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Man tells police he thought gun wasn’t loaded after shooting teen girl
A 21-year-old man told officers he thought he had pulled the trigger on an unloaded gun that instead fired a round early Saturday, Aug. 15, injuring a 17-year-old girl, Eugene police said.
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3mCaution amid uncertainty led to closure of YMCA, staff leader says
The Eugene Family YMCA reopened Saturday after being closed all day Friday because of safety concerns.
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2mMan sentenced to 10 years in prison on hit-and-run, car theft, other charges
A 25-year-old Eugene man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to more than a half-dozen car thefts and a hit-and-run collision that injured a woman riding a bicycle.
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3mOlympic track and field trials returning to Eugene in 2028
Hayward Field will host the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials for the sixth consecutive time, with a new six-day format ahead of the Los Angeles Games.
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Don't blame the homeless for economic inequality | Letter to the editor
Homelessness is a result of housing shortages that result in higher rents that are unaffordable for people with low incomes. Any sort of financial setback can result in them losing housing. The distress of living without a safe home, without reliable food and water, without protection from weather, would result in most of us using […]
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3mCrews mopping up after stopping fire on Skinner Butte, officials say
A large plume of smoke rose from Skinner Butte near downtown Eugene shortly after noon, prompting cellphone emergency alerts