Eugene OR

Departments within the university will be able to apply for an exemption to hire new student workers despite a hiring freeze to meet operational needs, according to a communication from the University of Oregon Student Workers union. UOSW met with UO’s Employee Labor Relations on May 27 to request more...

Today will be sunny and warm in the upper 70s before the weather turns quite hot and breezy this weekend, with Meteorologist Scott Elnes.

You may think of a river as a winding band of deep water, hemmed in on both sides by tall, rocky banks. But Eli Tome, the Director of Conservation for McKenzie River Trust, would like to change that perception. “Part of our work is hopefully showing the community that when...

EUGENE, Ore. — A Springfield, Oregon, woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits, reports the U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon. Jamianne MacKenzie, 41, was sentenced to three months in federal prison and three years of supervis

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - Detectives have identified the man responsible for killing 33-year-old Joni Marie Grigsby, whose body was found along the river outside Springfield on June 2, 1995. Grigsby's body was discovered just after 9 p.m. Lane County Sheriff's Office detectives investigated her death and ruled it a homicide.

EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department (EPD) is seeking tips to identify a disorderly, potentially menacing suspect. At 1:10 p.m. on Friday, June 5, a disorderly man was reported to be at the Eugene Public Library swinging a knife and yelling. An unknown female patron was nearby. A...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Tina for Oregon campaign today challenged Sen. Christine Drazan to three 60-minute televised debates in Portland, Eugene and Medford. Drazan is again seeking Oregon's highest office after facing Kotek in the 2022 governor's race. Shortly after Oregon Governor Tina Kotek challenged Drazan to th

It’s that time of year when everything is awash in green and yellow, and we become TrackTown, USA proper. But if you’re a regular reader of my arts and culture recommendations, odds are that’s not your cup of tea. No matter: if you want to run, run so far away, you just might be able to escape with some of these events

A judge in Lane County Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the University of Oregon against former defensive back Dakoda Fields over an unpaid balance tied to a settlement agreement. The university sued Fields in May after he failed to pay an agreed-upon $29,882 in exchange for a release...

I have eaten a lot of steaks in Oregon. Most were good. A few were forgettable. And then there was this one, a filet mignon that made me put my fork down just to appreciate what was happening. No fanfare, no theatrical presentation, just a piece of meat cooked so...