’45 or 50′ in 25 mph zone. Residents call on Eugene to reform Hilyard
Following the Jan. 25 death of University of Oregon Ph.D student Erick Munene Njue in a car-bicycle crash on Patterson Street, calls to reform the area have grown. Patterson and Hilyard streets are a pair of north/south one-ways running from Broadway to 24th Avenue, near the University of Oregon's west boundary. They...
Nag: UO needs to adopt an ICE alert system
A couple of weeks ago, my parents talked to me about what to do if ICE were to interrogate or detain me; as a family, we decided that the safest course of action would be for me to carry my passport on me. So for the past couple of weeks, I have been carrying identification in case I get racially profiled or...
ER doctor plans to leave Eugene-Springfield after PeaceHealth contract change
For 22 years, Dr. Scott Williams has worked with Eugene Emergency Physicians to staff local emergency rooms. This summer, he plans to leave. The choice – one he called emotional – comes after PeaceHealth’s decision not to renew its emergency room staffing contract with the local physician collective. Instead, the...
This No-Fuss Restaurant In Oregon Has Biscuits And Gravy Known Throughout The State
In the pantheon of comfort foods, biscuits and gravy reign supreme, and nowhere is this breakfast royalty treated with more reverence than at Mandy’s Family Restaurant in Eugene, Oregon. This blue-sided building with its cheerful ice cream cone mascot might not catch your eye as you drive by, but...
Seven Empty Rail Cars Go Off the Rails at Eugene Train Yard
Seven empty boxcars suddenly lurched off the tracks inside a Union Pacific rail yard in Eugene on Sunday, scattering rail cars across the facility and prompting crews to block nearby intersections while cleanup got underway. Officials said the midday derailment did not result in any injuries or hazardous-material...
Loveall touts win, but official says change to timber revenue won’t help Lane County
A Lane County analysis found the county won’t get an increase in timber receipts in the upcoming fiscal year despite a federal change intended to give counties a bigger share. In a memo to county commissioners, Lane County Administrator Steve Mokrohisky said there’s “confusion” about the change, with residents...
Missing Oregon hiker found near Diamond Peak after 3 days in backcountry
Rescue teams found a missing hiker on Mt. Yoran in good health but without water after being stuck in the backcountry for three days, and the Lane County Sheriff's Office has shared safety tips for hikers exploring the area's snowy landscapes.
Protesters tell KEPW: We didn’t mean to break the window
Jana Thrift: Okay, so it wasn't an intentionally broken window, it sounds like. It was the process of banging on those windows that caused---the oscillation of it all actually broke a window. So I would imagine that that surprised the person at the window probably as much as it did the people inside.
Record evictions in Oregon highlight urgent housing crisis
EUGENE, Ore. - Evictions in Oregon have reached an alarming peak, with over 2,700 families being evicted through the courts in January according to data from the Oregon Law Center. This is the highest monthly total ever recorded in the state. Experts attribute this surge to a significant reduction in...
Medical emergencies at Churchill HS lead to EPD, ESF response; 2 students hospitalized
EUGENE, Ore. — Two Churchill High School students were taken to a local hospital Monday following unspecified medical emergencies, according to the Eugene 4J School District. The Eugene Police Department and Eugene Springfield Fire responded to the school due to those medical emergencies. The district declined to...
