Eugene OR

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene Police arrested a man after he swung a guitar at officers and ran from them following a trespassing call, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said officers were called to the 1000 block of Jackson Street on Aug. 6, 2026, after residents reported a trespasser. Residents told po

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon based T.P. Freight Lines abruptly notified its employees on August 4 that they were immediately suspending all operations and that employees were not to report to work until further notice, according to a news release from Teamsters Joint Council 37. T.P. Freight also failed to make payroll on A

Noticing more Grateful Dead energy around town this week? We’re knee-deep in the Days Between, the stretch of time between Jerry Garcia’s birthday and the day he died that is filled with concerts and celebrations of Garcia and the band. While Eugene’s Days Between offerings are fewer than...

EUGENE, Ore. — Construction on River Road from the south side of the Beltline interchange to Green Lane will begin the week of Aug. 10, City of Eugene officials said. Along with paving, this project will also upgrade sidewalk access ramps and improve the safety of pedestrian signals and bus stops.

After several days of staring through a brown haze, people across western Oregon may finally be able to open a window and see the hills again. Wildfire smoke that settled over Portland, Salem, Eugene and much of the Willamette Valley is expected to begin thinning Thursday afternoon, with a more noticeable improvement a

Eugene Weekly officially has a new owner: its longtime editor, Camilla Mortensen. Mortensen, who has worked at the Weekly since 2007 and has served as its editor-in-chief since 2016, officially took over this month, the paper announced Thursday. The move follows the recent deaths of the last of the Weekly’s...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4, an employee at the Best Western Hotel on Kruse Way in Springfield called police to report an unknown male had just attempted to steal their cash till located behind their employee counter. When the employee heard the drawers being opened and confronted the suspe

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a reported fire on a United Airlines plane at Eugene Airport just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 5. According to Eugene Springfield Fire officials, crews were alerted to a possible fire in the rear stabilizer of an Airbus A320. At the time, only airline cleaning staff were on

EUGENE, Ore. - Fire crews put out a garage fire near Autzen Stadium early Wednesday morning, according to Eugene Springfield Fire. ESF officials said fire crews responded to the 3500 block of Regent Avenue just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 5. Engine 4 arrived six minutes after dispatch and found active fire inside the garage.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield police had an unusual traffic problem to solve Thursday morning when two goats were found wandering near a busy intersection. According to a social media post from the Springfield Police Department, officers responded to the area of 48th Street and Main Street, where the pair of goats ha