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LANE COUNTY, Ore. — The Lane County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) has confirmed that human remains found in the McKenzie drainage area belong to Shane Sprenger, a 47-year-old man from Blue River who, authorities say, went missing in November 2021 under suspicious circumstances. LCSO says back in June 2023, partial...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A wildfire that sparked southwest of Eugene on Thursday afternoon has prompted Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials say residents on Halderson Rd. West, to Central Rd. between Perkins Rd. and Cantrell Rd. in Veneta, Ore. are asked to leave immediately....

EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department reports a license plate reader has helped locate a Eugene man’s stolen vehicle. On Tuesday, August 26, a Eugene Police Community Service officer overheard dispatch air information about a Toyota Rav 4 that had been stolen from 1040 Green Acres Road on August 24.

A man detained by federal police at a downtown Eugene protest on Tuesday, Aug. 26, was suspected of punching the mirror of a Department of Homeland Security vehicle at a protest two weeks earlier, a Homeland Security spokesperson said in an email Thursday. “During an anti-ICE protest on August 12th,...

EUGENE, Ore. — With the implementation of the statewide cell phone ban in public schools this year, Eugene 4J School District is urging parents to not attempt to contact their children during lockdown incidents. “We do not want parents responding to the school during a lockdown-in-progress,” says Jennifer Bills,...

A recent meeting between McKenzie Willamette Medical Center's developers and the community is prompting some excitement over a new planned emergency center in Eugene.

Enjoy summer weather, an evening swim and family time at Willamalane’s Dive-in Movie August 29. Aptly enough, Moana 2 (2024) is the event for the evening, along with swimming and available concessions starting at 8 pm. Cost for admission is the regular drop-in fee for Splash! at Lively Park, with no additional fees...

EUGENE, Ore. - Families in Eugene gathered on Wednesday to support a meaningful cause and create joyful memories at Valley River Center. According to A Family for Every Child officials, the organization hosted an Aug. 27 Fairytale Princess Meet and Greet event. Instead of ticket sales, attendees donated new clothing...

Now that the report of the Lane Community College investigation into Board of Education complaints has been released, I am free to speak. As the only woman currently serving on the LCC Board of Education and also not named in the recent substantiated complaints — I am outraged by Zachary Mulholland’s behavior.

Crews stopped the progression of a fast-moving fire that burned west of Eugene about 3 miles south of Fern Ridge Lake and Highway 126, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. When the nearly 15-acre fire broke out Thursday around 3:30 p.m., it threatened homes and structures in the Veneta...