Newport, OR

Florence, OR

Eugene, OR

EUGENE, Ore. — More than 60 employees at Valley River Inn are being let go following a fire in February that damaged part of the hotel's building. According to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice provided to Oregon HECC's Dislocated Worker Unit by the hotel's parent company, Aimbridge Hospitality, the layoffs are permanent.

Mass layoffs at Valley River Inn

Salem, OR

SALEM, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that they will not be opening Yellowbottom Campground for the 2023 season due to safety concerns. BLM says that several damaged large trees pose a risk to people camping. “We understand Yellowbottom is a special place and provides...

Yellowbottom Campground closed for 2023 due to safety concerns

Coos County, OR

Bandon, OR

BANDON, Ore. — Deputies assisted a woman that beached her boat near Bullards Beach in Bandon on Monday, the Coos County Sheriff's Office said. Around 3 p.m. on June 5, dispatch received a call from a 53-year-old woman requesting assistance as her boat was disabled and beached on the Coquille River near Bullards Beach.

Coos County deputies assist woman who beached her boat in Bandon

Coos Bay, OR

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — On Monday June 5, 2023, at approximately 6:42 p.m., the Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101, near milepost 284, in Coos County. The preliminary investigation by OSP indicated a black Volkswagen Jetta, operated by Tomas Iglesias Olivas, 59, of...

Fatal crash on Highway 101 in Coos County

EUGENE, Ore. — On Saturday, June 10, 2023, the City of Eugene will host an E-bike Expo at the Campbell Community Center. The Expo takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., community members will have an opportunity to ride e-bikes, meet with local e-bike makers and shop owners, talk with people using e-bikes for commuting or hauling their kids to school and learn the rules of the road.

City of Eugene to host free Electric Bike Expo at Campbell Community Center

Coquille, OR

The Coquille Police Department reports its annual car show over the weekend was a "huge success," the department said in a media release. The Coquille RiverFest Car Show took place on Saturday, June 3. "We had an amazing turnout and there were 127 cars registered for the event," organizers said....

Coquille RiverFest Car Show a 'huge success'

Oregon State

EUGENE, Ore. — PK Park is likely double-booked this weekend after the University of Oregon baseball team punched its ticket to an NCAA Super Regional. It's the Ducks' first Super Regional since 2012 and they are expected to host it at PK Park. Therefore, the Eugene Emeralds are hitting...

Emeralds forced to move home series due to Ducks' Super-Regional

Springfield, OR

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — On Wednesday June 7, 2023 students at Douglas Gardens Elementary will participate in BookFest, a county-wide program for K-2 students to choose books to take home and read over the summer. BookFest is part of a county-wide initiative started by United Way and Connected Lane County...

Springfield students to participate in annual BookFest

EUGENE, Ore. — A third person was recognized for saving George Koskela’s life after he collapsed in the lobby of the Olive Garden in Eugene. While shopping at the nearby Barnes and Noble, Cyndy Meno got an alert on her Pulse Point App that someone had collapsed at the Olive Garden.

Third person recognized for saving cardiac victim's life

Corvallis, OR

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Tuesday that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build a tool that will detect plant diseases. “Oregon’s thriving agriculture is under threat from pests and plant disease,” Merkley said. “This...

More than $642,000 to Oregon State University to build tool that detects plant diseases

Mcminnville, OR

Investigators say that a woman smoking sparked the fire that caused significant damage to a McMinnville pizza shop-movie theater. Meagan J. Ray, 38, was arrested last week in connection to the fire. According to court documents, surveillance video from a neighboring business shows Ray and a man enter a room...

Court docs: Woman smoking cigarettes, possibly meth sparked fire at McMinnville pizza shop

The path to Oregon baseball hosting a super regional once seemed highly unlikely, but in a major upset, Oral Roberts won the Stillwater regional. The Ducks rank higher than them in RPI. So, Oregon could potentially play games at PK Park. First, they had to beat Xavier in the Nashville Regional Final.

Ducks headed to their first Super Regional since 2012

EUGENE, Ore. — It's on to the Super Regional round in the NCAA Baseball Championships for the University of Oregon as the Ducks are expected to host in PK Park. But after a long season that included a number of ups and downs, Oregon rose to the occasion in the Nashville Regional.

Former Ducks baseball coach George Horton in attendance for Oregon win

EUGENE, Ore. — Following the most recent City of Eugene Budget Committee meeting, Greenhill Humane Society is no longer facing a proposed cut that would drastically impact its ability to care for animals. Initially, the proposed 2023-2025 budget had the City cutting $400,000 of funding out of the Animal...

Funding reinstated to Greenhill, contract negotiations to begin soon

Baton Rouge, LA

JOIN THE CONVERSATION (. The Beavers will now face LSU again in the Baton Rouge Regional final at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The Beavers will need to beat LSU twice to clinch the region and advance to the Super Regional.

Oregon State set to face LSU in Baton Rouge Regional final

EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Police Department (EPD) reports that recently, scammers called a Eugene couple and stated they were with the Eugene Police Department and needed to speak with them about a legal matter. The person calling identified themselves as an EPD sergeant by name. No case number was...

Eugene couple receive 'Police Call' scam

BATON ROUGE, La. - After multiple weather delays and even a postponed game, Oregon State pulled themselves within one game of reaching the Super Regional round in the NCAA Baseball Championships. But unfortunately, for the second time in two days, the Beavers failed to knock off the host team -...

College Baseball: Beavers' season ends at Baton Rouge Regional

Dunes City, OR

Westlake, OR

Mapleton, OR

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Gardiner, OR

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Reedsport, OR

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It's no April Fools' joke: Winter Weather is in the forecast for the weekend

It's no April Fools' joke: Winter Weather is in the forecast for the weekend. The only question now is how much you could see and how...

It's no April Fools' joke: Winter Weather is in the forecast for the weekend

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