Roseburg News

Tom Mosier, left, of Trader Tom's in Roseburg sells a music CD to Joe Collier on Wednesday.

A Nevada man is returning to Oregon to face charges he murdered a 14-year-old girl who disappeared while baby-sitting in 1998.

Sutherlin police Sgt. Mike Mahler has been promoted to chief. More than 30 people applied to replace Chief Tom Boggs, who retires this week after 15 years with the department.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied five applications for permits to commercially remove sand and gravel in or near the Umpqua River and its major tributaries near Roseburg.

YONCALLA, Ore. - The Oregon State Police arrested a Sutherlin woman accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level of more than four times the legal limit.

Tom Mosier, left, of Trader Tom's in Roseburg sells a music CD to Joe Collier on Wednesday.

A Douglas County man has been sentenced to prison for violating his parole. Levi Gilliland, 20, of the Roseburg area, was sentenced to serve 26 months in prison for violating conditions of his parole.

MEDFORD, Ore. - Economic development officials say Ferry-Morse Seed Co. will open its first West Coast distribution point in White City.

The Roseburg City Council voted Monday night against allowing "social gambling" in the city despite reports that other cities that allow it have seen few problems.

A bill to phase out most field burning by Willamette Valley grass seed farmers was approved Thursday by the Oregon Senate in one of the most contentious environmental debates of the 2009 session.

They say negotiation is the art of compromise. But maybe not always. In the dispute between the Roseburg School District's school board and teachers, someone needs to give.

Oregon is a step closer to joining other West Coast states that ban use of hand-held cell phones while operating a motor vehicle.

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Sidewalk work on portions of Garden Valley Boulevard and Vine Street could begin as early as July following votes from the Roseburg City Council Monday night.

Opal Home, 2, center, eyes a Monarch butterfly held by Colten Moore, 4, while Opal's sister, Ember, 5, takes a photograph during Saturday's Blooms & Butterflies Celebration in Elkton.

A chase that started in Green Thursday evening ended in downtown Roseburg with an arrest and a patrol car getting crunched.

The green bridge between Fir Grove Park and Stewart Park is lined with spectators to the Roseburg fireworks display Monday night.

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A controversial freeway project has pitted more than one hundred jobs at a lumber mill against a potentially-large number of jobs at Costco and other retailers.

ENLARGE Homes such as this one on Riverfront Drive in Roseburg are now eligible for financing through the Rural Development mortgage program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.