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Copper Thieves May Be Behind Hours-Long 911 Outage in Eugene and Springfield
EUGENE, Ore. — Suspected copper wire theft may have caused an outage affecting 911 phone lines across the Eugene and Springfield area on Sunday, November 8, disrupting emergency calls for several hours before full service was restored in the afternoon. Suspected Copper Theft Investigated After Sunday’s 911 Disruption.
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Help find missing Eugene man with medical concerns
EUGENE, Ore. - The Lane County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 73-year-old man who left his home Sunday morning and hasn't returned. LCSO officials said Reed Clifton Dehaven left his residence on Lynwood Drive around 8:30 a.m. Nov. 8, according to the sheriff's office. A friend reported him missing around 8 p.m. that night when he didn't come back.
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EWEB customers likely to see rates increase starting in February
Utility bills in Eugene could see a 7% increase in 2027. Eugene Water & Electric Board commissioners last week advanced a proposed $502 million budget for next year, an increase of $14.5 million from 2026. Under the proposal, customers with average-sized single-family homes could see an $18 monthly increase in...
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Pre-trial hearing canceled for man charged in University of Oregon colleague's death
EUGENE, Ore. - Gregory Pitts was set to appear for a pre-trial conference this morning after pleading not guilty to murder in his wife's death. Police found Leanna Pitts dead in the couple's Fox Hollow Drive home after a welfare check on Oct. 1. Gregory Pitts turned himself in at a church later that day. He faces a charge of second-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Eugene man's BAC triple the limit after wrong-way crash, police say
EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene Police arrested a man for driving under the influence after a head-on crash on Division Avenue, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said officers responded to the collision at Division Avenue and Ross Lane at 3 a.m. Nov. 8. A blue Prius was driving in the wrong lane when it hit an Acura head-on, according to police. Police identified the Prius driver as 28-year-old Franco Fabian Betetta of Eugene. Betetta was stumbling around the crash scene and appeared to have difficulty standing, police said.
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Portland man jailed after Eugene home break-in assault leaves two injured
EUGENE, Ore. — A 45-year-old Portland man was arrested Saturday night after breaking into a home on Alder Street and striking two people with a makeshift baseball bat that had a nail sticking out of it. At 9:08 p.m. November 7, officers responded to a report of an assault...
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‘Interrogating the Statue’: In Conversation with Steve Prefontaine Biographer Brendan O’Meara
When folks associate Oregon locales with the late distance runner Steve Prefontaine, the go-tos are his hometown of Coos Bay , and Eugene, where, as a UO Duck, the scrappy, brash runner broke every American track record between 2,000 meters and 10,000 meters between 1973 and 1975. But few knew the runner, known as “Pre” […] The post ‘Interrogating the Statue’: In Conversation with Steve Prefontaine Biographer Brendan O’Meara appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
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Oregon’s Women’s Basketball Coach Agreed To Fly 2,500 Miles For A Road Game Over A Personal Side Quest
Oregon’s women’s basketball team isn’t the kind of program that needs to fly across the country for games against a mid-major. However, the Ducks are doing exactly that this week as head coach Kelly Graves continues to check off destinations in his quest to do something no one else at the college level has ever […] The post Oregon’s Women’s Basketball Coach Agreed To Fly 2,500 Miles For A Road Game Over A Personal Side Quest appeared first on BroBible.