ApolloMD responds to lawmakers’ probes, raises ‘more questions than answers’
ApolloMD, the Georgia-based company recently hired by PeaceHealth to staff its Lane County hospital emergency departments, has responded to a request for information from Oregon lawmakers. But, according to the Oregon House Majority Leader, the company’s responses have raised more questions than answers. Rep. Ben...
Every 15 Minutes event held at Triangle Lake Charter School
Every 15 Minutes is a two-day under-age impaired driving prevention program centered around the statistic that someone in the United States is killed as the result of an alcohol-related crash every 15 minutes. While this exact statistic has fluctuated year-to-year, impairment-related collisions remain the leading...
Eugene behavioral health provider trying to recoup $100,000 in payments from PacificSource
Insight Northwest Recovery offers a lifeline to youth and adults facing crises — sometimes a combination of mental health and drug addiction challenges simultaneously. The provider’s suite of offices and therapy rooms in Eugene offers intense outpatient treatment, with sessions that last several hours. The clinic,...
Willamalane names new board member, opening budget committee vacancy
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — At the March 11 board meeting, Veronica McCauley was sworn in as the newest board member of Willamalane Park and Recreation District. She will fill the vacancy left by the departure of former Director Greg James and will serve until the end of the current term, June 30, 2027.
FBI agents raid home of Oregon TikTok user over anti-ICE videos
The FBI this week raided the Eugene home of a 36-year-old man who posted TikTok videos calling on protesters of immigration enforcement to take aggressive action. Gabriel Charles Reed displayed the videos on his channel “gabethegreat18” and urged people who own guns to confront U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Rally backs ER doctors outside PeaceHealth RiverBend in Springfield on Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Medical providers and lawmakers held a rally Thursday as PeaceHealth Oregon continues to push forward with its decision to end its contract with Eugene Emergency Physicians (EEP). The “Save Our ER Docs” rally began at 3 p.m. outside PeaceHealth RiverBend in Springfield and was organized by...
New chapter for a longtime Eugene bookshop: Black Sun will be renamed Outliers
Peter Ogura has spent most of the last 34 years in the same spot: behind the front desk of south Eugene’s Black Sun Books, nestled into a corner of a cozy storefront teeming with theory, history and fiction titles from floor-to-ceiling shelves. But sunset is approaching. Ogura, 71, will...
Eugene man arrested after menacing with firearm
On March 11th at 7 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 3000 block of Dalewood Street, Eugene, for a reported menacing. The victims reported they were in a verbal dispute with the resident, Nathan Randal Larson, 44, of Eugene, when Larson shot at them with a pellet or paintball gun,...
Tattoo studios in Eugene gear up for second Friday the 13th event this year
The Willamette Street location of Out of Step Tattoo and Gallery, March 11, 2026. The unluckiest days of the year are often the busiest times for tattoo studios. For the second time this year, Eugene tattoo studios are gearing up for a Friday the 13th flash tattoo event. A flash...
The Savannah Bananas will travel to the University of Oregon this Summer
On Wednesday, it was reported that the Bananas will barnstorm their way to the Pacific Northwest in late June
