New Eugene poke shop offers free samples and a taste of Hawaii

Coburg woman among 2 killed in head-on collision on Highway 38 in Douglas County

A Coburg woman and a Winchester Bay man died Tuesday, Sept 1, after their vehicles collided head-on in Douglas County on Highway 38, state police said.

‘Buy anything they tell you to’: Comedian John Mulaney can’t stop recommending this Eugene bookstore

Bookseller Seth Murray recommends titles to customers at J. Michaels Books all the time. Last spring, one of them happened to be the celebrity comedian John Mulaney, who has repeatedly shouted out the store to his 2.1 million Instagram followers.

Affordable housing project draws pushback in Eugene’s Laurel Hill neighborhood

DevNW wants to build 40 homes under a community land trust model. They would be priced well below the median Eugene home price. Some neighbors say the project, Floral Hill Terrace, is not a good fit for the neighborhood.

On the road, in search of Dan Lanning — for 820 miles

Fifteen years after the Ducks coach drove from Missouri to Pittsburgh chasing a chance in college football, I retraced the route in an effort to better understand him — and why he went.

Why are state leaders blaming everyone but themselves for Oregon State Hospital's problems? | Letter to the editor

Lookout Eugene-Springfield’s article about Oregon State Hospital Deputy Superintendent Derek Wehr being put on administrative leave was excellent. Excellent reporting. Excellent timeline and description of facts. Someone needs to be in jail for the travesty bestowed upon this man. This is a perfect example of someone in government not having the guts to make a call one way or another. But to allow an able-bodied employee to languish for three years on the beach is criminal! Rehire him, full reinstatement, and hands off him until he decides what his next steps in life are. This would never stand in an employment […]