Eugene OR

EUGENE, Ore. - A Hyundai GX300 collided with a pole and tree early on Saturday, causing significant damage on Coburg Road, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said they responded at 1:24 a.m. on Dec. 27 to a vehicle crash on Coburg Road. The vehicle, driven by 19-year-old Drake Phoenix Coble...

​If you’re a Ducks fan planning to be at the Orange Bowl and are looking for a convenient flight to the Sunshine State, you’re in luck. ​In the wake of the Ducks advancing to the New Year’s Day game in Miami, where they will face Texas Tech, American Airlines has added two nonstop round-trips to the city, one from...

Lane County’s planned recycling and waste diversion project, CleanLane, has hit another speed bump. A state board rejected the county’s zoning appeal last week, siding with garbage haulers and neighbors. The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals upheld a local ruling that found CleanLane is incompatible with zoning...

Eugene police are investigating a Christmas Day assault involving a cleaver in which a man in a residential facility was attacked.

Eugene, OR – Earlier this year, the City of Eugene, in partnership with the Eugene Water & Electric Board and Nightingale Hosted Shelters, completed permanent water, electric, and sewer upgrades at a shelter site on City-owned property at Hilyard Street and 34th Avenue. Officials said the improvements significantly...

LEABURG, Ore. - A 25-year-old Eugene man was arrested Saturday in connection with a burglary at a home near Leaburg, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. LCSO officials said that deputies responded at about 6 a.m. on Dec. 27 to a burglary early on Saturday at a residence in the 42000 block of Deerhorn Road,...

Officials are warning about an obstruction on the Upper McKenzie River below Paradise Campground. It's at milepost 52 on Highway 126, which parallels the river. A large tree trunk and smaller debris are completely blocking the river. The Lane County Sheriff's Office said it cannot be passed safely, and there...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lane County, OR – Search and Rescue deputies with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the rescue of a 90-year-old man who became lost in the woods near McKenzie Bridge on Thursday evening,...

MCKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. - A hiker was safely rescued after going missing in the McKenzie Bridge area on Dec. 26, according to the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District. UMRFPD officials said that the rescue operation was a coordinated effort with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue. The hiker was...

EUGENE, Ore. — On December 27th, the Eugene Police Department (EPD) tell us that EPD SWAT safely took a man and woman into custody at 3:19 p.m. after they refused to comply with officers at their residence. The 54-year-old man, identified as Jason David Brown, faces charges including:. Theft...