Eugene OR

If you’re working a minimum-wage job and you want a two-bedroom apartment, you better find another job. Not a different job. An additional job. That’s because it takes nearly two full-time jobs — 76 hours of work per week at minimum wage — to afford an average two-bedroom apartment in the Eugene-Springfield area,...

A heatwave has hit much of western Oregon. In the Willamette Valley, an Extreme Heat Warning is now in place through at least Tuesday evening. The National Weather Service said on Friday Eugene set an all-time recorded high for the date, at 99 degrees Fahrenheit. That broke a record of 96 for Aug. 22 that had been...

Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Eugene man charged with large-scale global cyber attacks. Plus, items from now-defunct Oregon Jamboree are being auctioned off. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has weather.

Evacuation levels were lowered Wednesday night after a wildfire sprang up near Eugene, authorities said.

Three EmX stops–Walnut, Agate and Dads' Gates–are closed for construction through Sept. 11 or project completion. The stops provide access to the University of Oregon, and the closures may impact university commuters. Lane Transit District spokesperson Anni Katz said all inbound and outbound stops, with the exception...

Top 2026 recruit Brooklynn Haywood has committed to Oregon, she told Rivals. The 5-foot-9 point guard from Vancouver (Washington) Union High School chose the Ducks over Baylor and Utah. “Kelly Graves has come out with some great point guards,” Haywood told Rivals. “That’s kind of one of the things he’s known for is...

SWEET HOME, Ore. - The Oregon Jamboree, a staple in Sweet Home for 34 years, is transitioning its legacy with a special auction event. The Sweet Home Economic Development Group is organizing two online auctions to sell off items from the iconic music festival. The first auction, closing on Saturday at 2 p.m.,...

EUGENE, Ore. – Eugene police arrested two suspects, one of whom was a juvenile, after a license plate reader camera alerted to a stolen vehicle early on Friday morning, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that they received an LPR camera notification just after 3 a.m....

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Around 11:18 a.m. on Thursday, August 21, Springfield Police officers responded to a robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 1600 Centennial Blvd. A man had entered the business, demanded that employees give him all the money, and said that he had a weapon. A...

GOSHEN, Ore. — The Scharen Road fire west of Goshen is now contained. The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon resulting in Level 3 evacuation orders to those living nearby. Officials say an electrical fire sparked the blaze. Pleasant Hill Goshen Fire along with help from the Oregon Department of...