Eugene OR

The Highway 58 Herald, an online news outlet that covered Oakridge, Lowell, Pleasant Hill and other communities along the scenic highway, has shut down. A post on its website dated Aug. 22 said the decision was made for “financial reasons only.”. “Most people don’t realize that, on an online...

Back in 1926, legendary filmmaker Buster Keaton chose a stretch of parallel tracks outside Cottage Grove, Oregon, to film The General. Exactly six years later, well, sixty years later, a Hollywood crew returned to that same picturesque corridor to shoot the iconic train-dodging scenes for Stand By Me. Those historic tr

A 30-year-old man convicted of murder Friday, Aug. 21, will avoid prison by reason of insanity after causing a fatal fire at a Springfield mobile home park that killed two of his relatives. Justin Ray Carr will be committed to the Oregon State Hospital and placed in custody of the...

Rita Wilkinson says she’s the worst cook in her family. That hasn’t stopped the hibachi food truck she and her husband, David, own from expanding into a new brick and mortar location in 5th Street Public Market. Visitors who order from Kento’s Hibachi Express’ hibachi and sukiyaki offerings can watch as a chef tosses p

On Sunday, July 26, the Eugene Challengers' single-A team, the Ole Athletics, made program history by winning the American Legion Single A championship for the first time. "It was one of the best feelings in the world," fifth-year head coach KJ Strickland said. "That's the reason that people come out and play for the C

Party Bar’s special burger usually goes for $20, but Wednesday, Aug. 26, diners can pay $10, $30, $1 — however much or little they choose. That goes for every dish at the downtown Eugene restaurant (55 W Broadway), including the crab cake po’boy, cherry and burrata salad and the half-pound shrimp plate.

PeaceHealth (Vancouver, Wash.) has opened Springfield Rehabilitation Hospital, a freestanding facility in Springfield, Ore., according to Look Out Eugene-Springfield. The $76 million project delivers a 67,000-square-foot hospital with 42 beds and space to expand to 60 beds. The hospital also features a dedicated trauma

Eugene, OR – A 68-year-old Eugene man was arrested after police responded to a report involving two juveniles on Aug. 19. Eugene police said officers responded at about 3:11 p.m. to the 1000 block of Maxwell Road, where they located two juveniles, ages 15 and 17, in the backseat of a vehicle with Jorge Luis Ochoa, 68,

Eugene lost access to 20 transitional housing beds available to clients with special medical needs after the closure of the Tom Campbell at Chase Commons Safe Sleep Site on June 30. The site opened in March of 2023 at 175 Commons Drive with entry provided exclusively through medical referral, according to the City of E

A driver clocked at 99 mph early Saturday morning in Eugene was cited on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to Eugene police. An officer observed the driver, later identified as Robert Austin Schneider of Illinois, speeding at 2:40 a.m. Aug. 22 on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Kinsrow Avenue. Du