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After parting ways with head lawyer, county commissioners pick interim successor
The Lane County Board of Commissioners appointed Mallory Beebe, deputy county counsel, to fill the job until a permanent county counsel is hired.
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2mMan charged with arson, accused of starting Sand Prairie Fire south of Oakridge
A 36-year-old man has been charged with first-degree arson in connection with an Aug. 26 fire that scorched some 80 acres near the Hills Creek Reservoir south of Oakridge.
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6mOregon universities bracing for continued drop in international enrollment
Visa delays and overall Trump immigration polices are affecting how many overseas students will end up attending school on an Oregon campus.
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7mWhat did people breathe during August's wildfire smoke? Regulators don't fully know
Wildfire smoke is a complex mix of gases and fine particles from trees and other material that burns. Emerging science suggests it's more hazardous than once believed. But local regulators don't have the data to show what exactly is in the smoke and what that could mean for public health in Eugene and Springfield.
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6mA gap in Eugene's crisis care: Navigating welfare checks without CAHOOTS
Eugene leadership should prioritize restoring a mobile crisis program that operates on the CAHOOTS model and support our community’s efforts to continue caring for each other. Not for nostalgia and not because CAHOOTS is a national model for crisis response, but because it works.
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3mCharges dismissed against man arrested on butane hash oil allegations
Prosecutors said the “state of the evidence” was such that they did not believe the case could be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.