Eugene OR

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — Flames and smoke pouring from a Cottage Grove motel early Thursday prompted officers on patrol to rush in and help tenants evacuate, but one person was later found dead. The Cottage Grove Police Department said that on April 2, 2026, just after 2:30 a.m., officers...

Eleven Willamalane Park and Recreation District employees who have achieved 20 or more years of service with the district have been honored with new trees in parks throughout Springfield. The new trees around Springfield will help rebuild tree canopy from ice storm losses. Honored employees were invited to help...

EUGENE, Ore. - A monument honoring Eugene's founding Black families was revealed for the first time ahead of its eventual installation this fall. The "Across the Bridge Monument" honors the contributions of Eugene's early Black community. Families whose homes once stood in what is now Alton Baker Park were displaced...

There are millions of homes and businesses with security cameras and the number is only growing. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, surveillance camera installations in the U.S. were expected to grow from 47 million in 2015 to about 85 million by 2021. An estimated 10 million Amazon's...

The Eugene Water and Electric Board is reopening the Carmen-Smith recreation area . It has been closed for nine years. EWEB's Carmen-Smith Hydro-electric project is a network of three dams and reservoirs and two power-generating plants near the source of the McKenzie River. The area includes hiking trails, three...

A growing concern over student safety has emerged in the small community of Vida, Oregon, after a parent took to social media to speak out about alleged bullying involving her young child. The post, shared by Victoria Troute, has since drawn attention from other parents who say the issue may...

EUGENE, Ore. — A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly attempting to grab a 19-year-old woman in west Eugene, police said. Officers responded around 11:33 a.m. on March 31 after a 911 caller reported that a man, later identified as Kerry Michael Diamond, tried to grab the woman near the intersection of...

Michele Stellato, 37, and Mira Hudson, 29, are part of a largely unseen group: young women with neurodegenerative disease ALS. They joined and eventually became leaders of Her ALS Story, a support and advocacy group whose participants include more than 150 women. The group was founded by Leah Stavenhagen, who died...

Development of Eugene’s Butterfly Lot, next to the Lane County Farmers Market Pavilion, is on the horizon. Paradigm Properties founder Dan Neal last week shared with the Downtown Neighborhood Association preliminary plans for the 0.67-acre parcel. The project — tentatively named The Butterfly, in reference to the...

Rainy, Windy conditions on tap for Wednesday, Heavy Mountain snow expected. (Holden LeCroy, March 31, 2026)