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University of Oregon under investigation by Department of Education for alleged Title VI violation
EUGENE, Ore. - The University of Oregon is one of 45 universities across the country under investigation by the U.S Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for alleged Title VI violations. The Department of Education stated in a press release on March 14 that the investigation was launched...
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Level 1 Evacuation Notice in Mohawk & Cottage Grove Canceled
UPDATE (9:00 AM): The Level 1 Be Ready Evacuation Notices in both Cottage Grove and the Mohawk/Marcola area have been canceled by the Lane County Sherriff's Office. Water levels are gradually receding and making for significant improvements around Lane County at this hour. UPDATE (7:30 AM): OR-99 is now reopened...
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Many roads back open in Oregon Cascades following snow-related closures
MONDAY MORNING UPDATE FROM ODOT: Many closed roads are back open, but continue to check ODOT Trip Check for updates. SUNDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE FROM ODOT: Winter weather forced the closure Sunday night of a 33-mile stretch of OR 58, between Oakridge in the west and Crescent Lake in the East. ODOT crews report spinouts, trees down and snowy conditions and we do not have an estimate for when the road will reopen.
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Salem woman identified as person that drowned in Fern Ridge Reservoir near Eugene
A 42-year-old Salem woman was identified Saturday as the person that drowned in Fern Ridge Reservoir last week, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office. Tiffany Nicole Hillyer was found deceased in the lake at about 4 p.m. on March 8, police said in a news release. The sheriff's office said previously it was investigating the incident but did not provide any updated information Saturday other than the "cause of death was freshwater drowning," Lane County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Tim Wallace said. Fern Ridge Reservoir is located about 12 miles west of Eugene and a popular recreation area for sailing, power boating and water skiing. Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 18 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast . He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors and BlueSky at oregonoutdoors.bsky.social . This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Salem woman identified as person that drowned in Fern Ridge Reservoir near Eugene
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University of Oregon among colleges under investigation by Trump administration for alleged 'race-exclusionary practices'
EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon is among 45 universities nationwide being investigated allegedly violating students' civil rights via "race-exclusionary practices." On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said it has opened investigations regarding the universities' partnership with The Ph.D. Project, a more than 30-year-old nonprofit organization that seeks to increase diversity in business education.