Douglas County News

A small forest fire in southwestern Douglas County on June 18, led to the discovery of what Douglas Inter-agency Narcotics Team officers said was a recently planted cartel grow of marijuana plants.

Forget the sparklers, snakes and smoke bombs. With several communities boasting "the best fireworks display" in Douglas County, there are plenty of opportunities to witness extravagant explosions this year for the Fourth of July, which falls on Saturday.

A Dayton man waived extradition to Oregon on Wednesday, and is expected to be transported immediately to face charges of killing 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.

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.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

Keith Cramer pleaded no contest to criminally negligent homicide on Friday in Roseburg.

Douglas County school districts announced cuts to meet budget shortfalls, Glendale got a new mayor, the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce announced support - in one case, with reservations - for a couple of plans to replace the Del Rio bridge over Interstate 5 and reconfigure access roads.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

Klamath County's unemployment rate went above 16% in May. The latest figures show it's at 16.3%, up a point and a half since April.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

The Sutherlin City Council needs to overturn the decision made by its Budget Committee last week and vote in favor of funding U-Trans public transportation service in the next fiscal year.

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

High school graduates around Douglas County captured more than $6.2 million in scholarship money this year.

Fire season starts Friday, and with it comes new restrictions for burning and outdoor activities.

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.

Douglas County will be able to tap into $7 million in borrowing authority to pay for road, bridge, water, school and transit projects.

Canyonville residents want the county to pay for a sidewalk from the casino into the downtown area.

By Lindsey Doi June 14, 2009 A Douglas County, Ore. -- Oregon State Police launched a new program aimed at cutting down on preventable car crashes.A Troopers have established POP zones, or "problem oriented policing" zones, to focus their patrols and increase their visibility.A The hope is that the constant police presence there will make drivers ...

Oregon State Police Saturday morning arrested a woman who drove nearly 20 miles in the wrong direction on Interstate 5. Troopers used vehicle spike strips to stop her car.