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Eugene, OR – A motorcyclist was hospitalized after crashing into a guardrail near the Beltline Highway and Delta Highway interchange in Eugene on May 30, according to the Eugene Police Department. Police said officers were dispatched to the crash at approximately 7:41 p.m. after receiving reports that a Harley-Davidson

The Springfield City Council heard from multiple attorneys at its Monday, June 1, meeting, about an annexation request intended to facilitate development of a crisis stabilization center and behavioral health hospital. The behavioral health campus is a joint project of Lane County and PeaceHealth, which purchased adjoi

Jurors in Everett Fuller’s murder trial heard vastly different descriptions of his marriage leading up to the fatal 2024 shooting of a man two decades younger and in a relationship with Fuller’s wife, Christine. Fuller, 57, testified earlier he fired in self-defense at Christopher Lee Clark Jr. while...

Matthew Wolfe wrote his first book while a fellow at New York University. But he first caught wind of its subject years before, as a teenager in Marin County, Calif. “When you’re a teenage boy,” he tells WW, “the idea of a number of righteous vigilantes setting fires at night in furtherance of a righteous cause seems p

The University of Oregon announced Tuesday that it will close Barnhart Residence Hall and Barnhart Dining Hall for the 2026–27 academic year. The university also plans not to occupy Riley Hall, though it will retain the residence hall as a backup option should housing demand require its use. In...

EUGENE, Ore. — Employees at the Taco Bell on Chad Drive were sent home and the restaurant is closed after a fire early on Wednesday morning. Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) responded to the incident after Ladder 6 was “dispatched initially to a reported electrical fire,” according to ESF Battalion Chief Jesse Gill.

This article was a finalist of Lookout’s 2026 Journalism Scholarship challenge, which invited Lane County high school students to profile an unsung hero –– someone positively impacting their community. Learn more and find all of the winners here. For 35 years, a teacher has made a long...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. - Greenhill Humane Society is launching a summer-long campaign to help large dogs find homes faster. The "More to Love: A Large Dog Success Initiative" runs from June 1 through Aug. 31. According to Greenhill Humane Society, the program is funded by a grant from Hill's Science Diet and aims to reduce

Oregon Ducks' Autzen Stadium, opened back in 1967, has an official seating capacity of 54,000 fans, but can accommodate up to 60,000 with standing room.

Several camping and day-use areas along the Upper McKenzie River are open again after a nine-year closure. The recreation sites and trails are located near the Carmen-Diversion, Smith and Trail Bridge Reservoirs about 60 miles east of Springfield. They’ve been inaccessible to the public as Eugene Water & Electric Board