FBI seeks tips and information on broken windows at Eugene Federal Building
In the wake of anti-ICE protests, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are seeking information about broken windows at the Eugene Federal Building, including by asking Eugene residents to identify those involved. Video footage obtained by The Daily Emerald on Feb. 1 appears to show a...
Eugene gas prices jump 23 cents in a week
Drivers in Eugene are paying noticeably more at the pump this week, as average gasoline prices jumped 23.6 cents per gallon over the past seven days. GasBuddy’s survey of 78 stations in Eugene found the average price rose to $3.74 a gallon Monday. That is 67.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 9.9 cents...
Lane County taps veteran Brian K. Johnson to lead Public Health division
EUGENE, Ore. — Lane County has hired long-time public health leader and current deputy public health manager, Brian K. Johnson, as the Public Health division manager. Johnson’s first day as manager will be March 5 and he will report to Kachina Inman, Lane County Health & Human Services Assistant Director, the county...
Eugene Municipal Court to become court of record
The Eugene City Council on Monday voted to make the city’s Municipal Court a court of record, a change the city says will reduce a backlog of misdemeanor cases before the Lane County Circuit Court. Councilors unanimously adopted an ordinance that amends the Eugene code to permanently preserve the...
Oregon wildlife officials deny petition aimed at reducing whale entanglements
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Commissioners for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife voted no on a petition that would’ve modified the rules for crab fisheries in an effort to prevent whale entanglements on Friday. After hearing testimony from more than 70 people who showed up to their regular meeting in Springfield...
Lane Fire Authority pauses staff vacation approvals, warns of layoffs if levy doesn’t pass
EUGENE, Ore. — Lane Fire Authority is pausing employee vacations due to funding concerns as it asks voters to approve an increased operations levy on the May ballot. That levy failed to be approved by voters in November. The decision to pause vacation approvals is a way to prepare...
Community members continue anti-ICE protests outside Eugene Federal Building
On Jan. 30, an anti-ICE protest at the Eugene Federal Building was declared an active riot by the Eugene Police Department. The next morning, protesters showed up again. And the next day, and the day after that. At one entrance to the federal building, construction crews repaired damage from the...
Oregon atmospheric river brings landslide, flood and rockfall
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s almost a rite of passage for Pacific Northwesterners — the first drive in our infamous weather. “It’s her first time driving in the rain,” Gilbert said. He’s about to teach his daughter how to drive in the rain. “I...
Tyler Holloway reported a shooting. Police killed him. His family is suing
The family of a man who police shot and killed just after Christmas in 2024 has filed a $12.5 million wrongful death lawsuit against Lane County, the State of Oregon and several law enforcement officers. On Dec. 27, 2024, three residents of Prindel Creek Farm in Tidewater witnessed the shooting death of Christopher...
Claim 52 Brewing revives Rogue Ales first Newport location on bayfront
Rogue Ales Bayfront Public House will become Claim 52 Brewing Bayfront, the second location from the growing Eugene, Oregon brewery. The new location carries added significance as the oldest Rogue pub, as well as the first place legendary brewmaster John Maier brewed Rogue beer when they opened in Newport in 1989.
