Douglas County News

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responding to the 1300 block of Gazley Road, Myrtle Creek, for a report of an assault called in detectives after an intruder assaulted and severely injured 73-year-old Stephen Balliew of…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested a Myrtle Creek resident for a suspected exchange of narcotics at an intersection in Roseburg on Wednesday morning. DINT detectives, assisted by the Douglas County…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A new Parent Advisory Council, led by parents who were previously part of the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) system, is using their lived experiences to bring positive changes to Douglas County child…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested 47-year-old Clinton Reed of Roseburg yesterday on drug charges after finding evidence that he was a dealer, yet had called the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO)…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Douglas County law enforcement officers found three people dead and another in medical distress, but alive, in an RV at the Shady Point RV park, south of Roseburg at 2703 Hwy 99S, during a contact call in a different…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Following a three-month investigation, the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested 42-year-old Caleb M. Plueard, a previously convicted felon who is currently on parole, and 44-year-old Erica S. Hewlett…

The record-breaking flooding last March which caused widespread destruction in four Oregon counties, including the displacement of many residents following damage to 529 homes, has prompted an appeal for additional financial help to…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of smoke billowing from a broken window at a dentist's office at 2510 NW Edenbower Blvd early yesterday morning,  Roseburg Fire Department personnel extinguished the fire and later established that the…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of smoke swirling out of the structure, several agencies joined the Roseburg Fire Department to put out a residential structure fire at 544 W. Harrison Street at 6:15 a.m. yesterday. A search…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Roseburg Police Department arrested a local man who admitted drilling a hole in the fuel tank of a van at the Roseburg Christian Fellowship- with the intent to steal fuel. The confession came when law enforcement…