Douglas County News

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Douglas County Jail Inmates have complained about their water quality, but the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) and the County Commissioners say some inmates are to blame. Douglas County Jail Inmates…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A mushroom foraging expedition turned into a nightmare for a 43-year-old Douglas County woman who went missing in a remote area near Camp Creek Road. Alert Raised When Woman Failed to Meet Companion as…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — During a traffic stop on the Interstate 5 highway on Tuesday, an Oregon State Police K9 team intercepted heroin and fentanyl destined for Portland. Oregon State Police K9 Team Intercepts Drugs Headed For…

ROSEBURG, Ore — A suspected drug dealer with a history of violent crime was involved in a high-speed car chase with detectives from the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) that ended in a dramatic arrest in the streets of Roseburg.…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An independent investigation has been called following the death of 38-year-old Katrina Nicole Robertson in a Douglas County Jail cell on Monday night. Douglas County Sheriff Describes Incident as a Tragedy…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An accident on Friday night, October 11 at around 10:30 p.m., claimed the life of a Myrtle Creek man on Riddle Bypass Road. Motorcycle Accident In Riddle After emergency dispatchers received a report of a…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Maintaining Oregon County road systems is likely to put a lot of pressure on counties as an annual revenue shortfall of $834 million every year for the next five years has been forecast in a new study. …

Two Oregon locations whose names were considered offensive to Black people have been renamed by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Names with Racial Slurs Removed in Douglas and Tillamook Counties Negro Creek in Douglas County…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore — An early morning collision in Douglas County, Oregon turned fatal on Monday, September 9, 2024. Two vehicles collided on Highway 138E- near milepost 18, about one mile east of Glide and the driver of one of the…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — On Monday, a resolution was passed unanimously by the Roseburg City Council that will see public camping code violations punished with jail time. Roseburg Public Camping Restrictions In Oregon, the law provides…