Oregon Weather Alert: 90% Rain Hits Eugene Today, Rain-Snow Mix Risk by Wednesday Night...
Oregon – A cold, crisp start has left parts of Eugene near freezing this morning, with patchy frost clinging to rooftops and fields just after sunrise. Roads look dry now, but conditions will shift fast as clouds thicken and rain moves in by midday. According to the National Weather...
Burglary bust: three suspects caught on private property in Veneta
EUGENE, Ore. - Lane County sheriff's deputies arrested three people Saturday afternoon after allegedly catching them loading stolen items onto a trailer at a property west of Eugene near Veneta, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said a deputy on March 20 spotted a pickup and trailer...
Eugene’s new housing project causes student and traffic chaos
Former hospital demolition in Eugene raises safety concerns. Demolition of the former PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene’s University District is underway to make room for new housing, causing concerns about noise, traffic, and safety among students and local residents.
A young author turns her challenges into a literary triumph
Last Monday, I found myself in a situation like no other I’ve encountered in my half century of journalism: as an author, interviewing an author, while the author’s grandmother, also an author, looks on. It was an authors’ convention in the living room of a River Road-area house...
Springfield’s repair program for low-income homeowners provides relief
For Nellie Cole, Springfield’s home repair program gave her her dignity back. Cole benefited from the program earlier this year when the city used federal funds to repair water-damaged flooring in her bathroom. “It’s more than just fixing a floor or fixing a toilet,” Cole told Lookout Eugene-Springfield. “These...
Blachly-Lane Electric Co-op agrees to buy PacifiCorp’s Monroe territory
People in and around the city of Monroe in Benton County may soon have a new electric utility. Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative agreed to terms to buy PacifiCorp’s Monroe territory, covering 1,162 residential, commercial and irrigation customers in Monroe, Alpine, Bellfountain and along Highway 99W. The move is a...
Santa Clara neighborhood RV blaze ends with arrest
EUGENE, Ore. - An RV fire in the Santa Clara neighborhood of Eugene led to the arrest of one man on Saturday. The Lane County Sheriff's Office is continuing its investigation into the fire's cause. Eugene-Springfield Fire responded to reports of a large vehicle fire on the 3700 block of...
Springfield man gets life for killing parents in Mohawk Valley home
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A Springfield man was sentenced to life in prison Friday morning for killing his elderly parents in their Mohawk Valley home one year ago. Christopher Allan Turner, 59, pleaded guilty Friday to the murders. He shot 89-year-old Paul Turner and 84-year-old Beverly Turner in their bed in the home...
Anne’s Pizza clinches title of ‘Best Pizza in Lane County’ in R-G poll
After five weeks of voting, The Register-Guard's pizza poll has come to a close. And readers might be surprised who took home the title of "Best Pizza in Lane County." Newcomer Anne's Pizza , a joint just west of campus that serves New York-style thin-crust slices and Chicago style deep dish pies, took top honors....
COTTAGE GROVE MAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER ATV CRASH
A Cottage Grove man was taken to the hospital after an ATV crash on Sunday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 12:00 p.m. deputies responded to the wreck near the Third Beach parking lot at Samon Harbor. A 20-year-old was lying in the sand, surrounded by his riding group. Deputies learned that the man...
