Oakshire to close all 3 taprooms and brewery after hardships
Oakshire Brewing will be closing all three of its Oregon taprooms and brewery after a tumultuous month of closing and reopening its Springfield pub. In an Instagram post on Sept. 25, Oakshire Brewing announced the "painful" news, citing rising costs, increasing competition, lasting financial damage from the COVID-19 pa
Oregon QB Dante Moore exits game vs. USC on disgusting hit the Trojans’ celebrated
Oregon superstar Dante Moore was carted off the field after a disgusting hit by the USC Trojans.
City plans $1.2 million Trainsong Park cleanup to cap – not haul – toxic...
Eugene’s Parks and Open Space Division is proposing a $1.2 million construction budget to deal with chemical contamination at Trainsong Park. The plan calls for targeted excavation of the worst of the pollution, putting it in a pile, and covering it with soil and an engineered protective cap, according to a presentatio
Lawsuit against Springfield construction company alleges negligence in data breach
A longtime Springfield construction company that reported a data breach affecting more than 2,000 people has been sued by a former employee in a complaint seeking class action status. Scott Jenkins, on behalf of himself and others, alleges negligence by Hamilton Construction Co. and a failure by the company to...
Kindness in Our Community: Eugene nonprofit helps 112 veterans find stable housing
The staff of Housing Our Veterans is being recognized for their dedication to helping veterans find stable housing.
Vandalism and rising costs drive planned closure of Westmoreland Park homeless shelter
EUGENE, Ore. — By the end of October, the Westmoreland Community Shelter will close. Community Supported Shelters, which runs the location, says the closure has been underway for the last several weeks and is part of a planned consolidation project. Residents nearby say it's a welcomed change. Right now,...
Defendant in fatal Springfield stabbing faces two more murder charges in hit-and-run
A Springfield man already charged with murder in connection with a stabbing death now has been charged with two additional counts of murder in connection with the deaths of two pedestrians in a hit-and-run collision. A Lane County grand jury returned an indictment Thursday, Sept. 24, charging Edgar Solorio Lopez,...
Luxury student housing breaks ground near U of Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. - Landmark Properties and CrossHarbor Capital broke ground on The Mark Eugene, a luxury student housing community near the University of Oregon. The first phase will bring 1,002 beds to the area, with the full project reaching 2,275 beds when complete. The community is set to open before the 2028-2029 scho
Eugene man jailed after allegedly crashing into building repeatedly
EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene police arrested a man after he repeatedly crashed his car into a bank building on Willamette Street, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that officers were called to US Bank at 800 Willamette Street around 10 a.m. on Sept. 24 after reports that a Subaru was running into t
Body found in McKenzie River near Armitage Park; victim pronounced dead at scene
EUGENE, Ore. — A person was found dead in the McKenzie River Friday after authorities received a report of someone seen in the water downstream from the Armitage Park boat launch. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office said it got the report at about 2 p.m. Marine Patrol deputies,...

















