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When a Bethel School District student needed psychiatric care earlier this year, she was taken to the emergency room before being transferred to Portland for treatment because there are no youth inpatient psychiatric beds in Lane County. “The family didn’t have the means to transport themselves up to be able...

This story has been updated with results released at 10 p.m. Tuesday. Lane County voters delivered mixed results to a slate of local option levy and tax requests in early results Tuesday, May 19. Proposed levy increases for the county’s Oregon State University Extension Service and Springfield’s Willamalane Parks and..

This story has been updated with vote tallies released at 10 p.m. Preliminary returns show voters again defeating two measures that would raise property taxes to help fund two rural fire districts in Lane County. But a measure to renew a five-year local option tax for the Dexter Rural Fire Protection District was leadi

EUGENE, Ore. - Local and federal law enforcement agencies are praising the joint investigation which led to seven arrests in a burglary ring that targeted more than 20 homes of Asian business owners across Oregon and Washington. Four suspects have already pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit...

A Springfield man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last week in the killing of a Clark County woman in a plot allegedly orchestrated by the victim’s husband, The Columbian reported. Darrell E. Riley, 57, broke into Lindy Rummell’s Brush Prairie home on March 23, 2024, shot her five times...

LEABURG: A Sunday evening fire destroyed a mobile home in Leaburg and claimed the life of one dog, while two cats remained missing as of press time. Around 6 p.m. on May 17, crews from McKenzie Fire & Rescue responded to reports of smoke coming from a structure in the 43000 block of McK. Hwy. in Leaburg. When firefight

Eugene police are investigating a shooting that happened early Tuesday morning during a home invasion on Oak Patch Road.

The Oregon Funeral Directors Association has named Major Family Funeral Home as its 2026 Funeral Home of the Year, recognizing the Springfield funeral home for its compassionate care and community involvement. Out of 277 funeral homes across Oregon, the association selected Major Family Funeral Home and its owners, Tod

Traffic fines will double starting next week on segments of Marcola Road and Clear Lake Road in an effort to prevent deadly crashes and improve traffic safety.

This story has been updated with vote tallies released at 10 p.m. Measure 20-373, also called the Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights, was failing with 64% of voters casting ballots against it, according to preliminary returns Tuesday, May 19. Eron King, a chief petitioner for the measure, joined nearly...