Douglas County News

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…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of large dogs fighting a puppy in the backyard of 66-year-old  Edward Andrew Whitely's home, a Roseburg Police Department, accompanied by a Douglas County Sheriff's Office animal control deputy,…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — After stealing a phone, a charger, and a small quantity of marijuana, a 33-year-old Roseburg man cooked himself a hearty breakfast before police arrived and took him into custody. The home owners 17-year-old son alerted…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation into an illicit marijuana grow in Curtin culminated in the detention of 8 people on Wednesday. Two were arrested. Armed with a search warrant obtained after…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A warrant was issued for the arrest of a Merlin, Douglas County man, 65-year-old Craig Hindle, on Thursday. Hindle faces six charges arising from the fatal crash in April that resulted in the death of his passenger.…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to swimmers in difficulty on the North Umpqua River on Saturday, Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) deputies attended to two incidents: 33-year-old Andrea Norton of Myrtle Creek was injured and couldn't…