Lane DA says Springfield officer was ‘justified’ in fatal shooting of man who stabbed...
The Lane County District Attorney said Tuesday that a Springfield police officer who shot and killed a man in July was justified in using deadly force. The decision comes nearly two months after the July 30 incident in the busy Gateway commercial district in Springfield. In the minutes before the shooting, police...
Schnitzer’s new director talks museum career, lessons from a famous stolen painting
For Olivia Miller, the new executive director of the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, the new job isn’t that new: She used to intern there. Miller graduated from UO with a master’s degree in art history in 2009. She later became the first woman appointed director of the University of Arizona’s...
Dexter residents fight proposed RV park over safety and flooding concerns
DEXTER, Ore. - Residents of Wheeler Road are expressing serious concerns over a proposed RV park that could increase traffic and safety risks in their community. The project, which plans to add 25 RV spaces near Highway 58, has locals worried about the impact on their already congested and dangerous roads. One...
Protesters pepper-sprayed, detained at Eugene federal building
Federal law enforcement officers pepper-sprayed and detained several anti-ICE protesters Tuesday night at the federal building in Eugene. The protest began around 2 p.m. Activists from Eugene said they’d been joined by a group who travelled from Portland. Attendees, some of them in black masks and helmets, knocked...
Eugene gas prices drop slightly, but remain higher than last year
EUGENE, Ore. — Average gasoline prices in Eugene have decreased by 6.5 cents per gallon over the past week, now averaging $4.08 per gallon, according to a GasBuddy survey of 78 stations in the area. Despite this recent drop, prices in Eugene are still 30.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 60.3 cents per...
Horse rescued from well with help of drone and teamwork in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. — A horse trapped in a well was safely rescued Monday thanks to the combined efforts of Eugene Police Community Service Officers and local firefighters. According to Eugene PD (EPD) the officers utilized a department drone to provide an aerial view of the trapped equine, assisting fire crews in...
City Club of Eugene: City of Eugene’s Budget Process
This has been a year of local headlines about troubles with the Eugene city budget. Eugene is not alone with these challenges. Municipalities across the state are experiencing similar if not more dire financial situations. On this week's program, City Club welcomes three people who have been intimately involved with...
Eugene City Council eyes 2026 renewal of library levy
The Eugene City Council and city staff at a work session Monday, Sept. 22, discussed the process for asking voters to renew Eugene’s public library levy, which will expire next June. Councilors last sent the five-year library to the ballot in 2020. At the time, on a 6-2 vote,...
Mitrovčan Morgan: Eugene’s dual housing crisis: So hard to build, only giants can
In my last column, I argued that Eugene now possesses two distinct rental markets: a starved traditional market limping at 3.4% vacancy, and a glutted student housing market with 8.25% vacancy. The divergence was a predictable outcome of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Private Equity (PE) development...
Ducks end Mike Gundy’s tenure at Oklahoma State
Autzen Stadium has become the place where coaching careers go to die.
