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The Eugene food scene is bustling with news this week. Headquarters Wine Bar is launching a permanent collaboration with Family+Dinner to bring delightful bites to their wine bar in West Eugene. Charred Apizza will be moving to a new location in the new year after chefs David Lucht and Terry McKay finish reviving an...

The GOP introduced a fiscal budget that also goes after access to reproductive healthcare and higher education institutions, with significant cuts to both. These cuts would have noticeable impacts on college life at the University of Oregon and student services. The proposed budget impacts the one in eight Americans...

In the wake of massive layoffs and a pullout from overseeing care for 92,000 low-income people in Lane County, PacificSource CEO John Espinola says the Springfield-based health insurer is “right sizing” to reconcile escalating costs with rates paid by the state. But while the physician-turned-executive is optimistic...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Five-and-a-half hours after receiving an emergency distress GPS from a hiker, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office’s Search & Rescue (SAR) team located the injured man near George Creek in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Rescuers Were Alerted by a Distress Signal. LCSO received the...

EUGENE, Ore. – Handing out anything while at an intersection, stop sign or stop light in a running vehicle to a pedestrian could result in a $50 fine, if a proposed city ordinance becomes law in Eugene. “I can't imagine any reason why I would want to support an...

A new City of Eugene report identified five key areas where city services are lacking in alternative crisis responses, after the city decided to end its contract with CAHOOTS in April. And are now looking to fill the identified gaps in alternative response providers.

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EUGENE, Ore. — The City of Eugene has issued a long-awaited competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund a new crisis response program, following the release of a city report confirming major service gaps since CAHOOTS stopped operating earlier this year. The gap analysis, published Monday, found that no...

Folks in the McKenzie River area will see changes on their electric bills soon, as both Lane Electric Cooperative and the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) prepare to raise rates over the coming months. Lane Electric will raise its electricity rate by 7% beginning December 1, although some critics...

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, a local homeless advocate and community activist was handcuffed by federal agents after leaving her backpack on the ground near the Eugene Federal Building. On the last Tuesday of every month, several groups come together to protest ICE in front of the Federal Building. On Oct....