Eugene OR

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Around 3:25 p.m. on Monday, January 26, the Springfield Police Department responded to a reported single vehicle crash near the intersection of Gateway Street and International Way. Multiple callers reported a vehicle crashed into a tree and had come to rest on its side with several...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, Washington – The Pacific Northwest is entering a noticeable pattern shift as above-normal temperatures take hold during the February 7–20 period, bringing a milder, more spring-like feel to much of...

Joanna Carrabbio and Marco Elliott’s studio spaces are often home to not just works-in-progress, but little pieces of nature: lichen and leaves to be committed to canvas. The two Eugene painters have spent years exploring the environment through explosions of color and texture they found in those pieces of nature. It...

This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. A previous version of this story misattributed a quote to the wrong University of Oregon official. The University of Oregon plans to build a series of dormitories up to six stories tall on the east edge of campus where university land abuts...

Food insecurity is prevalent on college campuses, with the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimating that 23% of the 3.8 million college students nationwide experience it; the University of Oregon is not an outlier in these national statistics. However, student hunger has rarely been addressed in national...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon wakes up under a sharp winter chill, with frost clinging to rooftops and parked cars across the southern Willamette Valley. Oregon’s Weather Alert highlights a cold, dry start in Eugene before a...

EUGENE, Ore. — Gasoline prices in Eugene have increased by 4.8 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching an average of $3.10 per gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 78 stations in the area. Despite this rise, prices remain 8.8 cents lower than a month ago and 33.2 cents lower than a year ago. The national...

You haven’t truly lived until you’ve had sauce dripping down your chin and smoke clinging to your clothes after demolishing a platter of proper barbecue at Bill & Tim’s Barbeque & Tap House in Eugene. This unassuming joint tucked into a vibrant red building might not look...

EUGENE, Ore. - Demonstrators gathered in downtown Eugene over the weekend, protesting recent ICE actions and a federal agent-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Protesters lined the streets, holding signs and chanting in response to what they see as harmful ICE activity nationwide. The protests were fueled by recent...

Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire & Rescue:. • 4:35 p.m. — Emergency medical services responded to a two-vehicle crash at Main Street and North 13th Street. The vehicle’s occupants were assessed and further treatment was declined. Fire and Rescue’s response...