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Portland Has the Dubious Honor of Hosting Three of the Worst Highways for Traffic Snarl-Ups in Oregon
Portland comes out tops for the worst traffic snarl-ups in Oregon, with drivers entering a mental state of a third dimension while sitting for what seems a lifetime in unmoving lanes of vehicles. Which Rush Hour Traffic Makes You Rethink Your Life?. This fact was revealed in a survey of...
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LOCAL ALERT WEATHER UPDATE: Bend-La Pine Schools Announce Closure for La Pine & Sunriver with Bend on a 2-hour delay, all due to the Snowstorm
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to heavy snowfall in southern Deschutes County, Bend-La Pine Schools have announced the closure of schools in La Pine and Sunriver on Monday. Affected schools include Three Rivers School, Rosland Elementary, La Pine Elementary, La Pine Middle School, and La Pine High School. All after-school activities are also canceled.
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Family almost loses home after vehicle fire in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. -- A family is struggling to make ends meet after their work truck caught fire last week. Neighbors were able to alert a family member who was asleep inside before the fire could spread to the home. If it was not for the fast actions of several neighbors...
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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.
Statesman Journal
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