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A fire that broke out at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday near the 3200 block of Main Street in Sweet Home heavily damaged two structures and affected a third. Sweet Home Fire District crews arrived to find flames consuming about half of a building and spreading. A second alarm brought support from five additional agencies.

EUGENE, Ore. – A motor vehicle crash has traffic snarled up in the area of southbound Interstate 5 and the Highway 126 interchange, according to Tripcheck.com. According to the fire and emergency CAD dispatch logs, a motor vehicle crash has occurred in the area of Exit 193 and Exit 194 on southbound Interstate 5....

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A wildfire burning southeast of Eugene triggered Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation orders from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday. The evacuation is for those from Hideaway Hills to the power lines east of Skyhawk Way from Hampton Road south to Dillard Road, officials said. “There is...

Eugene 4J school board members are set to review the district’s policy on head lice at their meeting Wednesday evening. It could lead to the end of a “no-nit” policy that keeps students out of school when they have head lice. Citing change in guidance from the...

Layoffs are expected to begin at the University of Oregon on Monday, Sept. 8, as schools and colleges announce how they will cut 2.5% from their 2025-26 budgets. UO officials announced in June that the university faces a $25 million to $30 million budget deficit. To close the gap, they directed administrative...

“As a child, I invited everyone to my birthday party,” says Benjamin Wilkinson, Organizer and Co-Producer of Springfield’s The Block Party, “this event is just a bigger version of that. A party FOR and BY Springfield.” Launched in 2019 as a humble one-block gathering, The Block Party has blossomed into a 10 city...

EUGENE, Ore. — After rear-ending his girlfriend’s vehicle and chasing her onto Willamette Street, Adam Cole Young (35) was arrested by officers from the Eugene Police Department after a sequence of dramatic events. After the incident with his girlfriend, who was not injured and chose not to press...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A 43-year-old Springfield woman was arrested on Tuesday evening for allegedly stabbing a man following a dispute in her home, according to the Springfield Police Department. SPD official said that they responded at about 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 19 for an individual with a reported stab...

This story has been updated with new information. A University of Oregon student died Monday, Aug. 18, after she was hit by a car Friday, Aug. 8, while riding her bicycle in a crosswalk near East Eighth Avenue and Hilyard Street in Eugene, a police spokesperson said. Elizabeth Cardenas, 21,...

Marco and Eduardo Ariano start their days early. Marco begins with prep work in the kitchen while Eduardo counts tips from the previous night then starts juicing lemons and limes for the margaritas. Their parents, Victoria Gonzalez and Antonio Ariano, join Marco in the kitchen before the restaurant opens for lunch....