Firefighters contain Cottage Grove house fire
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — Firefighters in South Lane County contained a residential structure fire early Sunday morning after arriving to find flames venting from the eaves and heavy smoke throughout the home. Crews from South Lane County Fire & Rescue stretched hose lines, made entry and launched an aggressive...
You’ll Drive Miles Out Of Your Way For The Smoked Brisket At This Oregon...
Sometimes the best barbecue in Oregon hides in plain sight on a Eugene street corner, and Hole in the Wall BBQ proves that authentic smoke-kissed meat doesn’t need fancy digs to make your taste buds sing. This unassuming spot serves up some of the most legitimate barbecue you’ll find...
Jefferson City man apprehended for robbing Eagle Stop in Eugene
A Jefferson City man was apprehended after robbing a convenience shop at gunpoint. Bakari Moody, 28, allegedly entered the Eagle Stop in Eugene at 3 a.m. last Thursday and proclaimed his intention to rob it. According to court filings, Moody assaulted and punched a patron before taking his hat. Moody...
Ducks Big Ten Payday As Oregon Snags 48.4 Million Slice Of Record Payout
The Big Ten’s record cash bonanza just hit Eugene, and the Ducks are getting a healthy, if not top-shelf, cut. Out of the conference’s staggering $1.37 billion distribution to its 18 member schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the University of Oregon is set to receive about $48.4 million. It is a major boost to the athletic department’s bottom line...
Prepare for marble-sized hail with thunderstorms in Lane County Cascade Foothills and Cascades of...
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 5:07 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Lane County Cascade Foothills and Cascades of Lane County. The storms may bring marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). "At 5:07 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 8 miles...
A good law tells people what they can and can’t do. Lane County Watersheds...
Lane County Measure 20-373 asks voters to protect local watersheds. The goal is right. It’s the instrument that’s wrong. Everybody wants clean water and healthy watersheds. That’s how the McKenzie River Trust’s executive director described it recently. Clean water is a public good, and Lane County’s watersheds warrant real protection.
Record-hot afternoon expected today
We’ve arrived at what will be our warmest day of the year and a hot afternoon. The abnormally hot afternoon has led us to declare today a First Alert Weather Day. We still expect temperatures to touch right around 90°, which would be a new daily high temperature for the day. The current record is 89°, so if we don’t quite make it to...
FIRST ALERT: Record-warm highs expected Sunday
Record heat likely Sunday = First Alert Weather Day. We got plenty of warm sunshine Saturday afternoon in the Portland area, with highs climbing into the mid 70s. Kelso got to 80 degrees! A bit more cloud cover to our south kept Salem and Eugene in the 60s. There was...
Lane County Diaper Bank runs out of boxes, asks public to donate medium to...
LANE COUNTY, OR — The Lane County Diaper Bank is asking the community for help after running out of boxes needed to keep its diaper distribution program running. The organization said it relies on boxes to repackage diapers and get them safely to families who count on the diaper bank every month. Without boxes, it said it cannot repack or distribute diapers efficiently, which could...
Health Care for All Oregon launches push for universal care
Oregon may become the first state in the union to create and implement a single-payer health insurance system, sometimes referred to as ‘Medicare For All.’. Nancy Forrest: On April 19, 2026, the Lane County chapter of Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO) hosted a town hall in Eugene to present progress being made on a multiyear campaign designed to reform how health insurance...
