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Man arrested near Tenmile after allegedly demanding car keys at gunpoint
TENMILE, Ore. – A man is facing more than a dozen criminal charges after allegedly going door-to-door and demanding gas and car keys from people at gunpoint, court documents say. According to court documents, In the afternoon of June 29 a Tenmile resident answered his door to find a...
Two fire departments merge to create Central Douglas Fire and Rescue
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – Two Douglas County fire departments are merging to expand protection for multiple communities. Douglas County Fire District No. 2 and the Winston-Dillard Fire District have combined as of July 1. The result is a new agency now known as Central Douglas Fire and Rescue (CDFR).
Reedsport hatchery 'disappointed' with sentence of man behind mass deaths of juvenile Chinook
An Oregon man convicted of killing 18,000 pre-smolt salmon with bleach is now out of jail. On April 21, the Gardiner Reedsport Winchester Bay Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) hatchery was broken into. The next morning, a hatchery worker found thousands of dead fish settled on the bottom of a holding tank.
MELROSE ROAD TO CLOSE AT SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER FOR TWO WEEKS
Starting early Sunday morning July 21st, Melrose Road will close for two weeks at the South Umpqua River so contractors can connect the road to both ends of the new Conn Ford Bridge. An update from the Oregon Department of Transportation said during the closure, traffic from the Melrose area...
HEAT ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY: THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A Heat Advisory is in effect from 8:00 a.m. Thursday through 9:00 p.m. Monday for central Douglas County including Roseburg and Camas Valley. Forecasters at the National Weather Service said temperatures of 100 to 110 degrees are expected. An Urgent Weather Message said hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. Forecasters...
DRIVER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER SINGLE VEHICLE WRECK
A driver was taken to the hospital following a single vehicle wreck on Sunday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just before 1:40 p.m. an 86-year-old man was driving eastbound on Old Melrose Road heading towards Roseburg when his pickup left the right side of the roadway and went into the ditch. The ditch is deep in that area and the vehicle traveled about one hundred feet before striking a driveway culvert.
MEMBER OF DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION SENTENCED TO PRISON
A Springfield member of an international drug trafficking organization operating in Lane County was sentenced to federal prison on Friday. A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office-District of Oregon said 38-year-old Rodolfo-Arroyo-Segoviano was sentenced to 145 months in federal prison and three year’s supervised release. According to court...
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