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LRAPA raises pollution fees on businesses to close budget shortfall
Air permit fees aren't covering what it costs the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency to administer them, according to a memo. The board responded by approving 15% annual fee increases for businesses…
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22mRemembering 9/11: They live here now, but 25 years ago, they were in the midst of it.
Millions of Americans woke up on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, turned on their televisions and absorbed the reality that the country was under attack. These nine Lane County residents didn’t view that day’s events on a screen; they lived them in New York and Washington, D.C. Here are their stories.
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4mLooking Glass plans a secure inpatient behavioral health facility for youth in Eugene
The nonprofit social service provider has won a grant to create a 12-bed facility, which is expected to start accepting youth in June 2027.
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4mEugene bike nonprofit Shift working to raise $75,000 after losing grant
Shift Community Cycles’s youth-facing educational programming is in jeopardy after the nonprofit lost a major source of revenue. The Eugene nonprofit has laid off staff and paused programs such as family rides and bike buses.
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1mPolice release name of woman they say died under suspicious circumstances
Eugene police are investigating after a 51-year-old woman was discovered dead near West 11th Avenue and Seneca Road early Wednesday, Sept. 9.
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3mRain or shine: What to know if you’re going to the Springfield Block Party
With rain in the forecast, Block Party organizers say that unless it is unsafe to do so, the party will go on.