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EUGENE, Ore. - Lightning ripped a path across Oregon on Tuesday, sparking a new batch of wildfires.

Law enforcement officers were justified in using deadly force against an drunk convicted murderer who fired a gun at officers in a Reedsport trailer park July 17, a grand jury decided.

It would be difficult to say that James Garner was the most famous or influential person I've met in Douglas County, considering that I've talked with civil rights activist Jesse Jackson and presidential candidate Barack Obama during stopovers in Roseburg.

The Douglas County district attorney's office says a grand jury has found that an officer's fatal shooting of a Reedsport man was justified.

The Cow Creek Tribe made a services agreement with the Veterans Affairs Roseburg Healthcare System Monday, who will reimburse the Cow Creek Wellness Center on healthcare giiven to veterans of the tribe.

A longtime advocate for more logging on federal lands that pay subsidies to counties in western Oregon is retiring from public office, but not from the struggle over timber harvests.

Deputies are hoping to crack down on drunk driving in Douglas County this week as drivers hit the road for the 2014 Dunefest in Winchester Bay.

Ajump in the number of cases of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea over the past year in rural southwestern Oregon has state and local health officials alarmed and puzzled.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students. a "Always ... Patsy Cline" is staged at 7:30 p.m. July 25, 27, 28, 31 and Aug. 1 and 3 and at 2 p.m. July 26 and Aug. 2 at Centerstage Theatre.

ROSEBURG, Ore. - Douglas County Public Health will eliminate off-site administration of flu vaccine this flu season, the agency said.

About 100 lightning strikes peppered Douglas County on Tuesday, putting firefighters on the lookout for wildfires.

Firefighters from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and local fire departments responded to four wildfires over the weekend.

Motorists traveling north on Interstate 5 should expect lane closures, congestion and delays between Drain and Cottage Grove Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, due to pavement repairs.

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A jail inmate due to be released July 24 walked away from a work crew assignment at the County Courthouse on Wednesday morning, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said Friday afternoon.

The stepmother of Kyron Horman, the boy who disappeared from his Portland-area school four years ago, is in the process of changing her name, according to Douglas County court records.

A classic Chevrolet owned by Tracy Bradley of Shady Cove on display at a Graffiti Week kickoff car show Wednesday at the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

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

Curtis Hannevold of Roseburg holds daughter Emma Hannevold, 2, as he says hello to his grandfather Don Jenkins who was driving in the Graffiti Night Cruise in downtown Roseburg Saturday.