Eugene OR

Lane County commissioners face a bevy of choices involving county taxpayers’ trash. One involves whether to install new technology to capture methane from the landfill through an international company that would sell it on the natural gas market. Commissioners are also weighing options for where to locate the planned...

EUGENE, Ore. — An unexpected evacuation unfolded at Lane Community College's downtown campus after reports of a potential gas leak. The incident, which prompted a swift response from emergency services, was later identified as a foul odor resembling rotten trash, according to Eugene Springfield Fire. The initial...

EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene police arrested a man over the weekend for DUII, reckless driving and resisting arrest. At 2:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, two officers were dispatched to a Green Acres Road and Delta oaks Driver, where a Ram1500 had crashed into trees and a residential fence.

Eugene, OR – Lane County, the City of Eugene, and local service providers collaborated during the 2025 Legislative Session to secure $204.9 million in statewide shelter funding for the biennium through the passage of HB 3644. Despite these efforts, Lane County received approximately $7.6 million for this half of...

One person is dead following a house fire in the early morning hours of Dec. 13 in Springfield, according to the Eugene Springfield Fire department. According to a statement from ESF, fire crews were dispatched to a reported house fire at Riviera Court, a cul-de-sac with five homes in northwest Springfield, just...

Still not ranked, the Oregon women took their record to 11-1 with a win over the Bobcats in Matthew Knight arena Sunday afternoon, 69-44.

On October 9, 1859, a few months after Oregon joined the Union, the Lane County Agricultural Society hosted its inaugural show, which would later become the Lane County Fair in 1884. With the exception of world wars and pandemics, the fair has been held every year since, including nearly a century at what we now call...

EUGENE, Ore. — Gasoline prices in Eugene have seen a notable decrease, dropping 24 cents per gallon over the past week to an average of $3.20 per gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 78 stations in the area. This marks a 23.5-cent decrease from a month ago and a 9-cent drop compared to the same time last year....

More than a century ago, a young woman who grew up in a logging town near Cottage Grove self-published her first book, part fantastical memoir and part textbook about the flora, fauna and “fairies” she described encountering day-to-day. “The Fairyland Around Us,” published in 1918, helped propel its...

Eugene, OR – On the evening of December 10, Eugene Police Department detectives conducted a targeted retail theft operation at TJ Maxx and Nordstrom Rack on Coburg Road, resulting in several arrests. Even before the operation began, TJ Maxx reported three thefts. During the operation, detectives intercepted five...