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Why sentencing reform for domestic violence survivors keeps falling short in Oregon
States including New York and Oklahoma have passed laws that allow judges to reduce a sentence based on how coercion and abuse played a role in the crime. But similar legislation has stalled in…
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4mSpringfield police: Man arrested after fatal Gateway stabbing drove vehicle involved in deadly hit-and-run
Springfield police are asking the public for help identifying a white crossover SUV and driver they say struck two pedestrians, continued on and collided with a vehicle, then made a U-turn and again collied with the same pedestrians, one of whom died at the scene.
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3mSpringfield Drifters hosting tryouts for new academy
The team’s owners have renovated the Memorial Building into a space for youth baseball players in the Eugene–Springfield area to train. It will also serve as headquarters for Springfield’s collegiate wood-bat baseball team.
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8mThe invisible workforce behind every standing ovation
The soft ding echoes through the lobby of the Hult Center calling everyone in. Tickets are scanned, playbills shuffled through, ushers direct excited audience members towards their seats. And then the lights dim. What happens next is an escape into something else entirely. But there has been an invisible performance taking place behind the scenes […]
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7mBowtech to leave Eugene after 27 years, laying off 43 employees
The locally-founded bow manufacturer will permanently close its Eugene headquarters next year, eliminating dozens of jobs as it shifts operations to Houston.
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8mKotek data center advisers won’t say ‘moratorium,’ want more state-local partnership, transparency
The seven-member group will send regulatory, policy recommendations for the state Legislature to consider in 2027