Eugene OR

Eugene, OR — A targeted police operation along Highway 99 is taking a treatment-first approach to address substance abuse, with officers directing individuals toward rehabilitation instead of jail. Eight Individuals Choose Treatment Over Arrest. The Eugene Police Department carried out a focused enforcement effort...

At Hayward Field, the roar of the crowd is familiar, not just from collegiate competition, but from years of growing up in the stands, watching, waiting and imagining what it would be like to run in TrackTown, USA. Long before she wore an Oregon uniform, University of Oregon distance runner Hannah Seubert was just...

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene's Municipal Court will become a court of record on April 6, according to City of Eugene officials. The City Council passed an ordinance in February making the change official. A court of record is formally authorized to create, maintain and preserve a permanent, official record of its...

The Lane Community College Board of Education wants more time and public input on proposed program cuts. Facing an estimated $4.2 million shortfall, the college’s administration has proposed suspending its Criminal Justice and Health Information Management, or HIM, associate degree programs. It also wants to close...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. - Lane County is asking residents to weigh in on essential services like housing, shelter, basic needs and transportation through a community survey. The county's Housing and Community Action programs must conduct this assessment every three years to find gaps in services and improve programs for...

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit alleging negligence by owners of a Fat Shack restaurant in employing a shift supervisor who fatally shot a 19-year-old man. The estate of the victim, Fernando Giffen-Vallejo, filed wrongful death and negligence claims Sept. 15 against FS Eugene LLC, the legal entity...

After studying at Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, touring Europe and performing at sea, Jack McGaughey once again finds himself in his hometown of Eugene, Oregon. His fateful return is characterized by one goal: “I want to be able to leverage my knowledge and connections with the University...

EUGENE, Oregon — Family, friends and community members came together on March 27 at Skinner Butte Park to share Manuel Bayya’s name four years after he first went missing. Manuel Bayya, a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, went missing on March 7, 2022. His family and friends have been asking for...

As a rain spell tapers off in the southern Willamette Valley, it will be replaced by a night of freezing cold which will quickly turn into three warm days, according to the National Weather Service. NWS issued a Freeze Watch for potential subfreezing temperatures from Cottage Grove to Albany for 9 p.m. April 2 to 10...

Eugene police are continuing focused enforcement along the Highway 99 corridor, offering people with substance abuse issues the option of treatment instead of jail.