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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon is praising local efforts after a two week diaper drive at city hall resulted in thousands of diapers for families in need. The drive, hosted by Lane County Diaper Bank, collected 24-thousand diapers to be distributed to three different organizations with the...

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Tackling community issues. Celebrating local voices. All Lookout content is freely accessible for the first 90 days, thanks to the generous support of our Founding Marketing Partners. Become a member today to enjoy unlimited quick, reliable local news by web, app and newsletters. During a Eugene City Council work...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A person is facing arson charges in connection with an intense early-morning house fire in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood on Friday, according to authorities. Forty-year-old Leticia Datu-Strong, also known as Rickie Potts, was arrested on Friday and taken to Lane County Jail on three counts...

The pastry case at Willamette Street's Market of Choice is filled with confectionery goodies. Cookies, macaroons, petit fours and cakes glitter from behind a pane of glass, beckoning shoppers into the bakery section. Behind the counter stands Lisa Dowling, a longtime cake decorator and recent award winner at the...

Tackling community issues. Celebrating local voices. All Lookout content is freely accessible for the first 90 days, thanks to the generous support of our Founding Marketing Partners. Become a member today to enjoy unlimited quick, reliable local news by web, app and newsletters. On a recent sunny spring day, I...

Good morning! It’s June 20 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be times of clouds and sun; cooler with a couple of showers. There is a 86% chance of rain. The high will be 61 with a low of 50. Intermittent clouds now, changing to mostly cloudy w/ showers at 11 a.m.

Onshore winds for today will bring a whole host of variable clouds into the area. Temps remain average. We are on track for a storm system to strike Friday through Sunday.

Tackling community issues. Celebrating local voices. All Lookout content is freely accessible for the first 90 days, thanks to the generous support of our Founding Marketing Partners. Become a member today to enjoy unlimited quick, reliable local news by web, app and newsletters. Firefighters have begun mopping up a...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Two sisters are determined to bring their late mother's dream to life by publishing her children's books. Jill Bartholomaus was tragically shot and killed by her estranged husband in 2005. At the time, Jessie was a 21-year-old college student but dropped out of school to take care of her 11-year-old...