Anti-ICE March from Springfield to downtown Eugene draws crowd within hours-notice
EUGENE, Ore. — The community comes together against ICE and deportations. The protest against ICE and potential deportations took place in Lane County today, as community members gathered for the 'We Will Not Be Intimidated' march. The event was organized in response to an...
Eugene PD Street Crimes Unit investigation leads to arrests, seized guns, drugs
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene Police Department Street Crimes Unit investigation has led to the arrests of two people along with seizures of guns and drugs. On December 17, 2024, the Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit served a drug-related search warrant at the residence of 32-year-old...
Oregon cities would be allowed to raise gas taxes without asking voters under proposed...
Dana Merryday began hearing the grumbling when he moved to Cottage Grove more than a decade ago. Roads in the Lane County town of around 10,000 were pocked with holes. Some were so spider-webbed with cracks they looked like the back of an alligator. State funding and the city’s...
Snow brings school delays and closings to districts on the outskirts of Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Snow showers have brought snow accumulating to northwest Oregon and southwest Washington overnight and early Monday morning. Several school districts in the outlying areas have delays or buses on snow routes. WEATHER | LATEST STORM TRACKER 2 FORECAST....
Washington Oregon Potato Conference Sets Attendance Record
This was a good year for the Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. The largest potato conference in North America got a little bigger this year, with a record attendance of over 3,000 attendees, surpassing last year’s attendance of 2,600, which at that time was a record. “Widely...
Rantz: Teacher gives students script to send lawmakers to oppose in-person voting bill
A teacher at Fort Vancouver High School Center for International Studies, in Vancouver, Washington, offered students an extra credit assignment to contact Washington lawmakers and oppose a House Bill 1584 (HB 1584), according to a parent. The teacher even offered students a...
WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 10:00 P.M. MONDAY
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 10:00 p.m. Monday for mountain areas in much of southern Oregon. Forecasters at the National Weather Service said an atmospheric river and stationary front will continue to bring impactful weather to the region through Monday....
Oregon eviction cases still climbing despite legislation supporting renters
Toni Powell had a tumultuous life in Los Angeles, surviving foster care, domestic violence and addiction. So, in 2020, after her mother died of cancer, she decided to move away. She had seen Twilight, a vampire movie set in the Pacific Northwest, and aspired to live somewhere...
Court docs: New details released in the death investigation of Susan Lane-Fournier
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The man accused of killing his estranged wife, Susan Lane-Fournier, is set to appear in court on Monday. CONTINUING COVERAGE | The death of Susan Lane-Fournier. Lane-Fournier's body was discovered in Welches in late November, a week after she was...
Full List of Weather Warnings as ‘Strong’ Atmospheric River Hits
Heavy rain and snow will hit Northern California throughout most of this week as an atmospheric river moves through.