Fire sparked at Spencer Butte, likely by lightning

Facing murder charge, suspect in Springfield stabbing makes first court appearance

The 36-year-old man was arrested outside a car that police suggested was involved in a fatal hit-and-run a day earlier. But the man, Edgar Solorio Lopez, has not been charged in that case.

Fire near Highway 99 in Eugene destroys vacant home, damages businesses

A two-alarm fire that began in a vacant home Sunday, Aug. 9, spread to nearby businesses along Highway 99 in west Eugene, fire officials said.

A rarity in local housing market: Median home price is less than last year

For just the second time since the pandemic, house sale prices were lower during the month of July than in the same month the previous year.

As Eugene's former mayor, I've seen firsthand how wrong Monique DeSpain is on homelessness | Letter to the editor

Monique Despain’s guest column regarding homelessness demonstrates in full detail her lack of understanding of causes and solutions to this ongoing crisis. She asserts that the root problem is ideological and not financial. Tell that to the chronically homeless individual who faces a waitlist just to enter one of our community’s alternative shelters, not to mention housing. DeSpain misunderstands “Housing First” and ignores the evidence that people can only stabilize their lives if they have a safe place to sleep. Contrary to DeSpain’s assertions, Housing First programs DO come with stipulations and support for treatment. And DeSpain disregards the devastating impact […]

Two minor political parties no longer qualify to nominate candidates in Oregon

The right-leaning Constitution Party has about 3,700 members, and We the People, created to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has just 446. Neither is enough to meet state requirements.