LTD to halt bus service on Thanksgiving; Regular schedules resume Nov. 28
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — The Lane Transit District (LTD) announced Wednesday, November 19, that they will suspend all bus service on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2025. LTD’s administrative offices and its customer service centers in Eugene and Springfield will also be closed for the holiday. Service will resume...
City Club to learn about Coos Bay project that could affect Eugene
A proposed container terminal at the Port of Coos Bay could direct trainloads of cargo through Eugene. The Friday, Nov. 21 meeting of the City Club of Eugene will feature two people involved with the project and will examine its potential impact to the region. The meeting begins at noon...
License-plate reader cameras among 2026 priorities for Oregon lawmakers
Oregon lawmakers are weighing legislation for next year to regulate local law enforcement’s use of license-plate reading software. During a Monday hearing, the six-member Senate Interim Judiciary Committee heard about use of automated license-plate reading technology across the state, alongside broader efforts to...
Teen Athlete Seriously Injured in Hwy. 126 Crash
WALTERVILLE: A Saturday afternoon accident on the McKenzie Highway has left 16-year-old Teagan Merritt, a Thurston High School student and standout athlete, in critical condition and fighting for her life. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. on November 15, when Merritt was asleep in the back seat of a 2014...
Security and tech: At times, uncomfortable allies
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A brighter future: Patti’s story of transformation at Eugene Mission
“My day-to-day life was looking for drugs, looking for my next fix, just to cover up all my pain,” says Patti, a recent graduate of the Women’s Life Change Program at the Eugene Mission. “I forgot about all the important things, such as family, caring for myself, caring for others.”
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Traffic cameras coming to collect dangerous...
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Traffic cameras coming to collect dangerous intersection data. Plus, the LDS church delivers massive food donation. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has weather.
30K pounds of food donated to Food For Lane County
EUGENE, Ore. — The tractor-trailer pulled up to the dock at Food for Lane County (FFLC) shortly before noon, Tuesday, loaded with a donation of food from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Thirty thousand pounds of food, enough to restock the nearly-empty warehouse on Broadway street in West Eugene.
Eugene’s City Planners Launch Equity-Centric Urban Growth Strategy for a More Inclusive Future
Eugene's city planners are charting a new course for the city's future, focusing keenly on inclusivity and smarter expansion. According to information released on the City of Eugene official website, a significant push for comprehensive urban growth strategies is currently underway. This months-long collaborative...
Morning Lookout: Residents react to ICE arrests; museum director sentenced
About a dozen residents delivered a fiery rebuke of recent ICE activity in the area at the Lane County commissioners’ meeting yesterday. Ben Botkin reports. In a guest column, Brook Reinhard, the former executive director of Public Defender Services of Lane County, says the recent ICE detentions at Lane County Jail...

















