2 more Springfield school administrators file notice to sue district, board members

Appeals court pauses federal building fence removal until other options are considered

The ruling comes after temporary stays were granted in response to two earlier emergency motions filed by government attorneys on behalf of the General Services Administration. The order effectively halts a July 2 deadline for fence removal previously set by a federal district judge.

Man, woman charged with sexually abusing a minor girl

Two Creswell residents have been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a girl younger than 14, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and court documents.

Oregon officials praise Supreme Court ruling that late-arriving mail ballots can be counted

The justices ruled 5-4 Monday that states, including Oregon, can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a practiced challenged by President Donald Trump. Lane County elections officials say November’s election procedures locally will be “business as usual.”

Stay halts federal building fence removal order until 10 a.m. Tuesday

The order came in response to a court filing asking for a decision before workers are scheduled to begin taking down the fencing tonight. The work was to start today in order to comply with a court order that set a July 2 deadline for its removal, according to the emergency motion by government attorneys.

Nearly every proposed Oregon initiative won’t make it onto the November ballot

Expect far few ballot measures than previous election cycles. Only one citizen petition is on track for November ballot — an initiative to ban harming or killing any animal. And that's not yet a done deal.