Eugene OR

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 dif

YOB have announced a trio of shows around their PNW stomping grounds to close out their 2026 touring slate. These live activities represent a positive development for the progressive doom vets, who this past September, postponed their touring due to vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt requiring surgery for spinal stenosis.

The Oregon Health Authority approved, with conditions, a deal that would transfer ownership of McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield from a for-profit company to a nonprofit. In June, Lookout Eugene-Springfield reported that the Tennessee-based, private-equity backed Quorum Health hoped a merger with nonpro

EUGENE, Ore. — Calls for change are growing at the University of Oregon. On Sunday, students and community members marched through campus. “We can make a difference for future students, even if it didn’t make a difference for us at the time,” said UO alumna Allison Benedict.

The owner said they tried to help get them out of the vehicles by using yogurt.

A building that’s been vacant for almost a decade and a half in downtown Eugene will be torn down over the next few months. In its place, a new mixed-income housing project is planned. The former Lane Community College downtown center at 1059 Willamette St. has been vacant since...

EUGENE, Ore. — An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper arrested a bicyclist Tuesday morning after police said he rode in front of a fire truck with its emergency lights and sirens activated, forcing the truck to swerve to avoid hitting him. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at about 11:13...

EUGENE, Ore. — Calls for change are growing at the University of Oregon. On Sunday, students and community members marched through campus. “We can make a difference for future students, even if it didn’t make a difference for us at the time,” said UO alumna Allison Benedict.

There are places that locals keep to themselves for as long as possible, and then there are places so good that keeping quiet about them starts to feel genuinely selfish. SuperThrift in Eugene, Oregon is firmly in the second category, and the locals who are obsessed with it will be the first to tell you so.

EUGENE, Ore. – This week’s Pet or Pets of the Week are a unique option for those interested in a starter pet, classroom or community space companion, or simply those who really relish rodents. Greenhill Humane Society currently has more than 130 rats available of all ages and...