Parents upset over AI image scandal at Elmira High School
ELMIRA, Ore. - Parents of students at Elmira High School are expressing outrage over allegations that a teacher used artificial intelligence to create inappropriate images and videos of students. A parent claimed that James Monegan was caught watching the videos during class. Another parent mentioned it took more...
Women entrepreneurs shine at Eugene’s Lane County Home Show
The Lane County Home and Garden Show in Eugene highlights the significant presence and impact of women-owned and family-run businesses, with over 25% of vendors being women-owned or operated.
Eugene Police Department: ‘Scams are getting sneakier’
EUGENE, Ore. — Scammers are becoming super sneaky, the Eugene Police Department says. "Please protect yourself by being skeptical and not pressing links on texts or emails," EPD stated Monday. One scam an EPD employee received via text was from an urgent care provider regarding paying a co-pay. They...
RECRUITING WIN: Oregon SNAGS Zane Rowe, 4-Star DL Bolsters Dan Lanning’s 2027 Class vs...
Oregon lands 2027 D-line recruit Zane Rowe, discusses QB depth chart changes, and reacts to losing 5-star DB Honor Faalave-Johnson to USC.
Community rallies for Eugene Emergency Physicians
Kathryn Lucktenberg: The answers that (PeaceHealth executives) Jim McGovern and Kim Ruscher have been putting out there, to me, is just a word salad. There's no substance to it. Presenter: The community rallied in support of Eugene Emergency Physicians March 12, and KEPW’s Curtis Blankinship was there. Here’s his...
How skating saved this Disney on Ice star-turned Eugene coach
Elaine Maddren Pruett, 55, is now known in Eugene as the friendly local ice skating coach and costume maker. But she had a 17-year-long career skating with Disney on Ice. The first time Pruett stepped onto ice at age 9, she took to it naturally. "It's like walking for me," Pruett said. Pruett grew up in Billingham,...
Nine arrested after unruly party near University of Oregon campus
Nine partiers were arrested after Eugene Police responded to a large and unruly party near University of Oregon campus on Saturday afternoon. The party, on East 14th Avenue between Patterson Street and Hilyard Street, gained police attention around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. The crowd of 1,000 to 1,500...
Kitchen fire quickly contained at downtown Eugene apartment building
Eugene Springfield Fire (ESF) responded at 6:39 p.m. to a reported apartment fire at the WestTown on 8th Apartments in the 200 block of West 8th Avenue. A resident called to report a kitchen fire with smoke filling the unit. Crews from the downtown fire station arrived in less than...
43-year-old man taken into custody after trespassing in backyards, firearm located
Eugene, OR – A 43-year-old man was arrested after Eugene Police responded to reports of a suspicious person checking door handles and entering backyards in a residential neighborhood. According to the Eugene Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 11:26 a.m. on March 12, 2026, after several calls...
Man hospitalized after train crash in Harrisburg
A 72-year-old man is in critical condition after a train crashed into a motor vehicle he was in at the intersection of Powerline Road and Highway 99 near Harrisburg on March 14. Dispatch received a call at approximately 3:47 a.m. and arrived at the scene to find Jon McKibben, of Terrebonne unresponsive but breathing...

















