Eugene OR

A federal judge has handed a win for Black Unity nearly six years after the events of July 29, 2020—otherwise known by many in the local activist community as “J29” or “Thurston”—and five years after the protest group’s lawsuit against the City of Springfield, Oregon and the Springfield Police Department was filed.

Two people were injured in a house fire west of Eugene early Monday morning. Eugene Springfield Fire crews responded to the intersection of Fisher Road and Royal Avenue just before 3:00 a.m. after a passerby called to report a house was on fire, and said the flames were taller than the house.

Feds fire riot control agents at a peaceful Jan. 31 ICE protest at the Eugene Federal Building and show disrespect to the Mexican flag. On Jan. 31, federal agents in Eugene fired tear gas and pepper balls at about 25 people protesting peacefully in front of the city’s Federal Building.

For Kyle Whittingham, the success of a Big Ten rival’s offensive line has become his own recruiting nightmare. The loss of two key prospects to Oregon echoes the very issues that have plagued Michigan’s star QB, Bryce Underwood. It signals a troubling new trend on the recruiting trail. Anaheim Servite offensive...

Eugene’s beloved Sam Bond’s Garage closed Dec. 1 after 30 years in the Whiteaker. Two and a half weeks later, the 107-year-old building sold. The buyer was a Eugene businessman, Ian Hill, acting through his company, Bluegrass LLC. Lane County records show the sale closed Dec. 18. The sale has not previously been...

Eugene riot aftermath: community urges focus on protest message. Most Eugene protesters remained peaceful despite a small group escalating tensions and causing property damage, with community members urging focus on the broader message against ICE rather than isolated acts of vandalism.

EUGENE, Ore. - Democratic officials in Oregon are calling for peace among protestors after Friday’s protest was declared a riot by the Eugene Police Department. On Feb. 1, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson, Congresswoman Val Hoyle, and several other local community leaders addressed the press in...

The Crater Comets took a trip down the I-5 to visit the Springfield Millers. They took the game 80-36.

Church Women United of Lane County denounces recent deaths of Good, Pretti Amid social chaos, I’m grateful for Church Women United of Lane County’s motto: “Agreed to Differ; Resolved to Love, United to Serve.” Hunting down, terrorizing, maltreating, even murdering fellow human beings because they offend the dominant...

A set of news clippings from the 1870s is helping to hone in on where the Indian encampment was in Albany, OR. Previously, it was said to be on an island near Albany. But the murder of Charlie, by Jim Kirk a native man who apparently as raising on the Kirk Homestead in Brownsville elicits details about the location,...