Eugene OR

Eugene 4J must close a $30 million budget gap caused by declining enrollment and rising costs. Superintendent Miriam Mickelson said she’s hoping making those big reductions this year will save families and staff from big cuts in future years. 4J is one of many school districts across Oregon that...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Eugene, OR – Two men have been sentenced in separate Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigations led by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, officials announced this week. According to the Lane...

Unemployment in Lane County continued to follow a statewide growth trend in September, according to the latest report from the Oregon Employment Department. The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Eugene area reached 5%, an increase of seven-tenths of a percentage point over the past year. Numbers have...

EUGENE, Ore. - Two men have been sentenced to prison for child sex abuse charges following investigations by Lane County Sheriff's detectives and Oregon State Police, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said that Ralph Anthony Pocza, 41, was arrested in Junction City and later sentenced to...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — At 4 p.m. on December 15, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded with medical personnel to a two-vehicle crash on E. 30th Avenue near Gonyea Road, east of Eugene. The driver of one vehicle was non-responsive. Before emergency responders arrived, bystanders broke a window on...

EUGENE, Ore. - A 41-year-old Eugene man was arrested on Monday afternoon following a tense standoff with police that necessitated an area evacuation, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said they responded shortly before 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 to a reported dispute between a man and a...

Zachery Ty Bryan's fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, is back in police custody after allegedly attempting to run the actor over in her vehicle, Us Weekly can confirm. According to documents obtained by Us on Tuesday, December 16, Cartwright, 32, was denied her motion to modify a pre-trial release agreement put in...

EUGENE, Ore. — St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) is preparing for their annual holiday food box drive this Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, but the nonprofit says they still have plenty of spots open for community members to sign up. Right now, SVdP volunteers and staff...

What: KLCC Presents: The Volcano Listening Project - a live musical performance. Volcanic eruptions can perturb global climate, build mountains, and reshape human civilizations. They can be deadly, but the deep roots of volcanoes also provide a foundry for critical minerals that enable modern society. In these ways...

Josh Johnson can’t have dairy, so his scrambled eggs come without cheese. Bobbie Stevens wants light syrup on her pancakes. Karl Tiller would like a bit of hot sauce on his eggs, please. And Lisa Levsen wants everyone to have breakfast, just as they’d like it. Editor’s note:...