Big liability payout for prison COVID cases shows dismal state of Oregon's insurance fund

Springfield History Museum reopens with farm labor exhibit

The museum reopens following six months of staff and volunteers cataloging and rehousing hundreds of artifacts and a $40,000 renovation of the museum’s front gallery. It is hosting a reception Friday, July 10, during Springfield’s Second Friday Art Walk. 

With danger at their doorstep, Eugene neighbors race against late-night brush fire

A firework is suspected of sparking the blaze Monday in Fox Hollow, one of Eugene's highest-risk neighborhoods for wildfire. Neighbors grabbed hoses and extinguished it before fire crews arrived. But the close call left them rattled, and rethinking how prepared they are.

An invasive beetle could drastically change the landscape at Oregon Country Fair

An estimated 75% of the trees on the fair’s grounds are ash. They prevent erosion, provide shade and create a unique backdrop. But most of them could be dead within a decade if the emerald ash borer arrives, as expected. Crews are keeping watch and trying to plan for the change.

Disorderly conduct charges dismissed against man arrested at Eugene Federal Building

Prosecutors last week dismissed all charges filed against a 37-year-old Eugene man arrested during April 29 protest activity at the Eugene Federal Building as workers put up temporary fencing.

EWEB commissioners give green light to $392 million Willamette River water intake

The utility says a second plant is needed to reduce the risk of water outages and to allow its aging plant on the McKenzie River to be taken offline for updates. Officials said the investment will affect customer rates.