Caution amid uncertainty led to closure of YMCA, staff leader says

Judge orders ICE to release Cottage Grove man who faces criminal charges in Lane County

The 20-year-old man spent about three weeks in an ICE facility in Tacoma before a Washington judge ordered his release pending a future court hearing. Had his petition been filed before he crossed the state line from Oregon, he may have been freed the day of his arrest.

Man sentenced to 10 years in prison on hit-and-run, car theft, other charges

A 25-year-old Eugene man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to more than a half-dozen car thefts and a hit-and-run collision that injured a woman riding a bicycle.

Olympic track and field trials returning to Eugene in 2028

Hayward Field will host the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials for the sixth consecutive time, with a new six-day format ahead of the Los Angeles Games.

Don't blame the homeless for economic inequality | Letter to the editor

Homelessness is a result of housing shortages that result in higher rents that are unaffordable for people with low incomes. Any sort of financial setback can result in them losing housing. The distress of living without a safe home, without reliable food and water, without protection from weather, would result in most of us using […]

Crews mopping up after stopping fire on Skinner Butte, officials say

A large plume of smoke rose from Skinner Butte near downtown Eugene shortly after noon, prompting cellphone emergency alerts