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PeaceHealth has rolled out outdoor automated external defibrillator new “SaveStations” at four sites in the Eugene-Springfield area. The four stations are publicly accessible, and potentially lifesaving, said officials with PeaceHealth and the Eugene Springfield Fire Department. "The things that save people's lives is the ability to do CPR and to get shocks to somebody whose heart's in fibrillation," said Jim Cole, injury prevention...

Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Oregon State Police. All crashes with fatalities may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation. SUNDAY, APRIL 19. • 2:30 a.m. — Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 99E north of...

This Saturday, a regional rowing competition marks a milestone. The 30th annual Masters Covered Bridge Regatta at Dexter Lake will see rowers from the Pacific Northwest gather for a day of races. The nonprofit Oregon Association of Rowers has been the main organizer behind the event since 1995. Competitive rowing...

PeaceHealth has rolled out new four new outdoor automatic external defibrillators around the area, calling them "Save Stations."

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - Brian Conlon is retiring after 47 years with the City of Springfield, where he rose from a field worker to the Development and Public Works Department's Operations Division Director. Conlon started with the city in May 1979 as an operations and maintenance field worker. He moved up...

Nearly 7,000 nurses, health care workers, and community members in and around Lane County have signed a petition asking PeaceHealth to suspect its contract with out-of-state medical group Apollo MD and renew its contract with Eugene Emergency Physicians.

EUGENE, Ore. - For more than 100 years, Hayward Field has been home to countless athletes and recording breaking events. From Steve Prefontaine to Ashton Eaton and every runner after, the University of Oregon and Eugene have grown into what we know as TrackTown USA. To tell the story of...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - The Eugene Marathon on Sunday, April 26, will bring street closures and detours to parts of Springfield between 6 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. According to the city of Springfield, part of the marathon course runs through the Glenwood area, Downtown and West D Street. Street closures, detours and no-parking zones will start at 4 a.m. and last until noon.

EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Marathon weekend is bringing multiple races to town, with events for adults, kids and spectators scheduled across Saturday and Sunday. The first race of the weekend is the Eugene 5K, set to start at 8 a.m. Saturday on Agate Street outside Hayward Field. The course is five kilometers, or just over three miles, and participants will have one hour to finish...

Oregon faces a growing bed bug crisis, with urban centers hit hardest by these resilient pests thriving in high-traffic areas. Five cities stand out for aggressive response efforts amid rising infestations reported in 2026. Portland’s Battle. Portland leads Oregon’s bed bug fight as the state’s infestation epicenter, driven by...