Eugene PD: Motorcyclist pinned under car after Oak Patch Road crash
EUGENE, Ore. — Just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Eugene Police responded to the 1600 block of Oak Patch Road regarding a crash between a Yamaha R6L motorcycle and a Ford Fiesta. The Fiesta’s driver was coming from an apartment complex parking lot and turning southbound onto...
Springfield police seek witnesses to Thurston vehicle v. pedestrian crash
The Springfield Police Department is seeking witnesses to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash that happened the afternoon of Feb. 4 in the 300 block of 58th Street near Thurston High School. Springfield Deputy Chief George Crolly said the crash resulted in significant injury but did not impact traffic in the area. ...
Hundreds of people across several blocks felt tear-gas effects; air quality measurably degraded
In the thick of the Friday, Jan. 30, dinner rush at Marché, cooks and servers felt their eyes burn. “The air was getting a little prickly,” said Jessica Blaine, the downtown restaurant’s CEO, who got an unsettling message from managers that night. “There was something in the air, both literally and figuratively.”
Air Stagnation Advisory in effect until Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
UO study finds Oregon Cascade forests burned more often than assumed, even in wet...
EUGENE, Ore. — A study out of the University of Oregon is challenging a common belief about wildfires in Oregon. Despite being so wet, researchers say forests along the Oregon Cascade Range saw a lot more fires than originally thought. The study is the first to use tree ring...
Federal judge says Springfield can face liability over 2020 George Floyd protest policing
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A federal judge has ruled that the City of Springfield and its police officers can be held liable for officers' alleged misconduct during a local 2020 George Floyd protest. The lawsuit, filed in March 2021, alleges the city and police violated protesters' free speech and protection...
Homicide Suspect Arrested
A Sweet Home man is facing a criminally negligent homicide charge following a fight between two men near Foster Elementary School that reportedly led to the victim’s death.
Deputies, troopers detain Elmira man after search on W. Sheffler Road property
ELMIRA, Ore. — Around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies and Oregon State Police troopers responded to a property in the 23000 block of W. Sheffler Road in Elmira after determining Jack Weldon Baker, 41, of Elmira, was likely on the property. Deputies had...
PeaceHealth replaces local emergency doctors with Atlanta-based ApolloMD
PeaceHealth will not renew its contract with its Emergency Department physicians and will instead seek a different contractor to staff doctors at the hospital's emergency room. Eugene Emergency Physicians contracts with PeaceHealth hospitals in Springfield and Cottage Grove to staff Emergency Departments. In June,...
Eugene seeks provider for 7-day a week alternative response
The City of Eugene has released a request for proposals for an alternative response program to replace services previously provided by CAHOOTS. In an interview with KLCC Friday, Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson said services now provided by Lane County’s Mobile Crisis team are mostly for those experiencing an emergency....
