Eugene OR

Two and a half years after Eugene put two slates of renter protections into place, the city "continues to face significant rental housing challenges," according to a new report. Renter protections have softened the blow of a difficult market for some renters, but ultimately did not move the needle on the major...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon – A sharp, icy chill grips Eugene this morning as freezing fog coats sidewalks and windshields in a thin glaze. Temperatures sit at 29 degrees at Mahlon Sweet Field, and visibility has dropped to...

Girl Scout Troop 81624: The new CAHOOTS should go everywhere in town and access all the camps to help the homeless population. They should answer 911 calls. They should have five vans instead of two, and they should have all the resources they need. Presenter: Girl Scouts asked the Eugene...

A Junction City High School student was investigated on Feb. 19 after reports of a student on campus with a gun. Officers worked closely with school staff to determine the student was not on campus, according to Junction City Police Chief Mark Waddell. Officers, including the high school's resource officer, made...

There are certain restaurants that become part of a town’s identity. Not just places you grab dinner, but places woven into memories. Since 1978, Track Town Pizza has been one of those places in Eugene. Now, that same old school, community rooted pizza joint has officially opened a brand new location in Thurston. For...

This story was updated to include more information about the suspect. Major Clemens, the eighth-grader shot in Eugene on Feb. 17, is awake and alert after sustaining life-threatening injuries, his family said. “Major is such a strong young man!” his mother, Sarah Erickson, said Thursday, Feb. 26, in a text...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Medical staff leaders for PeaceHealth RiverBend finalized ballots Tuesday for a vote of no confidence in hospital leadership, three weeks after the hospital announced a move to switch emergency medicine providers. Early this month, PeaceHealth Oregon Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kim Ruscher said the...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A new community complex near 58th and Main Street in Thurston is set to open, offering a much-needed gathering space for local youth. Christine McAndrews, who works with the Thurston Life Foundation and is a Thurston High School graduate, expressed her excitement for the development. "I am...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield Public Schools voted unanimously Monday to appoint Jodi O'Mara as the district's new acting superintendent. The vote was supposed to take place Friday but the board came to a stalemate and wanted more time to look over the candidates. O'Mara was the superintendent at Mapleton...

EUGENE, Ore. — As the City of Eugene prepares to implement budget recommendations from its recently commissioned Technical Advisory Group on Fiscal Stability -- a team of financial advisers tasked with finding ways to stabilize the budget -- the city's chief financial officer said it's unclear how long it will take...