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Springfield police are investigating a crash involving a vehicle and a juvenile on an e-bike.

A family center is opening near Thurston High School, bringing counseling services, community space, a coffee shop and a pizza restaurant to the area in east Springfield. The privately funded Joyce A. Langeliers Family Center is a product of the nonprofit organization Thurston Life Foundation, which broke ground at...

A police chase that began in Springfield ended with a crash in Josephine County, with the driver still sought by police.

SWEET HOME, Ore. - A 38-year-old Linn County man has been arrested on multiple charges following a multiagency operation, according to the Sweet Home Police Department. Police officials said that 38-year-old Jason Scott was arrested Tuesday evening on warrant charges that included possession of methamphetamine,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A fire that erupted at a Taco Bell on North 42nd Street and Main Street is now under control. The fire began at 3:05 p.m., causing traffic delays in the area. Firefighters quickly responded to the scene, encountering flames on the restaurant's roof. According to Battalion Chief...

EUGENE, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Justice says that 50-year-old Michael Putman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing an 86-year-old victim at a memory care facility in Eugene. Officials say Putman carried out the abuse over several months while he was employed as...

EUGENE, Ore. — Due to rising costs, the South Willamette Valley Honor Flight is only doing one flight this year. However, the organization is fundraising to bring back the second flight for future years. Those include a Bingo fundraiser this Saturday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m....

In 2003, I was out of graduate school and working an 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. shift on Olympic Street in Springfield. When my wife dropped me off at work at night, she would drive the long way around downtown and back to our apartment near the University of Oregon because Springfield’s downtown was dark and sometimes...

Saving local journalism isn’t always straightforward, as a turnabout in Oregon demonstrates. Two newspapers in Linn County just about failed after they were sold to a former employee. But veteran owners and community support jolted them back to life this month. I wrote in November that selling local newspapers...

Lane County’s five-member board of commissioners has a new chairman: Ryan Ceniga. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the board of commissioners picked Ceniga to succeed Commission Chair David Loveall, who’s seen his share of controversy. Loveall’s departure as chair isn’t unusual, though: Commissioners serve one-year terms as chair...