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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An Oregon Lawmaker is teaming up with the family of a domestic violence victim. Rep. Kevin Mannix, R-District 21, is proposing legislation that will make it safer for victims of stalking and domestic violence. The legislation is called "Kristil's law," named for Kristil Krug, who was murdered...

EUGENE, Ore. — A traffic stop in Lane County has led to charges related to drug dealing and guns for a Eugene man, the Lane County Sheriff's Office says. On Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 2 p.m., a Lane County deputy observed a pickup with expired registration tags driving on River Road near Howard Avenue.

University of Oregon researchers say wildfires can form cancer-causing compounds in the soils they burn on top of. Researchers collected soil samples from Eight Dollar Mountain in southwest Oregon, an area rich in a typically benign compound called chromium III. But when the researchers simulated a high-temperature...

Shari’s Café and Pies closed all 42 of its Oregon locations in 2024. Following the shuttering of those restaurants, the Eugene-Springfield locations have been left vacant, accumulating graffiti on plywood-covered windows and doors and leaving years’ worth of early morning coffee meetings and late-night sweet treats...

Oregon vs. Texas Tech total receiving yards prop bets for Caleb Douglas, Kenyon Sadiq, Reggie Virgil and others are available per BetOnline, serving the gambling public since 1999. Gambling911 is proud to say we were there the first week BetOnline opened shop that summer. Sadiq reeled in 2 of 3...

A local shelter for women and children in Eugene has beds available right now they hope to fill for those seeking treatment of life-altering addictions.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oregon – Frost glints on windshields, breath hangs in the air, and patches of fog blur familiar streets across the southern Willamette Valley. Eugene starts New Year’s Eve under a winter chill, with...

We’re a pretty well-read part of the world, I would say, with oodles of authors, a strong literary culture and a statue and mural of a famed writer smack-dab in our cities’ two downtowns. But have you read up on Lane County lit itself? Here’s a starter guide...

EUGENE, Ore. - The Eugene Public Library hosted a lively "New Year's at Noon" celebration on New Years Eve for families looking to ring in the new year without staying up late. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, the downtown Eugene Public Library welcomed kids and families...

EUGENE, Ore. - Major changes are on the horizon for several programs in Eugene and Springfield as they prepare to relocate. According to the Vocational Rehabilitation program, the Eugene VR Office and Springfield VR Office will consolidate into a single Lane County VR Office at 18 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene. The...