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The percentage of nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend who voted “no confidence” was incorrectly reported in the original version of this story. The story has been corrected. Hundreds of nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend voted that they do not have...

A 19-year-old protester was cited for criminal mischief in the second degree and disorderly conduct after a street-blocking protest in Eugene, which resulted in both the protester and a vehicle driver being hospitalized. Tags. Localnow. A 19-year-old protester was cited for criminal mischief in the second degree and...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — At 4:40 p.m. Feb. 27, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a head-on crash on Eagles Rest Road near milepost 2. Fire personnel also responded and arrived first, but when they got there, one of the drivers, James Lawrence Gehrman, sped away in his damaged vehicle, authorities said.

A Newport building that played a role in Oregon’s craft beer history will remain in the industry. Eugene-based Claim 52 will open a brewpub at 748 SW Bay Blvd., the location where Rogue Ales set up shop when it relocated to Newport in 1989. “When I first began my...

One early morning in 2018, on a 5-acre property in Elmira, Eric Lee, now 53, went outside to feed his goats in a wooded pasture when he discovered one of them was missing. Mama, his wife's favorite goat, was gone. Lee ventured out with his dog thinking Mama may have gotten her horn stuck in a fence. Instead, Lee...

Paul Brainerd, businessman and philanthropist who coined desktop publishing, which revolutionized print publication, has died at 78. Originally from Medford, Ore., Brainerd earned a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from the University of Oregon and went on to receive a Master of Science in journalism from...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Last week, the Lane County Regional Crisis Intervention Team hosted a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training at the Springfield Police Department and Hillview Baptist Church in Springfield. This regional training is offered to local law enforcement agencies in Lane County. The Regional...

The Springfield Arts Commission invites the community to experience Epiphanies of Flight: Women and the Art of Becoming, a powerful new exhibition by Filipino American multidisciplinary artist Melissa Nolledo, on display throughout March at the City Hall Gallery. An opening reception will be held Friday, March 13,...

Tucked along West 6th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon, GJ’s Family Restaurant is the kind of place that makes you feel at home before you even sit down. The smell of fresh coffee and sizzling griddle food hits you at the door, and suddenly whatever plans you had for the morning feel a lot less urgent.

The Oregon Department of Transportation’s draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, details proposed upgrades to roads and bridges, as well as to public transportation, including LTD in Lane County, and some community initiatives, such as a Eugene safety study. It covers a four-year period starting...