Myrtle Creek News

A couple is in jail after police in Medford contacted police here about two subjects they wanted that were believed to be staying in Douglas County.

A couple is in jail after police in Medford contacted police here about two subjects they wanted that were believed to be staying in Douglas County.

Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the maids of honor at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where their Deep South drama "The Help" won them acting prizes and earned the trophy for overall cast performance.

A trailer was destroyed and another badly damaged Sunday morning, when a huge oak tree fell over in an RV park just north of Myrtle Creek.

A Myrtle Creek man will serve at least 70 months in prison after being sentenced Tuesday by a Douglas County judge.

Douglas County sheriff's officers say a Myrtle Creek, Ore., man was using a gun as a prop while telling a story when he fatally shot himself in the head.

A Douglas County man died Tuesday evening, the victim of what appears to be an accidentally self-inflicted gunshot wound.

YouNews photographers were busy snapping pictures this week, and one Myrtle Creek resident got some great pics of the South Umpqua River before and after the storm.