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Roseburg, Ore., — During the month of August through the end of September the Roseburg Police Department will have extra patrols out working traffic enforcement, with a specific focus on safety belt use, distracted driving and speeding. These focused patrols are made available due to grants received from Oregon Impact and the Oregon Department of […]
ROSEBURG, Ore., — Umpqua Community College Performing and Visual Arts presents “Music Educators Extravaganza” on Sept. 8, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. in Swanson Amphitheatre on the UCC Campus. The concert will feature local secondary school music educators performing with UCC music faculty. It will include performances by band and choir directors from Roseburg High School, Sutherlin […]
ROSEBURG, Ore., — The Umpqua Community College Fine and Performing Arts Department presents pianist John Nilsen in a solo concert on September 6, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Whipple Fine Arts Center on the UCC Main Campus. His music evokes peaceful, yet exciting visions of locations around the world, childhood memories and dreams of the […]
Crater Lake, Ore., — The North Entrance to Crater Lake National Park will be closed beginning Tuesday, August 13 to allow firefighters on the Middle Fork Fire to prepare control lines along the North Entrance Road. Fire crews will reduce fuels along the north-south route creating a defensible zone to keep the Middle Fork Fire […]
Umpqua, Ore., — The Diamond Complex on the Umpqua National Forest consists of 27 lightning-caused fires totaling approximately 8,256 acres, with 743 people assigned. The Middle Fork Fire in the northwest corner of Crater Lake National Park has 28 people assigned, but the Diamond Complex is sharing resources as needed. The park remains open. KEY […]
SALEM, Ore. – On Saturday night, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Tiller Trail Fire in Douglas County. The fire sparked Saturday around 3 p.m. and is estimated to be between 3,000 to 5,000 acres in size. The Oregon State Fire Marshal has activated its Green Incident Management Team and […]
Glendale, Ore., — On Saturday evening (08/03/2024) at approximately 9:00 PM detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigated a suspicious structure fire that had occurred earlier in the evening in the 1400 block of Tunnel Road in Glendale. The fire was initially reported to 911 at approximately 4:14 PM, at which time […]
Douglas County Sheriff responds to the new hiring standards for the Roseburg Police Department immediately pointing out that it was act introduced by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont) that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week. Letter from Douglas […]
At 4:16 p.m. late Sunday Afternoon, Central Douglas Fire & Rescue was dispatched to theDouglas County Landfill for reports of a fire in the trash at the top of the landfill. Severalreports were called into the dispatch center about heavy smoke in the area above the disposaland recycling center. Initial units arrived on the scene […]
PORTLAND, Ore., — Oregon’s largest indoor pickleball venue opens in Troutdale this July, and physicians at Kaiser Permanente Northwest offer tips on how to play safely, as the surge in pickleball popularity has led to an increase in related injuries. Pickleball, a combination of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, is the fastest growing sport in the U.S., rising […]