Umpqua News

Dozens of fires have raged throughout Douglas County, forcing the Douglas Forest Protective Association to start fire season early this year.

The Cow Creek tribe recently purchased a 1,700-acre ranch near the Table Rocks for agricultural purposes.

Authorities are still investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in the South Umpqua River last week.

A one-casino-per-tribe policy in Oregon faces a tough test as the Coquille Indian Tribe pursues a Medford gaming operation.

Abacela sits on the lower edge of the Umpqua Valley, on the same latitude as the great Mediterranean-climate vineyards of Southern France, Northern Spain and Central Italy.

Officials with the Natural Resources Conservation Service say there is a 50-50 chance that water restrictions could go into effect on the South Umpqua River within the month.

Photo courtesy of Javier Goirigolzarri Previous thinning and fuels treatments on the Deschutes National Forest allowed firefighters to successfully ignite backfires, stopping the progress of the Pole Creek Burn in 2012.

MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review Kay Rogers, middle, of Roseburg speaks with Forest Service public affairs specialist Lucero Hernandez, left, and Forest Service public affairs officer Cheryl Caplan during the Umpqua Connects volunteer fair at the Roseburg Mall Saturday.

Terri and Jim Delfino of Delfino Vineyards in Roseburg rent a guest cottage with a living room, kitchen and bedroom.

MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review A grazing cow passes near the bank of the South Umpqua River south of Roseburg Thursday.

Anticipation filled the air as more than 400 people gathered Wednesday afternoon to welcome the new Face Rock Creamery, a state-of-the-art cheese-making facility that returns a staple industry to this Southern Oregon coastal town.

Part of the Norman Rockwell scene in Roseburg are the Trolley Tours and concerts, not to mention events organized by two dozen Umpqua Valley wineries and the Roseburg Downtown Association.

Roseburg resident Stacy Bass drinks her coffee black, one cup in the morning and another at 2:30 p.m. Sipping an Americano espresso at My Coffee & The Wine Experience on Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard Tuesday afternoon, Bass, 38, said she likes coffee because it makes her feel more alert, especially in the afternoon.

Gov. John Kitzhaber has sent letters to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs strongly opposing the efforts by the Coquille tribe to build a casino in Medford.

DOUGLAS COUNTY Hikers tackle Dread & Terror The Friends of the Umpqua Hiking Club will take on the North Umpqua Trail's Dread and Terror section on May 11.

NICHOLAS JOHNSON/The News-Review Virginia Elandt, 30, stands inside Umpqua Local Goods in downtown Roseburg.

The Shively Creek Fire, located about 11 miles southeast of Canyonville, is burning in slash, re-prod and second growth plantations, said Kyle Reed of the DFPA.

It started out to be a beatuiful day here in sutherlin OR we even got to play on cooper creek lake with our jet ski after we cam home it was so hot we sat in the ac and the we went to get dinner and the clouds started to roll in and I said it looks like its gonna rain and sure enough 20 mins later we started to see lightning and heaard thunder and ... (more)

According to Umpqua Dairy Products President Douglas Feldkamp, the Roseburg-based company has steadily progressed toward its goal of conserving energy.

A man died after he hit another driver head-on late Friday night while driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 about 10 miles from the Oregon-California border, state police said.