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Eugene accepted the gift of a library building from Andrew Carnegie in 1904 — and Lane County is still dealing with the repercussions. One problem with Carnegie’s generosity became apparent as soon as the building opened. The library was supposed to be free for everybody, but because it was owned by the city of...

Good morning! It’s March 4 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be considerable clouds and cooler with a couple of showers. There is a 90% chance of rain. The high will be 52 with a low of 40. Rain now, changing to showers at 7 a.m.

SALEM, OR — Concerns over Lane County’s ability to provide a rapid trauma response took the spotlight Thursday in Salem as Eugene Emergency Physicians spoke before the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. Two representatives for EEP's 41-provider team spoke about upcoming...

Community leaders, project partners, and neighbors gathered Saturday, February 28, to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Joyce A. Langeliers Family Center in Thurston, an exciting new space designed to bring people together and support youth and families in Springfield. Hundreds of attendees came...

FLORENCE, Ore. — Three people were arrested in Florence Wednesday for various charges during a search warrant service, the Lane County Sheriff's Office said. At 7 a.m. on March 4, deputies assigned to the Lane County Sheriff’s Special Response Team (SRT), detectives, the West Lane district deputy, Florence Police...

For various reasons, the folks of Eugene Weekly’s editorial team got curious about how one goes about burying a body in the backyard within legal parameters. We figured the Home and Gardening issue would be the perfect place to figure it out, seeing that it’s the ultimate intersection between the two: How to start...

EUGENE, Ore. - A former employee of Gotcha Burger is facing serious charges after an investigation into stolen business checks, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that 32-year-old Forrest Jedidiah Barrios, 32 of Veneta allegedly cashed payroll checks to himself and was linked to missing...

PeaceHealth executives are consistent on one point about their decision to end the long-running contract with a local emergency department physician group. They think Atlanta-based ApolloMD will do a better job than Eugene Emergency Physicians in addressing long wait times in the Sacred Heart Medical Center at...

T.H.E. Van — short for Teen Health and Empowerment — launched in September 2025 and turned a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van into a mobile clinic that can travel wherever unhoused and at-risk youth in Eugene need services. Michael McCart, a licensed clinical psychologist and certified alcohol and drug counselor...

DEXTER, Ore. - A dramatic chase unfolded on February 27 when Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a head-on crash on Eagles Rest Road, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said that James Lawrence Gehrman, 55, of Dexter, fled the scene in his damaged vehicle before...