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EUGENE, Ore. - The Association of People Against Lethal Drugs held a gathering outside the Eugene Federal Building on Saturday to raise awareness and combat the synthetic drug crisis. Over the past two decades, overdose deaths in the United States have risen nearly every year, repeatedly breaking records. This has...

A rally on Saturday focused on promoting the drug use prevention was held May 2 by the Association of People Against Lethal Drugs.

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene-Springfield Fire is offering residents a free three-day window to drop off wildfire fuels as part of Wildfire Awareness Month in May. The fire department is asking people to collect branches and limbs on their property that could start fires. Between May 4 and 7, debris can be dropped off at two locations.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A sprinkler system stopped a structure fire from spreading late Friday evening off of 28th Street. Eugene-Springfield Fire crews arrived to find the May 1 fire mostly extinguished by the building's sprinkler system, which also triggered the alarm. People inside evacuated before firefighters got there. "The fire...

EUGENE, Ore. – A man died following a vehicle-bicycle crash in the River Road area on Saturday evening, according to the Eugene Police Department. Fire and EMS dispatch logs show emergency personnel responded to the crash at 8:38 a.m. on May 2. The victim was later identified by Eugene police as 61-year-old David Winston Morris and both north- and southbound lanes...

LINN COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A woman faces a manslaughter charge after a deadly head-on collision on Highway 20 Saturday night, according to the Oregon State Police. Authorities say the crash occurred about 5:45 p.m. Saturday, near milepost 21 of Highway 20 in Linn County - near Sweet Home. An...

The fifth annual Retro Game Fest in Eugene, founded during the pandemic, continues to bring together people of all ages to celebrate classic and new video games through hands-on activities, local vendors, and community engagement.

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

EUGENE, Ore. — Drivers in Eugene are paying sharply more at the pump this week, with average gasoline prices climbing nearly 19 cents in the past seven days. Gas prices in Eugene rose 18.7 cents per gallon over the last week to an average of $5.14 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 78 stations in Eugene.

Amazon has plenty of huge warehouses around Oregon to get goods to online shoppers quickly, including one that’s 3.8 million square feet in Woodburn, its biggest in the entire Northwest. But the giant retailer has started moving toward smaller facilities in more communities around the state, like Hood River, Eugene and Redmond. Amazon says this will provide better service for rural and smaller communities...