Douglas County News

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) officers responding to a report of males fighting and a gunshot heard in Roseburg at about 6:30 pm Tuesday found two men- one bleeding, but both uncooperative. The tense situation…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) has warned residents about an old scam in which callers pretend to be law enforcement officers, using the names of real officers, that continues to plague the community.…

The Governor of Oregon, Tina Kotek, has called for Presidential Disaster Declarations to provide federal support to the county communities of Coos, Curry, Douglas, and Harney, that suffered devastating damages during the 2025 floods.…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Herculano Gonzales-Lopez of Winchester is facing multiple charges following an attack with a hammer on guests at a motel in Roseburg late at night on 23 May. According to the Roseburg Police Department, Gonzales-Lopez…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A Roseburg man, 29-year-old Jesse Lee Proffitt, was arrested on Wednesday night after surveillance videos in Jungle Things Oregon, a Roseburg business, showed him stealing seven exotic lizards. Responding to reports of a…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a Winston man, 29-year-old Ryian Martin, on suspicion of several narcotics-related charges on Friday. DINT detectives contacted Martin at a…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. —  An investigation into a Salem man suspected of trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine in the Douglas County area ended in the arrest of Enrique Gonzalez-Hernandez by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team…

A father and son were stopped in the parking lot at John P. Amacher Park on the North Umpqua River on Thursday, May 8. The Oregon State Police (OSP) are seeking them after a wild steelhead was later found stashed in bushes where one of them…

The Douglas Inter-Agency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a felon in possession of suspected drugs and an illegal firearm during a traffic stop on the I-5 Interstate in Glendale on Thursday afternoon. Bobby Hogue (34) of Riddle was…

A convicted felon who is now allowed to own firearms has been charged with allegedly accidentally shooting a 13-year-old boy in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. Cory Albert (44) told deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office that as he shot…