DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.- Over 240 people are assigned to the 12 fires burning in the Diamond Complex on the Umpqua National Forest in Douglas County. According to the Interagency Incident Management Northwest Team 7, the 12 fires total over 3,000 ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.- The Lemolo Fire in Douglas County is now prompting evacuations. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the fire has reached nearly 300 acres and is currently 0% contained. DCSO has issued a Level 3 Go Now ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – “I believe this is a reckless policy change on behalf of the City of Roseburg.” That’s the message from Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin in a statement he released Friday expressing his concerns with a 32-hour ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore.- Another fire in the Umpqua National Forest is prompting evacuation notices. The Boulder Flat Fire, also known as Incident 289, is burning in the Soda Springs/Pine Bench area of the forest. The US Forest Service for the ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – The Douglas County Fair is launching a new program during this summer’s fair to reunite lost kids with their parents. It’s called the Safe & Found Wristband Initiative. Through a partnership with the Douglas County Sheriff’s ...
GLIDE, Ore. – A man is dead after being shot during what police say was a neighborhood dispute Tuesday night. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received the call around 10:30 p.m. to which the caller said a ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – “The scam is back, just hang up.” That’s the message from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) after it recently received several reports from community members who say they were contacted via phone by people impersonating ...
SUTHERLIN, Ore. – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing 68-year-old man from Sutherlin. According to the sheriff’s office, Lynn Simmons was last seen leaving his home on the 300 block of Justa Lane around ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – A Douglas County man is behind bars facing several drug charges related to possessing, manufacturing, and delivering meth. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s office, 52-year-old Randall Slay of Myrtle Creek was arrested after a traffic ...
UPDATE, 11:31 a.m. from Douglas County Sheriff’s Office: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Billy James Best has been arrested and booked into Douglas County Jail. ** ORIGINAL STORY, 11:02 a.m.: DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – Police are actively searching for ...