Oregon

Tyrone Riley IV put up 17 points to lead five Oregon players in double figures in points, and the Ducks opened the men's basketball season with an 87-69 win over Montana on Monday in Eugene, Ore. Malique Ewin added 14 points and 13 rebounds, Andrew Meadow scored 14 points and Fred Payne had 12 points and five assists for Oregon. The key stretch of the game came in the second half, starting with a blocked layup from Riley at one end that led to a transition layup from Taylor Bol Bowen. Then Bol B

The Oregon Ducks will need all hands on deck this Saturday for a trip to Columbus to play the Ohio State Buckeyes . The Ducks lost a pair of running backs in a comeback win over Northwestern on Halloween and have been without one of their star receivers for more than a month, but reinforcements could be coming soon. Dan Lanning provided updates on injured wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan and running back Jordon Davison on Monday ahead of the Ducks' trip to Columbus. McClellan, who went down with

EUGENE, Ore. — A long-abandoned dam on the Willamette River that has been linked to several near-drownings is now the focus of a new feasibility study the City of Eugene hopes will help prevent future water rescues. The city is presenting the study at an open house at 5:30...

In a unanimous vote, the Springfield City Council Monday, Nov. 2, paved the way for the state’s first behavioral health campus with both a crisis stabilization center and psychiatric hospital on site. The decision was met with applause from the crowd gathered in council chambers. “I think this can...

A Lane County judge Wednesday, Oct. 28, dismissed a bank theft case filed against a man found psychologically unfit to proceed. Justin James Peterson, 37, had been held in Lane County Jail since Eugene police arrested him this past Dec. 29 on suspicion of theft at Key Bank on Coburg Road. He was charged with theft valued at $1,000 or more.

A new examination of common protein sources shows that microplastics appear in nearly every category tested. Researchers found the particles in 88 percent of samples across 16 different products bought from stores in the Portland, Oregon, area and from local fishing boats. The contamination levels varied sharply depending on how much processing the food had...

PORTLAND, OR – A stranger on stranger encounter leaves a Portland driver shaken, and a Portland Police Precinct damaged. Portland Police Sgt. Kevin Allen says that driver called 9-1-1 on Thursday night to say she was being followed by someone she didn’t know. “This is the kind of...

An afternoon car sale turned into a confrontation involving a brandished knife and gun. Now, the Gresham police said they are looking for a suspect who fled the standoff on Monday.

A jewel of Oregon’s craft beer scene is plotting its first Portland taproom. Hood River’s pFriem Family Brewers has earned its fair share of national and international acclaim since it opened its flagship brewery on the banks of the Columbia River in 2012. Last year, it expanded to the former Milwaukie City Hall — still just skirting Portland proper.

Portland, OR – Layoffs are now on the table, along with the earlier proposed school closures, as Portland Public Schools wrestles with a $65-million-dollar budget deficit. At a Monday press conference, ahead of a Tuesday night school board meeting, Portland Public Schools’ Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong said as many as 450 FTE positions may be cut from the schools and the central office. About 223 positions would be teachers or school staff. “We always look at reductions furthest away from t