Eugene OR

The city of Eugene and developer deChase Miksis and Edlen & Co. closed a deal on Sept. 30 to begin redevelopment of the former Lane Community College Downtown Center into mixed-income housing. The downtown building has sat vacant since 2012, but was purchased by the city of Eugene in 2020,...

EUGENE, Ore. — A 74-year-old Springfield woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a fiery rollover crash on Interstate 5 near Eugene, according to Oregon State Police. OSP said troopers responded at about 3:31 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, to a single-vehicle fatal crash on I-5 near milepost 190.5 in Lane County.

With colder weather on the horizon, preparations are underway for a local network of warming centers. Besides reduced funds, it’s also uncertain if a Springfield site will be available. St. Vincent de Paul plans to operate three Egan Warming Centers across the Eugene-Springfield metro area. These facilities open up...

EUGENE, Ore. — A barricaded suspect was shot Sunday morning in a west Eugene neighborhood after an hours-long standoff that began when a resident reported an unknown man inside a neighbor’s home, according to the Eugene Police Department (EPD). Eugene police were called at 7:25 a.m. Oct. 18...

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene Police caught a 55-year-old man who walked into a couple's home through the front door and refused to leave, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that, at 9:23 p.m. Oct. 16, police were called to the 3000 block of Concord Street. The man had a gun holstered on his hip, which he reached for, according to police. The couple told him to leave several times but he refused. The husband was able to push him out of the house before calling police. Officers

EUGENE, Ore. (KATU) — A 19-year-old had a blood-alcohol content more than four times the legal limit when he crashed an SUV on River Road Friday evening, Eugene Police officials said. Tanner Steven Johnson, 19, of Harrisburg, was cited for DUII, two counts of reckless endangering – disorderly conduct,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield Municipal Jail employee told KATU Sunday that officers booked a person identified as Evan Stewart into jail at approximately 7 a.m. Sunday, October 18, on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). According to the information provided, Stewart was released approximately...

Don't worry, fans won't have to stay up quite as late next weekend as the Oregon Ducks hit the road for the first time in nearly a month. The Ducks will fly to the Midwest to face Illinois next week, and the game will be played in natural sunlight, rather than the dark Eugene sky from Oregon's win against Nebraska. Oregon and Illinois will kick off at noon PT from Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign next weekend. The game will air live on Big Ten Network. The Ducks and Illini last met in 2024, wh

A 7-Eleven customer who alleges a clerk pointed a shotgun at him after mistakenly thinking he had stolen items from the Eugene store has filed a lawsuit seeking up to $5 million in damages. Benjamin Daniel Smith filed the lawsuit Thursday, Oct. 15, in Lane County Circuit Court. The corporate...

Clear conditions are expected over the Willamette Valley tonight. Temperatures will cool, with overnight lows dipping into the mid-40s. Sunday will bring a mix of clouds and sunshine across the region, with high temperatures reaching the mid-60s. North winds will be present, generally between 5 to 10 mph. As we...