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Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: new timber manufacturing plants; Chick-Fil-A construction continues
Roseburg Forest Products has invested $700 million into new timber plants in southern Oregon. Also, a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant is being built in Springfield. Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has the weather.
VOTE: Do you support the Pro Palestine protestors on college campuses?
On Wednesday, the UO Palestinian Coalition called for a general class walkout at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. at 1 pm with a rally to honor May Day, the traditional day to support workers of the world. On the third day of the protesters establishing and occupying a tent camp on the quad in the center of the university, over 200 students gathered to listen to speeches and watch several protesters and students braid the ribbons of a Maypole. The colored ribbons on the Maypole -- red, black, white, and green -- honored the colors of the Palestinian flag. Photo by Elliott Deins.
Campgrounds between Eugene and Oregon Coast closed for 2024 season due to staffing
The Bureau of Land Management announced Wednesday that Whittaker Creek and Clay Creek campgrounds will be closed at the start of the 2024 season due to staffing issues. Despite a planned opening at the end of April, officials decided both sites in the Coast Range between Eugene and the Oregon Coast off Highway...
Driver cited after crash that destroyed outdoor seating area
EUGENE, Ore. – Police said they gave a man a citation after a series of crashes that damaged several vehicles and destroyed a local restaurant’s outdoor seating area Tuesday afternoon. According to the Eugene Police Department, at about 4:08 p.m. on April 30, several police and firefighters responded...
Solar power/student unrest: Solar grants and news on U of O protests
On this edition of Oregon On The Record, you’ll hear from Rob Del Mar of the Oregon Department of Energy about a new federal grant will help put solar in underserved neighborhoods and increase access to both cheaper and cleaner power. Because the state has an abundant hydro-electric generated...
Veneta man arrested after alleged kidnapping, victim rescued, LCSO says
VENETA, Ore. – A Veneta man is in jail after allegedly trying to kidnap a woman and leading deputies on a chase into a rural area early Monday morning, according to Lane County deputies. According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, at about 3:30 a.m. on April 29, deputies...
Man Found Dead Outside Eugene Weekly Offices
A 24-year-old man died in front of Eugene Weekly’s offices early on the morning of April 25. Eugene police say the cause of his death is still under investigation, but the signs point to a drug overdose. Police identified the man as Ian Alexander Stouder of Eugene. Surveillance video...
Harrisburg Bloodshed: One Suspect Fatally Shot, Another Wounded After Police Chase Stemming from an Earlier Coburg Shooting
A police chase ended in bloodshed near Harrisburg on Sunday night when officers fatally shot one suspect and wounded another after responding to an earlier shooting that left a victim critically injured, Oregon State Police confirmed. The confrontation followed a dangerous high-speed pursuit that began when Lane County deputies coupled...
Rain arrives tonight, out by Thursday night
It's looked hazy today, but all that is is high clouds ahead of tonight's storm. Rain arrives tonight, but it's really out by Thursday afternoon. It will be a rainy night and morning commute into Thursday, but clearing skies and drying ground is likely towards the evening. It's really Friday's storm that'll be a doozy with wet weather for Thursday short-lived. Friday night and into Saturday, a strong area of low pressure now in the Gulf of Alaska will dive south bringing a potent atmospheric river, "firehose of moisture" out of the tropics and aimed right at the Oregon Coast. Storm passes by Sunday and what's left is scattered showers and sunbreaks for next week. No completely dry day for next 7 days.
Hateful symbol and abusive language spray painted on Jewish man's car in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore -- a Jewish man is still trying to come to terms with a shocking discovery on his vehicle in west Eugene Wednesday morning. Eugene Police Department is investigating after someone painted a swastika and other graffiti on Lon Nevler's car. Nevler said this is something that has never happened to him before.
Oregon shot putter Jaida Ross rises to throw farther than anyone in collegiate history
Jaida Ross set the collegiate record in the women’s shot put on April 6 in La Jolla, California, with a stunning four-foot personal record. Three weeks later, in her next shot put competition, she equaled that record-setting mark during what was the best series ever recorded at the collegiate level. ...
New Santa Clara park in Eugene to include acres of outdoors fun, 'Spray play' water feature
Excavators and backhoes have begun scraping away at a parcel off of River Road. While the construction zone is currently little more than equipment, plots of bare soil and undisturbed meadows, come early 2025, the space will be transformed into the newest addition to Eugene’s parks and open space portfolio — the Santa Clara Community Park.
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