Eugene OR

In 1964, Oregon author Ken Kesey and a group of friends, known as the Merry Pranksters, embarked on a cross-country road trip from California to New York aboard a 1939 customized school bus. They painted the bus in psychedelic colors, added a rooftop platform and made other modifications. The bus,...

Oakshire will pause operations at Oakshire Commons in downtown Springfield, Oregon, following service Aug. 30, less than 18 months after the taproom opened. In their press release CEO Jeff Althouse shared the Detroit-style pizza and beer concept wasn’t as well-received as they hoped, though it remains pleased with the

A man accused of murder in Oregon remains locked up in Skagit County. Tyler Essex is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death on August 19. Authorities later arrested the fugitive at a Sedro-Woolley restaurant.

The Eugene Emeralds salvaged a series split with a 6-5 win over Vancouver Sunday, closing a nine-game homestand at 6-and-3. Zander Darby and Damian Bravo homered as the Ems built a 6-1 lead, then survived a late Canadians rally. Eugene takes a half-game Northwest League lead into the season’s final two weeks.

There are donuts, and then there are donuts worth waking up early for. This family-owned Oregon bakery falls firmly into the second category. The buttermilk donuts here are so light that people line up before the doors even open on weekends. Each one is hand-crafted, with a golden exterior and...

The Highway 58 Herald, an online news outlet that covered Oakridge, Lowell, Pleasant Hill and other communities along the scenic highway, has shut down. A post on its website dated Aug. 22 said the decision was made for “financial reasons only.”. “Most people don’t realize that, on an online...

Back in 1926, legendary filmmaker Buster Keaton chose a stretch of parallel tracks outside Cottage Grove, Oregon, to film The General. Exactly six years later, well, sixty years later, a Hollywood crew returned to that same picturesque corridor to shoot the iconic train-dodging scenes for Stand By Me. Those historic tr

A 30-year-old man convicted of murder Friday, Aug. 21, will avoid prison by reason of insanity after causing a fatal fire at a Springfield mobile home park that killed two of his relatives. Justin Ray Carr will be committed to the Oregon State Hospital and placed in custody of the...

Rita Wilkinson says she’s the worst cook in her family. That hasn’t stopped the hibachi food truck she and her husband, David, own from expanding into a new brick and mortar location in 5th Street Public Market. Visitors who order from Kento’s Hibachi Express’ hibachi and sukiyaki offerings can watch as a chef tosses p

On Sunday, July 26, the Eugene Challengers' single-A team, the Ole Athletics, made program history by winning the American Legion Single A championship for the first time. "It was one of the best feelings in the world," fifth-year head coach KJ Strickland said. "That's the reason that people come out and play for the C