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EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department says burglary rings are targeting residential safes, cash, jewelry, and high-end handbags. Eugene PD is seeing an increase in burglary crews targeting homes in the Pacific Northwest. The crews target homes where the homeowners are more likely to keep cash, jewelry, and...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — There are two large obstructions on the upper McKenzie River at Highway 126 E milepost 55, in the area of Fish Rock, the Lane County Sheriff's Office reports. Multiple tree trunks and smaller debris are mostly blocking the river at two locations. The blockage coordinates...

This rural Oregon market doesn’t look like much from the outside. Step inside, and everything changes fast. There’s a deli counter tucked in the back that steals the whole show. Sandwiches are sliced-to-order, stacked high, and somehow still only around $7. Locals don’t even hesitate – they just...

Secretary of State Audit Faults State Park Documentation. An audit report released this week by the Oregon Secretary of State’s office found that the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department needs to conduct more safety inspections and keep better track of its assets. Katie Gauthier (GOTH-ee-air) is the external...

Springtime marks the beginning of many things coming: longer days, blooming flowers and most importantly to many, Girl Scout Cookies. Around the country, as millions ditch their winter coats, the Girl Scouts of the U.S. don green vests. Many University of Oregon students have become accustomed to seeing the girls...

A 38-year-old man charged in the fatal assault and stabbing of an unhoused man in a downtown Eugene alley will be civilly committed to Oregon State Hospital after a judge’s order Thursday, April 2. Joshua Margarito Saldivar is to be held for at least one year, according to the...

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. - One person died in a fire at the Relax Inn early Thursday morning, according to the Cottage Grove Police Department. CGPD officials said officers were on patrol in the 1200 block of North Highway 99 just after 2:30 a.m. when they saw flames and smoke coming from the motel at 1030 North Highway...

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a mobile home fire in West Eugene Thursday morning that left two people seriously injured, according to Eugene Springfield Fire. ESF officials said a passerby reported smoke coming from a residence in the Woodland Park Estates at 1699 North Terry at about...

Eron King and Justin Workman worry about timber companies spraying chemicals near their home. For nearly two decades, they've lived in rural Lane County down the road from Triangle Lake, at the place where two creeks meet. On a rainy March day, dogs barked and bounded around their property. A...

A longtime key leader at the Oregon Department of Education, Tenneal Wetherell, is leaving the agency for a new position at the helm of the Lane Education Service District in Eugene. Wetherell has regularly represented the state education agency during legislative hearings and in front of the state Board of...