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Echo Sherman: We're doing the Yule Ball to help Sphynx and South find housing. They're incredibly resilient, strong youth, but they have no support system. This Yule Ball is about Octopus Inc. showing that through collaborative events and mutual aid, we can catch people who are falling through the cracks.

KEIZER Ore. (KPTV) - Three young adults were arrested Friday in connection with the robbery and shooting of a man in October, according to the Keizer Police Department. Police say the victim, identified by police as a 20-year-old from Keizer, ran to neighbors for help while bleeding following an attack on the night...

Rob Reiner, the celebrated actor and director who’s 1986 film “Stand By Me” helped put Oregon on the map for Hollywood filming, has died. According to the Los Angeles Times, Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michelle Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead in their Brentwood, California home on Sunday, Dec. 14. Their deaths are...

The Lane County Board of Commissioners has approved the search for architects and potential development of several new facilities at the Lane Events Center, with the project still in its early stages and open to community feedback.

For any of you who have actually gone to any of our neighborhood nights in this previous year, thank you. This has actually acted as an excellent chance to bring our neighborhood together, stimulate relationships, and introduce novices. Our last Neighborhood Night of 2025 is around the corner and you do not wish to...

One of the best things you can do for your garden is add organic matter to the soil. And some of the best organic matter available literally grows on trees — and falls to the ground during autumn. A layer of leaves on your garden will reduce rain compaction,...

The Eugene 4J School District is grappling with a significant budget shortfall, aiming to cut around $30 million by the 2026-2027 school year.

Sweet Home, OR. — The 2025 drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has concluded its primary phase, with City of Sweet Home officials reporting temporary water quality impacts but no threat to public safety. The drawdown began earlier this fall under a federal...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Dense fog is making for a slow start in Eugene, Oregon this morning, with a Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10:00 AM PST. As fog reduces visibility to near zero in some areas, local travelers need to...

About 25 years ago, University of Oregon biology professor Alan Shanks, recently retired, started daily counts of the bean-sized baby Dungeness crabs washing toward shore in Coos Bay. Over time, he found that the number of megalopae, or larval crabs, counted through the summer correlates with the crab catch four...