Firefighters race to contain active wildfire in hills south of Cottage Grove

On the eve of Oregon Festival of American Music, Kennedy Center ordered to pay $250,000 to artistic director

Chuck Redd, the festival artistic director for the Oregon Festival of American Music at The Shedd Institute, canceled a Christmas jazz concert after the Kennedy Center board voted to add President Donald Trump’s name to the facility. The Kennedy Center sued for $1 million, but is now being ordered to pay Redd $250,000.

Eugene Clean Energy Fund officially qualifies for November ballot

If passed, the measure would require corporations earning more $1 billion in profits annually in the United States, and over $500,000 in profits in the city of Eugene to pay a 2% fee on gross profits.

Data center in the Hynix building? Before getting worried, check city code. | Letter to the editor

In regards to the issue of the former Hynix site being potentially used for a data center, I think letter-writer Jean Cottel makes a good point that city code ought to take into account water and power use for industrial land use. That said, I believe that the zoning requirements already laid out in the […]

Man found dead in storm drain had climbed in, sheriff’s office says

Bradley Dean Treloggen, 55, has been identified as the man found below the street in a residential neighborhood. The sheriff’s office said it has found "no indication" of a crime.

Sheriff’s office: Video shows man entering Santa Clara storm drain

Bradley Dean Treloggen, 55, has been identified as the man found dead below the street in a residential neighborhood. The sheriff’s office said it has found "no indication" of a crime leading up to Treloggen's death.