Eugene BRiGHT Parade will light up the night with KiNDNESS on Sept. 26

On the Fly: New 5th Street eateries; Oakshire reopens Springfield taproom

Plus: Downtown Eugene gains a new fine dining spot, a soul food restaurant fights to stay open, Zest closes after two years.

Worker at Eugene pub reports being robbed at gunpoint by masked men

Eugene police are investigating an early-morning armed robbery Friday, Sept. 11, at Mulligan’s Pub, 2841 Willamette St.

Path back to football for South Eugene High starts with ‘rebuilding the culture’

School officials pulled its football team out of its normal league, in an attempt to rebuild the program and bring more players onto the fold. The Axe’s first game showed how far the team has to go — but offered glimmers of hope.

Trump’s signature bill rewards Oregon for its high food stamp error rate

The failure to accurately administer food stamps will bizarrely spare Oregon millions while other states must pony up next year.

Are Springfield councilors willing to work for desperately needed behavioral health campus?

We cannot continue lamenting the intersection of mental illness, homelessness and the criminal legal system while rejecting the infrastructure that could change it. Springfield found a path through its land-use rules when it wanted to build a jail. Surely it can work just as hard to find a path towards keeping people out of one.