Eugene OR

The engines on some of timber company Weyerhaeuser's log trucks driving around western Oregon may sound the same, but what is in their fuel tanks is definitely not the typical diesel that such trucks have long run on. The company has begun using 10 trucks that run on compressed natural...

GLENVIEW, Ill. – Eleven caddies from the state of Oregon have been awarded the Evans Scholarship — a full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies — following selection meeting interviews held at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon, on Feb. 10. The students will...

Lane County’s two-person rural outreach team works to help people who are homeless outside the Eugene-Springfield urban core. Editor’s note: People are the heart of Lane County — which is why, each week, Lookout Eugene-Springfield will profile someone who is working behind the scenes to make our community better. If...

Eugene Springfield Fire responded late Sunday evening to an electrical problem at a Springfield home that turned into a fire.

EUGENE, Ore. - Gunfire erupted in the Marche Chase Drive and Kinsrow Avenue area on Tuesday evening, prompting a swift police response, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said officers rushed to the scene at 9:46 p.m. on Feb. 17 after reports of shots fired and people fleeing....

Four people who sued J.H. Baxter & Co. over claims of environmental harm have entered into a court-approved settlement to receive a total of $200,000, though it’s unclear if they’ll receive any payout. The 2021 lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Eugene, alleged a diminished value for...

PeaceHealth has begun another round of layoffs, impacting skilled caregivers across its hospital system. The staffing reduction is the third such move in the past nine months. The Oregon Nurses Association strongly condemned the decision. ONA spokesperson Kevin Mealy said it could affect more than 150 positions...

State officials are investigating the disclosure to Lookout Eugene-Springfield of an Oregon State Hospital analysis into the death of a 25-year-old patient at the Salem facility March 18, 2025. That document, called a “root cause analysis,” offered insights into the care and death of Kenneth Hass, who was homeless...

Long Beach (Calif.) Poly four-star cornerback Donte Wright remains committed to Georgia, but his interest in other programs has been well-documented. Oregon has remained squarely in the mix. On Monday, Wright announced via social media that he’ll take an official visit to Eugene on the weekend of June 19 — a few...

The University of Oregon’s College of Education is encouraging donations to general scholarships in memory of Erick Njue, a doctoral student in the COE, who was killed in a cyclist-motorist accident on Jan. 25. Andrea Olsen, director of stewardship and donor relations for the college, worked closely with Njue,...