Eugene OR

Eugene business leaders are calling for more security measures downtown, saying their customers and employees feel unsafe. This comes despite statistics from Eugene Police that show reduced crime in the neighborhood this year. And some local homeless advocates say people living on the street are being unfairly...

EUGENE, Ore. — The U.S. is currently seeing the biggest measles outbreak in more than 30 years—many of those cases in children. Local pediatricians say the MMR vaccine is the best line of defense against measles, mumps and rubella. At Eugene Pediatric Associates, pediatricians routinely field questions from...

Eugene, OR – Just after 6 a.m. on August 19, 2025, Eugene Police SWAT provided assistance to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in a federal criminal firearms trafficking case. EPD officials reviewed the search warrants carefully before the operation, ensuring there was no immigration...

EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Springfield Fire Department (ESF) announced a Red Flag Warning Thursday morning for the Southern Willamette Valley. Fire officials stated that warning will be in effect from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eugene Springfield Fire increased staffing today to improve our response capability. A quick...

EUGENE, Ore. - A former payroll specialist for the public housing agency Homes for Good has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than half a million dollars from the organization. According to authorities, 60-year-old Miranda Renee Wilcox of Eugene entered her plea to six counts of first-degree aggravated theft. The...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Two suspects were arrested after a license plate reader camera flagged the vehicle they were driving as stolen on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said the LPR cam flagged a stolen Subaru Legacy at 2:08 p.m. on Aug. 20. A patrol officer...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - Springfield city leaders are calling on community members to share their ideas to enhance the quality of life in the city as the city prepares to begin five years of capital improvement projects. They are inviting input for the upcoming Capital Improvement Program (CIP) spanning 2027 to...

Deans and department heads at the University of Oregon are under mounting pressure to identify budget cuts amidst a university wide budget deficit. The cuts have led to multiple rounds of layoffs in recent months. In June, UO laid off 42 positions within the College of Arts and Sciences, including...

EUGENE, Ore. — Happening Saturday, August 23, is the third annual "Market for Mutts," put on by the NorthWest Dog Project (NWDP). The event is set to offer a day filled with fun, support for small businesses, and a celebration of another successful year of rescuing dogs, with a portion of proceeds to go to NWDP.

The director of Far Horizons Montessori School in south Eugene intends to resign and sell the private school after teachers reported she hasn’t paid them since June. As the concerns came to light, parents of students at the school learned teachers hadn’t been receiving paychecks in a timely manner for the entire...