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LOWELL — Tuesday’s Lowell city council meeting was a short and sweet one. The mayor, city administrator and councilors were able to comb through the agenda at pace and consolidate the meeting in just under 40 minutes – a possible record. The city’s Beautification Day, which was...

EUGENE, Ore. — After Dezianna Patmon crushed a three-run, walk-off homer deep into the Eugene night to send her Ducks to the super regionals, the senior said her reason for doing so was simple. "I wasn't hanging up the cleats today." Patmon's homer to lift Oregon (51-8) past Stanford...

Eugene, Oregon – Sunshine returns to Lane County just in time for Memorial Day weekend, but Eugene residents should keep umbrellas handy by Sunday night. According to the National Weather Service, a brief window of morning showers Thursday will give way to a dry and warming trend. Friday begins mostly sunny with a...

EUGENE, Ore. – Eugene’s city council voted on Wednesday to begin the process of raising stormwater fees by 18% in order to generate funding for the city’s parks and open space programs, according to city officials. The city said that the fee increase would raise $4.7 million...

A major earth-moving project is underway along the McKenzie Highway east of Eugene-Springfield. The work is meant to restore the McKenzie River to its more meandering character to improve wildlife habitat and water quality. Like many rivers, the McKenzie and its tributaries have been engineered by humans to follow a...

Junction City residents ended up voting down a bond measure that would have provided additional funding to renovate Junction City High School.

VIDA, Ore. – A former McKenzie High School athlete enjoyed a special moment earlier this week as after losing nearly everything during the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire Samantha Winningham was reunited with her letterman jacket. Roughly one year ago, Winningham’s Aunt Melanie set a plan in motion to have’s...

• Has background in administration and wrestling. At the normally scheduled board meeting for LCSD No. 2, the trustees approved the hiring of Kyle McClain as the new Activities Director for Star Valley High School. McClain comes to Wyoming by way of Oregon. McClain will replace Rob Erickson in that capacity with...

We're getting more information about the people arrested for a double murder in Eugene yesterday. Also, the Eugene City Council approved a new fee to pay for stormwater infrastructure. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has the weather.

Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver in Eugene. Driving allows him to work without triggering his severe asthma, Smith, 47, says. But without a set minimum wage, he says he works 12 to 16 hours per day to support himself. Smith, who’s part of...