Southwest Eugene bear cub euthanized after showing signs of rabies
EUGENE, Ore. - A black bear yearling that wandered into a southwest Eugene neighborhood was euthanized after wildlife officials determined it was severely distressed and possibly suffering from rabies. Residents in the Fox Hollow area reported the bear showed up earlier in the morning and wouldn't leave. They said the.
Man Arrested for Violent Crime Spree
A Eugene man is in jail after Eugene police say he was involved in several violent incidents this week on July 14.
Temporary cameras set at four downtown Eugene intersections for traffic study until July 1
EUGENE, Ore. — The City of Eugene is exploring improvements in downtown Eugene along Oak and Pearl streets. The Oak and Pearl Streetscaping Project aims to redesign sidewalks and planter strips to improve the pedestrian experience along Oak and Pearl between 6th and 7th Avenues. As part of the...
Floating Trip Leads to Drowning
A Harrisburg has died after a floating trip turned into a rescue operation on the Willamette River on Tuesday afternoon.
After third vehicle crash, Eugene restaurant calls it quits on in-street dining
Bar Purlieu on Willamette Street will no longer offer outdoor dining in its in-street seating patio after a vehicle crash damaged the structure during the dinner rush Thursday, July 16. It was the third such crash outside the restaurant. The previous incidents, in 2022 and 2024, had occurred outside of...
Grab and go at Eugene’s new Japanese-style convenience store — oh, and try the...
Have you ever noshed on something so good, so surprising, you had to pause for your taste buds to catch up?. That’s what happened when I tried the tuna mayo onigiri at Dozo Ya, Joel Poston’s new Japanese express eatery in the barn-red Stellaria Building on Shelton McMurphey Boulevard in Eugene.
Oregon man granted release in more than 30-year-old murder case
A 61-year-old man whose 1991 murder conviction in Eugene was thrown out by the state Department of Justice last month due to flawed evidence is expected to walk out of custody on Friday. A Lane County judge late Thursday granted Robert Wallace Lyons’ motion for pretrial release, finding no direct...
The joy and jitters of Oregon’s e-bike boom collide on city streets and trails
Reckless e-bikers zipping through Tualatin Hills trails have cut off pedestrians in near-misses, residents complain. Teens on electric motorcycles have harassed younger children in Southeast Portland, Sellwood neighbors posted on Facebook. In the Tigard-Tualatin School District, e-bikes and e-scooters have been banned
As drought grips Oregon, some water-use restrictions are possible
As summer nears its midpoint, extreme drought has already reached parts of Lane County, putting the region on track for one of its driest summers on record. Nearly 58% of Oregon is officially in a high level of drought with more than 86% of the state experiencing some degree of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Mo
Judge orders release on bond for murder defendant in bite-mark case
A judge late Thursday, July 16, ordered a $250,000 security bond that allows for the release of a 61-year-old murder defendant who had a 1991 conviction tossed out because of discredited bite-mark evidence. Robert Wallace Lyons will be free from custody for the first time since his 1989 arrest in...
