UPDATE: Coburg Road reopens after crash near Beltline
EUGENE, Ore. — UPDATE 7/13/26 11:34 AM. North and southbound lanes of Coburg Rd. have resumed normal traffic flow after an earlier crash, Monday morning. According to the Eugene Police Department (EPD), the crash involved two vehicles, one of which ended up on its side with four occupants inside; three children and one
Here’s what I spent on a day at the Oregon Country Fair
A first-timer at the Oregon Country Fair, I approached the fairgrounds near Veneta on Saturday, July 11 with a simple question: How much will this cost?. Beyond the colorful costumes and communal showers, the whimsical annual three-day festival has been a marketplace for artisans and vendors since its founding in 1969.
Oregon Fans Will Love Early Betting Odds for USC Trojans Matchup
Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning and his team are already favored over the USC Trojans.
More than a decade in the works, a new branch of Eugene’s Ridgeline Trail...
South Eugene Meadows Park is the first new section of the Ridgeline Trail since the Dillard Connector Trail opened in 2014. The 193-acre park is southwest of the existing Blanton Ridge trail, and connects to Willamette Street with a lollipop-shaped set of trails. City of Eugene Parks Planning spokesperson Ryan...
Lane County homeowner returned with young child, found man inside; suspect arrested
VENETA, Ore. — A Veneta resident returned home on Saturday with their young child to find a man a man inside their home, the Lane County Sheriff's office said. Around 7:45 p.m. on July 11, Lane County deputies were dispatched to a report of a burglary in progress in the 25600 block of E. Bolton Road. The caller had ret
‘A human encyclopedia’: George Brown, owner of Kiva Grocery and former city councilor, dies...
George Brown, the owner of Kiva Grocery and a former Eugene city councilor, died last month from a vascular condition. He was 79. Brown gradually expanded his store from a bookstore in a downtown Eugene garage mall in 1970 to its current storefront on West 11th Avenue and Olive Street, a beloved natural foods store and
Nearly 3,000 pack Cottage Grove’s annual rodeo
The annual Cottage Grove Rodeo drew about 3,000 people each day over its two-day event, with organizers saying the long-running event remains a major community tradition and that proceeds will help fund stadium improvements.
Three days. 2,500 pounds of fish. One country fair
Billy Whitlock will need all five smokers this morning. It’s a little before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8. Whitlock and his crew have 53 hours to smoke 2,500 pounds of fish. During a normal week, Brandywine Fisheries goes through 500 pounds of hot-smoked fish — mostly Chinook and Coho salmon — between its tiny Springfie
Eugene’s Chad Drive Poised To Become State Crime Lab Powerhouse
Oregon State Police are gearing up to build a new forensic laboratory and medical examiner facility on Chad Drive in Eugene, a move that would trade the cramped Springfield crime lab for a purpose-built complex and boost regional autopsy capacity. Plans for the site at 3300 Chad Drive call for roughly 68,000 square fee
This Oregon Dive Doesn’t Look Like Much, But the Burgers Are Out of This...
The exterior is a chaotic collage of rusted metal, old signs, and random car parts. The inside is crammed with 50 years of garage-sale leftovers. A custom chopper hangs from the ceiling, and an old tow truck sits in the parking lot. It is a junkyard, and a burger joint, and it is absolutely glorious.

















