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Police and prosecutors agreed there’s no proof of a crime in the death of a 21-year-old bicyclist who was struck by a car, Lane County District Attorney Christopher Parosa said. Elizabeth Cardenas Figueroa, a University of Oregon student, died Aug. 18, 10 days after she was hit by a...

Lane County’s prosecutor said today that no charges would be filed against the driver of a car that struck a University of Oregon student as she rode a bike through a crosswalk in August. The 21-year-old woman died 10 days later. Christopher Parosa, the district attorney, said police and prosecutors agreed they could...

EUGENE, Ore. — Around 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, a Lane County Sheriff’s detective was conducting surveillance for a search warrant at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Bailey Hill Road in Eugene. The detective observed a fire in a first-floor apartment unit that quickly grew...

EUGENE, Ore. — Bethel School District Superintendent Kraig Sproles said the recently-announced closure of Shasta Middle School has been under consideration for months, after years of looking at ways to combat a $1.8 million budget shortfall. "What is unique about Bethel is we've started thinking about this several...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield residents have approved a five-year fire and safety services local option levy with 68% of voters in favor. The measure will increase the current levy by 15 cents, raising it to 53 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, starting Nov. 20-26. The additional tax funds...

Duck Force One, a purpose-built tailgating bus built by Cory Dent alongside family and friends in his home and shop in Salem, Ore. The bus started its life as a Gillig Phantom, in which Dent picked up from Gray’s Harbor in Washington, where it was a backup bus for their fleet. The batteries in the bus can run for...

In a recent thread on the subreddit r/Eugene, users have been discussing local businesses that are worth frequenting due to their positive impact on the community and their employees. The thread was initiated with a call for users to share their experiences with businesses where the owners have been observed doing...

EUGENE, Ore. - Firefighters responded to an apartment fire in West Eugene at the Woodland Creek Apartments on Friday morning. According to Eugene Springfield Fire, the blaze started on the morning of Nov. 14 in a downstairs apartment of a two-story, four-unit building. Engine 10 from the Bailey Hill station arrived...

In late October, a social media user shared a disheartening experience they had at Star Gate, a metaphysical store. The user visited the store on the same day their grandfather passed away, intending to purchase candles to burn as offerings for him. However, the user reported that the store attendant was not only...

Reporter Ben Botkin got his hands on an internal report from Oregon State Hospital after the death of Lane County resident Kenneth Hass, and the details are tough to read. Staffers who advocated to improve conditions for Hass met resistance from their colleagues before his death, the confidential report found.