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Robin Mayall arrived in England last month feeling prepared. She had been training for two years to swim across the English Channel, the turbulent 21-mile waterway between southern England and northern France. The 60-year-old city of Eugene employee, serial skydiver and Ironman finisher estimated the crossing would tak

EUGENE, Ore. — Phase one of construction on the Patterson Street Safety Pilot Project is under way as of Monday, City of Eugene officials said. The pilot will test a new lane configuration on Patterson between 18th Avenue and 24th Avenue using pavement striping and flexible bollards. The west...

A man was arrested early Monday morning for burglary after attempting to flee from police and hiding in a slough near Golden Gardens Park. At 12:13 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, a resident arrived home to an address on East Irwin Way and found a man standing in his garage. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Brian Roger

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Raising Cane’s is coming to Lane County, with the opening of its first restaurant in the Eugene-Springfield area set for Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2720 Gateway Street in Springfield. Ahead of the opening, the restaurant chain said it plans to hire 160 employees for positions...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield police are investigating a confrontation involving a juvenile and a woman wielding a firearm after a dispute between two families escalated Sunday afternoon. McKenzie Cadena says the confrontation followed ongoing problems involving her younger children and a group of older kids. She say

Fans of both the USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks now know the kickoff time and what network will feature the battle of Big Ten Conference heavyweights.

EUGENE, Ore. — A driver was arrested for a DUII in Eugene after the Eugene Police Department (EPD) responded to a crash. At 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, a woman reported to police that she had been rear-ended at West 18th Avenue and Bailey Hill Road by a Honda Accord. Police said she also believed the driver was int

A Eugene man was arrested over the weekend after stealing a Tesla and driving it to a stranger's home, where he planned to drink a beer and take a shower, the Eugene Police Department said. According to police, the man was unable to enter the home and was standing in...

A Eugene man was arrested Sunday after Eugene Police Department (EPD) said he twice rode his bicycle into a 73-year-old woman on purpose in downtown Eugene, knocking her to the ground and injuring her arm. At 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, Eugene police officers were dispatched to a report...

My daughter moved to Eugene, Oregon, recently and I promptly urged — OK, nagged — her to find a primary care doctor. She asked around, then came back with news that surprised me. The doctors she was hearing about didn’t take insurance. Instead, they charged a membership fee,...