As Lane County dries out, fire danger will soon jump to high

Stabilization center contract goes to Portland company, despite local objections

Lane County commissioners stressed the urgency of the project. They also approved a $168,000 contract with a Florida company for a feasibility study for an indoor multiuse sports facility.

With bite-mark evidence tossed out in murder case, judge considers man's release

Circuit Court Judge Jay McAlpin said he would decide Thursday whether to release Robert Wallace Lyons, convicted in the 1989 murder of Lori Stabenow.

Oregon Supreme Court declines to review Lane County appeal for recycling facility permit

The decision is the latest blow to the county’s efforts to site the CleanLane recycling project on land it has purchased in Goshen, south of Eugene. The county’s attorney told commissioners that staff continues to work toward an agreement to move the project to the Short Mountain Landfill. 

UPDATE: Highway 58 reopened west of Oakridge after crash leads to afternoon closure

An afternoon crash Wednesday, July 15, closed Highway 58 about 14 miles west of Oakridge, according to a 2:43 p.m. alert from the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Smoke from southern Oregon wildfires seeps into Willamette Valley

Meteorologists said high winds are blowing wildfire smoke as far north as Portland and Vancouver.