July 28, 2024 10:05 a.m.   Roseburg Police jailed a man after an alleged disorderly conduct incident Friday morning. An RPD report said at 6:45 a.m. a victim said a 35-year-old man was blocking traffic at the intersection of West Harvard Avenue and West Agee Street. When he was asked to move, the suspect allegedly threw…

June 28, 2024 9:50 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a man for driving while suspended-misdemeanor on Thursday. An RPD report said at 3:40 p.m. the 49-year-old from Camas Valley was pulled over for a traffic violation in the 800 block of West Highland Street. He was found to be suspended at the misdemeanor level. The vehicle…

June 28, 2024 9:40 a.m.   Roseburg Police jailed a man on the charge of offensive littering on Thursday afternoon. An RPD report said at 12:40 p.m. the 48-year-old was contacted behind a business in the 800 block of Southeast Stephens Street. There was an abundance of garbage and debris at the site. The man was…

June 28, 2024 9:30 a.m.   Roseburg Police jailed a fugitive after locating him at his camp. An RPD report said at 11:30 a.m. 29-year-old Skyler Claxton was contacted near the corner of Southeast Douglas Avenue and Southeast Ramp Road. Officers learned that Claxton had a warrant for his arrest. He was also cited due to…

https://kqen.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/20240628151617/LRET-6-28-24.mp3 Mary Gilbert leads the Mary Gilbert Group Powered by Place, of Keller Williams Southern Oregon and has our weekly real estate update. ​Read More  

https://kqen.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/20240628151022/AM-CONV-6-28-24.mp3 Liz Jones of the Riverbend Live! Committee talks about the summer concert series which is starting Friday night with blues saxophonist Liz Collier. ​Read More  

June 28, 2024 3:50 a.m. Above normal high temperatures continue in the Umpqua Valley for the next several days. Forecasters at the National Weather Service said the mercury is expected to reach the low to mid 80’s on Friday and Saturday. The normal high temperature for those dates is around 76 degrees. Highs are forecast…

June 28, 2024 3:40 a.m. The Umpqua National Forest has moved to Moderate Fire Danger across all districts of the forest. A UNF release said no Public Use Restrictions have been issued at this time. All visitors to the forest should make sure their campfire is dead out before leaving their campsite. Campers should drown,…

June 28, 2024 3:30 a.m. The Bureau of Land Management has implemented restrictions and prohibitions on specific activities and equipment to mitigate the risk of human-caused fires on lands administered by the BLM, Roseburg District. The signed order is available online: https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-06/orwa-fpo-rbg-062724.pdf The order went into effect Friday and will remain in place on BLM-administered…

June 28, 2024 3:20 a.m.  In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight: The Riverbend Live! concert series begins its 28th season Friday night. The series was the brainchild of the late Dick Nichols and his wife Mo. After leading the effort to begin Music on the Half Shell in Roseburg a few years earlier, Nichols wanted a…

June 28, 2024 3:05 a.m. The final Movies in the Park program for the year is happening Friday night. Presented by Roseburg Parks and Recreation and Rogue Credit Union, it is held at Nichol’s Band Shell in Stewart Park. Pre-movie entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. as Umpqua Actors Community Theatre performs part of its summer…

June 28, 2024 2:50 a.m. Growing Miracles Lavendar Garden has its 7th annual Lavender Festival & Farm Tour happening soon. The event will take place Friday through Sunday, July 12th through the 14th. The garden is at 508 Lower Garden Valley Road, northwest of Roseburg. Over 70 artisan booths will be featured with u-pick lavender,…

June 27, 2024 1:40 p.m.  Sutherlin Police jailed a woman for an alleged disorderly conduct incident on Wednesday night. An SPD report said at 6:40 p.m. the 46-year-old was detained after allegedly running in traffic in the 500 block of South Calapooia Street. She was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $2,500.…

https://kqen.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/20240627191422/IDC-6-27-24.mp3 Award winning blue saxophonist Vanessa Collier plays at Riverbend Live! in Winston Friday night.  She joined us live to talk about her music. ​Read More  

June 27, 2024 11:25 a.m.  On Thursday, Senator Ron Wyden said he is leading Senate colleagues including Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General Dejoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide. The senators wrote,…