DOUBLE FATAL CRASH ON HIGHWAY 58 IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A two-vehicle head-on crash on Highway 58 near Oakridge claimed the lives of two local residents last Wednesday evening, state police reported. Oregon State Police troopers responded to the fatal collision near milepost 42 in Lane County at approximately 5:56 PM on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
Eugene police seek leads in 1971 strangulation death of Barbara Cunningham
EUGENE, Ore. — More than five decades after 34-year-old Barbara Katherine Cunningham was found dead in her Eugene apartment, the Eugene Police Department’s Cold Case Squad is again asking the public for help in solving her killing. Cunningham was killed sometime between May 24, 1:30 p.m. and May...
Suspect jailed on assault, theft and trespass charges after downtown Eugene garage attack
A security manager of a downtown Eugene apartment complex was punched in the head Wednesday morning by a man who was trespassing and refusing to leave, the Eugene Police Department said. The suspect, later identified as Mokhtar Joseph Emilien, 34, was reported to Eugene Police by an apartment employee. The...
Springfield evacuation notice canceled after 16-acre grass fire
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Evacuation notices for a southeast Springfield neighborhood were canceled Thursday morning after a grass fire burned about 16 acres of dry vegetation Wednesday afternoon. The fire started near Mount Vernon and Jasper roads and spread quickly through the dry grass, prompting law enforcement to go doo
JEFFREY HAWKS LOCATED SAFE, NO LONGER MISSING
A man from Drain that had been missing for a few days was contacted at his residence on Thursday and is confirmed to be safe. An update from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said 52-year-old Jeffrey Alan Hawks is no longer considered missing. On Wednesday DCSO asked for the...
Springfield police investigate shooting in residential area, but offer few details
Springfield police continue to investigate a report of a shooting Saturday, Aug. 8, in a residential area about a block north of Highway 126 and less than a mile west of 19th Street. Springfield Police Department (SPD) officers were dispatched at about 10:45 p.m. to the intersection of Debra Drive...
Hazy skies and Mountain T-STORMS Thursday
Hazy skies and Mountain T-STORMS Thursday (Holden LeCroy, August 12, 2026)
Unconditional Love With No Copay
Kim Thorn regularly lines up on Second Avenue, outside of Eugene Mission, with a cat carrier. Her cat, Oliver, has severe asthma and requires monthly shots in order to stay alive. A shot of cortisone, the drug used to treat feline asthma, costs between $70 and $90 — making the...
Man shot at Motel 6 in Glenwood; police searching for suspect
The Eugene Police Department responded to a report of a person with a gunshot wound Thursday morning at the Motel 6 in Glenwood. Just after 8:30 a.m., a woman reported to the hotel's front desk that her boyfriend had been shot inside of a hotel room. The victim was transported...
Fair Housing Funding under Threat
A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts is going to determine the future of fair housing grant funding nationwide, a program created by the Fair Housing Act of 1968 to protect tenants and potential homeowners from housing discrimination. Housing discrimination continues throughout the U.S., with the number of filed complaints
