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Flyers target Oregon Hillel director, sparking antisemitism debate

A flyer labeled Oregon Hillel 's Executive Director Lenny Steinberg an "enemy of the people," but Steinberg said that's the opposite of what he stands for. Pro-Palestinian groups want Steinberg and Hillel disassociated from the University of Oregon. The afternoon of Oct. 3, Steinberg started getting a wave of notifications. He checked his phone, seeing the flyer posted on campus with his image, calling for removal of both him and Oregon Hillel due to his support of "the continuation of Zionism a
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Eugene man sets personal record as 2,307-pound pumpkin wins Washington weigh-off top prize

EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene man has a larger than life hobby growing giant pumpkins. We visited Russ Pugh's property to see just how heavy the fruit of his labor was this year. "You know, I've been doing this competitively for 25 years," Pugh says, "and when, I think I was eight years old, I grew up in Kansas and I went to the Kansas State Fair and I saw what I thought was the world's biggest pumpkin. Now looking back at it, it probably weighed maybe 300 pounds. But ever since then, I've wanted to g
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Eugene driver’s BAC measured at .25 after swerving vehicle hits median, tires blow

EUGENE, Ore. — A woman was arrested Thursday for a DUII with a blood alcohol percentage more than three times the presumed legal limit, the Eugene Police Department said. At 1:04 a.m. October 8, a Eugene police officer witnessed a Subaru speeding and swerving on Coburg Road. The driver then hit a raised median near Oakway and both driver's side tires deflated instantly.
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A theater teen living her dream: Touring musical ‘&Juliet’ brings its 19-year-old star to...

Fabiola Caraballo Quijada is 19 years old and living out a trajectory that sounds more like a fantasy for a musical theater-loving teen than her real life. But it’s true: A year and half ago, the Venezuelan-born performer was a fresh high school graduate from Tyler, Texas, about to compete as the state’s representative in The National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
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Oregon Announces Unfortunate Dante Moore News Before UCLA Game

The Ducks lost starting quarterback Dante Moore during their Week 4 matchup against USC and enter the weekend with a 3-1 record.
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Oregon prosecutor wants trucker held by ICE released to face trial in fatal crash

A new arrest warrant seeks to force a truck driver with a pending deportation order to return to Oregon and face manslaughter charges in connection with the deaths of a newlywed couple set to begin their post-honeymoon life together in Springfield. But whether the truck driver, Rajinder Kumar, ever appears...
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Eugene voters facing clean energy ballot measure modeled after the Portland Clean Energy Fund

The voter-passed Portland Clean Energy Fund, or PCEF, has been awarding grants for about five years. The tax on large retailers who do business in the city has raised far more money than expected. Now Eugene voters will decide whether to pass their own clean energy fund, called ECEF. It’s modeled after PCEF, but it differs.
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Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle

Highway 99 between Roosevelt Boulevard and Royal Avenue in Eugene reopened following a closure on Tuesday afternoon due to a vehicle-pedestrian crash.
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Oregon’s National Title Odds Tell a Different Story Than Its Ranking

The Alabama Crimson Tide's dramatic rise in national championship betting odds provides a blueprint for the Oregon Ducks' own title aspirations.
Featured picture for Oregon prosecutor wants trucker held by ICE released to face trial in fatal crash

Oregon prosecutor wants trucker held by ICE released to face trial in fatal crash

A new arrest warrant seeks to force a truck driver with a pending deportation order to return to Oregon and face manslaughter charges in connection with the deaths of a newlywed couple set to begin their post-honeymoon life together in Springfield. But whether the truck driver, Rajinder Kumar, ever appears...

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