Eugene OR

EUGENE, Ore. — ApolloMD has responded to a letter from Oregon lawmakers requesting information regarding Senate Bill 951 compliance in relation to upcoming changes at PeaceHealth’s Lane County emergency departments, after PeaceHealth opted to replace Eugene Emergency Physicians (EEP) employees with staff from...

Four streets in Eugene soon will have lower speed limits as part of the city's effort to reduce traffic deaths. The four stretches of road will see speed limits reduced from 30 to 25 miles per hour. The four streets that will have lower speed limits are: Polk Street: between Second Avenue and 18th Avenue Oak Patch...

EUGENE, Ore. — A man armed with a knife climbed approximately 100 feet up a spruce tree in Eugene on Saturday, prompting a large police and fire response, and a shelter-in-place message for nearby residents. The Eugene Police Department (EPD and Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) responded at 2:15 p.m....

For decades, a Eugene woman quietly built what might be the world’s largest collection of jigsaw puzzles. Gail Wickstrom died last September. She was 80 years old. She lived alone in a light-blue home in south Eugene packed to the gills with paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, horse-themed decór and, most of all, jigsaw puzzles.

DEADWOOD, Ore. - A burglary investigation in Deadwood has led to arrests and ongoing searches for suspects and stolen items, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said a homeowner reported a burglary on Jan. 30 on Highway 36. Detectives identified suspects through security footage. On Feb. 12,...

EUGENE, Ore. - Relief Nursery is rallying support for its parenting services through a spirited dodgeball tournament. The 5th annual "Dodge for a Cause" event brought together 15 teams at the Kidsports Complex in Eugene on Saturday. "We work a good part of the year on this event and getting...

We will NEVER ask for money by phone, text, or email. We will NEVER call you about missed jury duty. Our community continues to be targeted by phone scammers identifying themselves as employees of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, typically claiming to be sergeants. Scammers have in the past also used text and email.

In the sixth inning with two outs and the bases loaded, Oregon second baseman and two-hole hitter Kaylynn Jones punched a single past the diving Hornet shortstop to get the Ducks a 7-6 win over Sacramento at the Jane Sanders Classic Friday night.

As the world’s top adaptive winter athletes gather in northern Italy for the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, Oregon has emerged as a quiet but proud contributor to Team USA’s presence on the global stage. Two athletes with deep ties to the state, Anna Soens of Bend and Ravi Drugan of Eugene, are competing in the alpine...

An hours-long standoff Saturday, March 7, led to criminal citations against a man who climbed a 100-foot spruce tree in Eugene’s Friendly neighborhood and threatened to pull a handgun, the Eugene Police Department said in a statement. The incident began at about 2:15 p.m., when Eugene police officers responded...