To encourage blood donations amid shortage, nonprofit offers donors free health tests

UO pauses plans for second residence hall in East Campus area

Citing the declining student population and an ongoing budget review, the university is holding off on the dorm. Plans for the building had angered residents in the adjacent neighborhood.

Junction City council postpones decision on license-plate readers until spring

A proposal heard by the City Council last month to begin a 90-day trial with Flock Safety did not move forward.

In ‘Women of an Uncertain Age,’ middle age gets hashed out onstage

The new work of devised theater features four women performing monologues, movement pieces and more about the travails of being middle-aged, caring for parents and children at the same time and more. It started as a series of workshops where people were free to vent and explore their questions about life at that stage.

Oregon State Hospital superintendent ousted after resignation of health authority leader

The interim director of the Oregon Health Authority made a leadership change that resulted in the end of the trial period for Superintendent Sean Murphy.

Brush fire near southeast Springfield contained, official says

No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported, but the blaze had prompted deputies to go door to door to alert nearby residents.