Eugene OR

The 2026 Oregon Legislative Session officially kicked off today, February 2, and will run for 35 days. This short session moves quickly, with limited time for committees, amendments, and final votes. As a result, early engagement and ongoing monitoring are especially important. This legislative update highlights...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A traffic accident involving two vehicles on I-5 at Beltline is caused congestion on Tuesday morning. One vehicle was in the middle of the roadway, while the other was on the right side heading eastbound. Emergency services, including Eugene Springfield Fire Department (ESFD), Springfield Police...

A small downtown Eugene business is in need of support after its glass doors were smashed in the early morning hours on Feb. 2.

Eugene, OR – Eugene Springfield Fire responded early Monday, February 2, to a house fire at the intersection of Fisher Road and Royal Avenue in the Zumwalt Rural Fire Protection District, west of Eugene, Oregon. A passerby reported the fire just before 3 a.m., describing flames taller than the...

Two people were sent to the hospital following a house fire early on the morning of Feb. 2 in west Eugene.

EUGENE, Ore. - A 17-year-old was taken into custody after reports of an armed person at Valley River Center on Monday evening, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said officers responded to the scene around 6:52 p.m. on Feb. 2 after a security guard reported seeing a male with a pistol and...

When Tanner Faris was a teen on the precipice of adulthood, the then-Elmira High School student remembers having “the talk” with his dad. “Hey,” Faris’ dad began, “what if I made you a Flavor Flav chain — but instead of a clock, it’s an O?”

It’s 10:55 a.m. — five minutes before OG Poke opens — and folks are lined up at the Hawaiian eatery in west Eugene, eyeing containers packed with cubed and marinated ahi tuna. The crowd is a mix of workers on their lunch breaks, young families, lifelong Oregonians...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast , host Zach Urness talks with Randy Dersham, director of the documentary film " Oregon's Boat ." The film, which won the award for Best Feature at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival , is now available to watch on YouTube or at the film's website . Dersham describes the...

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...