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EUGENE, Ore. – A recent health study in Lane County has unveiled a growing concern, with children as young as sixth graders reportedly engaging in gambling activities. The 2024 study highlights that young students are actively participating in betting and gambling. "Kids are really primed for gambling,” Dr. Jocelyn...

Eugene City Manager Sarah Medary, who retires Friday, outlined at a city council meeting last night what Eugene asked Flock Safety to do after canceling the contract for the automated license-plate reader technology. Questions remain about why Eugene cut ties with Flock so abruptly. Grace Chinowsky reports. Grace...

EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department has terminated its contract with Flock Safety. Police Chief Chris Skinner addresses the media in a question and answer session at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9th at police headquarters, located at 300 County Club Road.

Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Why Eugene, Springfield police are ending their Flock camera contracts. Plus, a look at Valley River Center's future. A look ahead at the Storm Alert forecast.

EUGENE, Ore. — University of Oregon officials have given the all clear on East 12th Avenue and Patterson after issuing a campus alert early Monday afternoon. According to UO a medical call had prompted law enforcement to be present on scene. East 12th Ave. and Patterson is now back...

Eugene, Ore. — A joint venture between CRG and Kenter Capital has broken ground on Chapter Alder, a 491-bed development serving students attending the University of Oregon in Eugene. Located at the intersection of 13th Avenue and Alder Street, the community will rise 15 stories and offer 133 fully furnished units in...

Workers at Community Supported Shelters make do in a cramped space where they share desks and have no space for private meetings with the unsheltered people they serve. The Eugene nonprofit has grown rapidly in recent years, expanding its roster of huts where people can live off the streets. Today there are more than...

For six years, as city manager, Sarah Medary has overseen the day-to-day operations of Eugene’s government, directing more than 1,500 employees and a $1.9 billion two-year budget. But Medary first began working for Eugene as a part-time irrigation maintenance employee in the parks and open space department in 1996....

People power is alive and well in Lane County. Vocal opposition to the deployment of Flock Safety’s automated license-plate reader cameras clearly contributed to the Eugene and Springfield police departments’ Friday night announcements that they had suspended their contracts with the company. The campaign by Eugene...

The Springfield Police Department (SPD) will temporarily cover and then remove all Flock automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras in the city. This decision follows the Eugene Police Department's report of vulnerabilities and limitations in its own Flock ALPR system. These issues raised concerns about data...