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Gary Sinise Foundation welcomes Springfield Navy Veteran & family into new home
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The Gary Sinise Foundation (GSF) hosted a grand reveal for Retired U.S. Navy Veteran Joshua Geddis and his family, as they saw their brand new, specially adapted, mortgage-free smart home for the first time on Thursday, the Foundation said. "Petty Officer Geddis always had a strong...
City of Eugene gets $6 million for housing infrastructure in West Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. – City of Eugene officials say they’ve secured $6 million in infrastructure funding to make housing development along Crow Road more attractive for homebuilders, hopefully leading to more housing in the area. Eugene officials said the city got $6 million from the 2023 short legislative session...
Lane County celebrates 'Love is Love' with 10 same-sex marriages on historic anniversary
Ten couples said "I do" at the Lane County Courthouse Friday afternoon as part of the county's first "Love is Love" celebration in honor of the 10th anniversary of a U.S. District Court ruling that made same-sex marriage available in Oregon. On May 19, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Michael...
St. Vincent de Paul shelter provided new tents from volunteer team of military veterans
EUGENE, Ore. — St. Vincent de Paul’s dusk-to-dawn shelter was provided five new tents Friday from a volunteer team of military veterans. Early Friday, they set up the new tents, replacing five of the shelter's most worn out shelters. The new tents will continue to help sustain the...
Inactive Day, Natural Air Conditioning
Happy Friday. The cold front from yesterday is completely gone, so our weather today is inactive with straight line West to East winds. These winds will function as a form of natural air conditioning as they pick up cool and moist air from over the ocean and blow it onshore. Satellite imagery early this morning doesn't show any prominent Coastal low cloud coverage, so the day will start out sunny. Models are showing some cloud cover developing through the morning though, so a chance of low clouds and fog still remains. Other than the aforementioned clouds forming and dissolving, nothing notable is set for the day ahead. Temps will very from the high 60's to the low 70's inland with just about 60 degrees for the Coastal high. The weekend is set to be similar with a bit more cloud activity from an additional passing cold front.
Cyclist to ride from Astoria to Washington, D.C., to raise human trafficking awareness
EUGENE, Ore. – Cyclists are everywhere you look in Eugene, but one who arrived in the city on Friday afternoon is unlike the rest as he prepares to undertaken a major journey to bring awareness to an important issue. Naresh Kumar, who is from India, arrived in Eugene on...
Live coverage: University of Oregon pro-Palestine encampment continues in front of Johnson Hall
The Daily Emerald is providing live coverage of the University of Oregon's pro-Palestine encampment, which began on April 29 at 7 a.m. All of our coverage on the encampment can be found here. Read on for live updates. Updated 9:11 p.m. The Memorial Quad, where the encampment first started, has...
Woman arrested for allegedly paying pawn shop bill with care facility resident’s credit card
EUGENE, Ore. – A Eugene woman who is accused of paying her pawn shop bill with the credit card of an elderly woman at the care facility in which the suspect worked was arraigned on Thursday in Lane County Circuit Court, according to court documents. Charges of first-degree theft...
Can a business be owned by its purpose? A growing number of Oregon companies say yes
Gavin McComas poured a cup of Pu’er tea and handed it to a cashier at Sundance Natural Foods on a recent sunny afternoon in Eugene. “Maintaining a positive, nourishing vibe at the store,” the unassuming longtime leader of the organic grocery store said, “is central to taking care of our staff and our customers.”
Pro-Palestinian protesters at University of Oregon chain themselves to building, host mock trial
Student protesters at the University of Oregon have escalated their actions, with some chaining themselves to Johnson Hall on Thursday afternoon. The UO Palestine Coalition, a coalition of student groups calling for an end to the war in Gaza, began its UO Gaza Solidarity Encampment on the Knight Library Lawn on April 29. The group has repeatedly made demands of the university's administration, calling for divestment from Jasper Ridge Partners, implementation of a Boycott, a sanctions campaign on campus and condemnation of "the genocide against Palestinians."
Eugene Police Department remembers fallen officers for National Police Week
EUGENE, Ore. — This week, thousands of survivors and members of law enforcement mark National Police Week to honor the memories of those officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. It's a meaningful week for Eugene Police Department (EPD) which, between 1930 and 2011, lost three...
Pets of the week: Guinea pig pair and 2 cats headline Lane County adoptions
Quico and Chavo are two guinea pigs up for adoption at Greenhill Humane Society. Quico is white and orange while Chavo is black with a white stripe down his face. Together, they are bonded and looking to go home with one another. Quico is very social and outgoing while Chavo...
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: UO protestors move to administration hall; Holden's Hikes
Pro-Palestine protestors at the University of Oregon have moved their encampment to right in front of the university's administration center. Also, meteorologist Holden LeCroy has the weather and is taking us on a hike near Corvallis!
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