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UCC Board of Education approves purchase after anonymous donor contributes $400,000. ROSEBURG, Ore. – The Umpqua Community College (UCC) Board of Education has approved the College’s request to purchase the property located in Roseburg known as Casa de Belen. The Boardmet during a special meeting on Monday, April 26, 2021, to approve the $400,000 purchase […]
WASHINGTON — An Oregon man was arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the Presidential election. Reed Knox Christensen, 62, of Hillsboro, is charged with federal […]
MYRTLE CREEK, OR – A Myrtle Creek man is in custody on sex abuse charges following an investigation. On Monday, April 5, 2021, deputies were dispatched to a juvenile female reporting sex abuse which occurred in Douglas County. Detectives took over the investigation. On April 20, 2021, the suspect, 50 year-old Floyd Donald Jenkins of […]
ROSEBURG, Ore. – The Umpqua Community College (UCC) Board of Education is pleased to announce a new president has been selected. Following a comprehensive, nationwide search, Dr. Rachel Pokrandt will be joining the College as its 12th president. “We are thankful and thrilled that Dr. Pokrandt has agreed to serve our students, college, and community,” […]
Roseburg, Ore – On April 15, 2021, in the early morning hours, Roseburg Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire at 2941 NE Yount Avenue. The reporting party notified Douglas County Dispatch of a shop on fire adjacent to their residence. Dispatch was notified that all residents were out of the structure. While […]
In a recent press release, Umpqua Community College says a message was circulating the campus suggesting the arts programs – music and theater programs – were going to be terminated. A letter from president Dr. Debra Thatcher, released over the weekend offers clarity on the issue. the letter reads as follows: Recently, a well-intentioned but […]
(Salem) – The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find two males that are missing and could be in danger. Jaxon Palm, age 13, is a child in foster care who went missing from Albany, Ore. on March 30, 2021. He is believed to be in danger. […]
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Portland, Ore. – As many elders may not be aware of digital scams that can affect them, Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment provides a look into a new scam. The grandparent scam. Here’s how it works: grandparents receive a call from one of their “grandchildren.”? The grandchild’s voice may not sound right, but the grandchild […]
ROSEBURG, Ore. – A three vehicle crash Monday evening claimed the life of a Roseburg man. At 4:49 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2021, 911 dispatchers began receiving reports of a three vehicle crash in the 3100 block of Highway 99 South near the Green District. Deputies arrived on scene and learned a 1997 Ford […]