

Roseburg Forecast Cools Down After Stretch of Hot Weather

Roseburg Hits 99, Hottest Day So Far This Year

Roseburg Hits 99, Hottest Day So Far This Year

First Summer Heat Wave Expected to Bring Elevated Heat Risk Sunday Through Tuesday

First Summer Heat Wave Expected to Bring Elevated Heat Risk Sunday Through Tuesday

Heat Wave Expected to Bring Near-Triple-Digit Temperatures to Roseburg This Weekend

Heat Wave Expected to Bring Near-Triple-Digit Temperatures to Roseburg This Weekend

Police Logs

Police Log: June 24, 2026

Police Log: June 24, 2026

Roseburg police reported six incidents in the June 24 log, including DUII cases, a non-injury crash, warrant arrests and a prohibited camping/trash case at Templin Beach Park.

Police Log: June 23, 2026

Police Log: June 23, 2026

Police Log: June 22, 2026

Police Log: June 22, 2026

Police Log: June 19 - June 21, 2026

Police Log: June 19 - June 21, 2026

Police Log: June 18, 2026

Police Log: June 18, 2026

Police Log: June 16, 2026

Police Log: June 16, 2026

Police Log: June 15, 2026

Police Log: June 15, 2026

Road Conditions

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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

ODOT Plans I-5 Winchester Bridge Repairs Near Roseburg

Public Safety

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DFPA Lowers Public Use Restrictions, Industrial Precaution Level After Rainfall

Umpqua National Forest Moves to Moderate Fire Danger, Stage 1 Restrictions Remain

Forest Service Encourages Visitors To Use Free Maps Before Heading Into The Woods

Oregon Fire Officials Urge Safe, Legal Fireworks Use As Sales Begin

Grass Fire Near Dairy Loop Road Held To 2.2 Acres

Environment

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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

Kellogg Rural Fire District Receives Wildfire Season Staffing Grant

Douglas County Issues Emergency Drought Order

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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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

Douglas County Honors Women Veterans with June 12 Proclamation

Roseburg City Council Adopts Sanctuary Law Compliance Ordinance

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