Eugene OR

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The body of an Eugene man who had been missing for nearly two months was found outside Ashland on Saturday, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced. Officials say 60-year-old Damon Petrie was located by a hiker near Mill Creek Drive and Highway 66. Numerous search and rescue searches had...

A hiker missing in Oregon’s snowy Cascade wilderness was found alive Sunday after spending three days in the backcountry. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office said the hiker — who it didn’t publicly identify — was uninjured but out of water when a search-and-rescue team found him in the woods near Mt. Yoran.

The Florence Planning Commission will hold public hearings Tuesday, February 10, on two land-use applications. The first involves the Oregon Coast Humane Society at 2840 Rhododendron Drive. The request seeks approval of a conditional use permit to allow the continued temporary placement of an existing metal Connex...

EUGENE, Ore. — In four separate recent incidents near the University of Oregon campus, people have been shot with water gel beads, commonly known as Orbeez, the UO said Monday. No significant injuries were reported. Feb. 3, 10 p.m. — 515 Broadway (1 person) Feb. 4, 3 a.m....

EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department says it arrested a man for DUII following a reckless driving incident on Sunday. At 12:22 a.m. on Feb. 8, a Eugene Police officer was patrolling near West 11th Avenue and Wilson Street when he noticed a Mazda MZ3 turn west on W. 11th from a parking lot and, as he followed...

The Eugene City Council passed a resolution during a public meeting Feb. 9 declaring a humanitarian crisis in Eugene due to “federal immigration actions.”. “This resolution declares that the impacts of federal immigration enforcement constitute a humanitarian crisis for all residents of the city of Eugene,” Councilor...

EUGENE, Ore. — Average gasoline prices in Eugene have risen 16.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.35/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 78 stations in Eugene. Prices in Eugene are 30.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 17.7 cents per gallon...

LANE COUNTY, OR — The Oregon State Police (OSP) are investigating a tragic single-vehicle collision that claimed the lives of two young Oakridge women early Sunday morning. According to OSP, Troopers responded to the crash on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at approximately 1:29 a.m. on Highway 58. The collision...

Eugene’s new city manager will start on April 15 and make $306,000 per year. City Council selected Beaverton City Manager Jenny Haruyama as the next leader of Eugene’s government last month and unanimously approved her compensation package at its Feb. 9 meeting. In addition to this base salary, Haruyama's...

Lane County is home to plenty of great pizza options, and this February and March, they will go head-to-head in The Register-Guard's pizza bracket. This first round, community favorites from around Eugene, Springfield and beyond battle it out to avoid early elimination. This first round is full of interesting local...