Eugene OR

University of Oregon students are rallying for better protection of international and undocumented students, calling for sanctuary status and transparency on campus surveillance. They demand action against federal budget cuts threatening diversity programs.

Eugene, OR – A cold snap across Oregon is triggering a frost advisory through 8 a.m. Sunday, with Eugene and the broader Willamette Valley under risk of temperatures dipping as low as 33°F. According to the National Weather Service Portland, the advisory spans central and southern Willamette Valley,...

My name is Eli Thomas, and I am the Herald’s new sportswriter. I am a Senior Journalism student at the University of Oregon and will graduate in June. Any weekend when I was growing up where I did not have sports to play, which was not many, I would be planted on the couch watching sports. I always knew I wanted to...

Eugene, OR – April 11, 2025 – Spring is calling, and Hendricks Park is answering—with freshly blooming trails, sun-dappled forest paths, and an open invitation to give back. This Sunday, April 13, community members are invited to roll up their sleeves and join the Hendricks Park Forest Trail Maintenance Work Party, a...

Additional funding worth hundreds of millions of dollars to help low-income and homeless K-12 students recover from the impact of the pandemic has been stopped by the Department of Education (DOE), leading Oregon to join a lawsuit of 15 Attorney Generals and a state Governor. Funds Had Been Made Available...

On a bike ride Friday, I took another look at Goldfish Farm Road, where a contractor for Linn County this week started replacing the bridge over Cox Creek. A story about the bridge replacement on April 5 made a reader ask whether this project would also increase the safety of people who walk or ride their bikes on...

(NEXSTAR) – Foodies and restaurant lovers across the U.S. will need to add some new spots to their lists of places to eat with the James Beard Foundation officially announcing its finalists for this year’s most “outstanding” restaurant and bar in the country. The foundation recently announced its list of nominees for...

Well before the share of students missing more than three weeks of the school year skyrocketed to near-highest-in-the-nation levels during the pandemic, Oregon was battling a high rate of chronic absenteeism. But under the radar, a parallel absenteeism issue draws virtually no attention, except in whispers among...

EUGENE, Ore. – Starting on Saturday, the giant Friends of the Library Book Sale is returning to the Lane Events Center. Visitors will be able to shop from thousands of gently-used and like-new books, and all proceeds from the sale will go to support the Eugene Public Library. Funds...

CAHOOTS union members and former employees are looking for a new way to keep their decades-old emergency services alive in Eugene after the city ended its contract Monday. Leaders with CAHOOTS hosted a town hall Thursday night at the University of Oregon to get the public's feedback following the City of Eugene's...