Eugene OR

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A new bill would ban the use of cell phones for students in all Oregon schools. House Bill 2251 would ban students from using their cell phones for the entire school day, that includes during passing periods and lunch. Right now, the bill has support from the House Education Committee.

A federal judge has rejected efforts by the University of Oregon to dismiss parts of a discrimination lawsuit by its female athletes. Current and former members of the university’s beach volleyball and club rowing team sued in late 2023. They said UO provided inferior facilities and athletic equipment and gave fewer...

A counter-protestor became physical with our reporter while trying to share his views at Eugene's 'Hands Off' protest.

EUGENE, Ore. — After more than three decades of alternative crisis intervention, CAHOOTS is no longer responding to calls within Eugene. White Bird Clinic officially ended CAHOOTS services within Eugene city limits on Monday, marking a significant shift in how the city addresses behavioral health emergencies. Amee...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The deadline to have your license or state-level ID be REAL ID compliant is only a few weeks away. For years, officials have warned that after the deadline, May 7, people will not be able to enter federal facilities or travel on commercial domestic flights without it — though it turns out that second...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- It’s been a year since Cheng “Charlie” Saephan’s life was forever changed, as he discovered the Powerball ticket he purchased was worth $1.3 billion - the largest in Oregon’s history and fourth largest Powerball jackpot in history. Saephan shared the prize...

Airport officials confirmed that five people were hospitalized after a small plane skidded off the runway at an Oregon airport and crashed into the water Monday morning.

Last month it was mealtime on the Lower Columbia. We could hear the excited barking of sea lions across the city of Longview, where I live, as they hauled themselves onto the rocks near the mouth of the Cowlitz and waited for dinner to arrive. Now the smelt have passed and Herschel and his friends are quiet. We...

White Bird’s CAHOOTS program, which provides services to people in crisis, will no longer serve the city of Eugene. Employees had been warning of impending cuts for months, and White Bird had already planned to scale back to two shifts a week: Fridays and Saturdays. But on Monday, the...

CHICAGO (KTVZ) -- Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 21 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.94/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. But an industry analyst says it's quite likely they will be dropping fast, and soon. Prices in Oregon are 23.8...