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EUGENE, Ore. – A 51-year-old Eugene woman whose deceased body was found in the Willamette River earlier this week has been identified by authorities, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that police were dispatched shortly before 11 a.m. on October 8 to a report of a...

EUGENE, Ore. – Police are looking for a 15-year-old boy who suddenly went missing on Tuesday evening after attending high school. According to Eugene Police Department officials, Devan Lee McAlexander, 15, also known as DJ, was reported missing after he did not return to his father’s apartment in the evening of October 7. He was reported to have attended high school and wrestling practice that day. Family members said McAlexander’s phone is dead, but last updated its location around west 11th Avenue and Oak Patch Road.

Terrance Harley Quackenbush-Benson, 29, was arrested by police for a crash that killed two people and injured several others in mid-September, and faces charges including manslaughter, assault, DUI, reckless driving, and reckless endangerment.

It’s a great time to go fishing in Western Oregon. But recent runs of coho salmon have set a record … and … spawned a mystery. Jeff Ziller is the district fish biologist for the South Willamette watershed with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. He said coho haven’t been stocked on the Willamette River since the 1990s. Yet, in the 2000s, wild coho started showing up there. Last year set a record with close to 30,000 fish, and coho were found above the Leaburg Dam for the first time ever.

EUGENE, Ore. – A Eugene woman is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a church after they refused to let her use the bathroom in an area reserved for homeless youth, causing minor damage to the structure. According to court records, just after 5 p.m. on October 8,...

EUGENE, Ore. – A person has been detained in connection to several fires in Eugene on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. According to Eugene Police Department, fires were reported on October 8 near a bike path on River Road, and at 4:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on October 9 in the area of west 11th Avenue and Beltline. Eugene police responding to the 4:30 a.m. fire found several trash fires near the LTD Commerce stop on west 11th Avenue, which were put out by Eugene Springfield Fire.

At a recent citywide healthcare forum in Eugene, the CEO of McKenzie Willamette Medical Center told a surprised audience that plans were in the works to build a new emergency department in the city. It was welcome news to many in Eugene, who were still mourning the loss of the city’s only hospital last fall. But there’s a long road ahead until a new 24-hour-a-day emergency department opens back up in Eugene.

Potentially the Game of the Year and a clear advantage in the Big 10, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be traveling to Eugene to face the Oregon Ducks. Both teams go into this game undefeated, the Buckeyes ranked second and the Ducks ranked third. This will be the first time the teams played since the Ducks beat the Buckeyes in Columbus 35-28 in 2021. With a lot on the line, we will be going over both teams offensively and defensively, players to watch, and our score predictions below!

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A Springfield teenager is being charged with 13 crimes in connection with an alleged theft scam at a local bottle redemption center, according to Lane County Circuit Court records. Court documents show that Alexander James Bennett, 19, is charged with five counts of second-degree forgery, five...

EUGENE, Ore. — The first of protesters involved in the April shutdown of Interstate 5 has been sentenced. A six-person jury found Samuel Joseph Yergler guilty of disorderly conduct in the second degree last week. Yergler has been sentenced to 18 months of probation and fined $100. Protester sentenced...

It’s pretty common to see contestants from Oregon playing on “Jeopardy!” And sometimes the clues involve Oregon-related topics. But the popular syndicated game show really paid attention to the Beaver State in the episode that aired on Tuesday. Oregon was one of the categories in the game,...

Diesel & Offroad Authority and its owner, Christopher Paul Kaufman, 39, were each sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $150,000. Eugene, Ore.—A Lane County, Oregon, diesel repair shop and its owner were sentenced in federal court last month for knowingly and intentionally tampering with pollution monitoring devices on at least 184 vehicles in violation of the Clean Air Act.

Through the first six weeks of the college football season, Comcast/Xfinity customers were unable to watch Big Ten Network on the West Coast due to a carriage dispute between the carrier and FOX. Thursday morning, that carriage dispute came to a surprising close, with Comcast announcing that Big Ten Network would now be...

Oregon is set to host the nation's No. 1 tight end and No. 2 athlete in the class of 2026 this weekend.

Outdoor burning bans have been extended for a second time in Lane and Linn Counties. In Lane County, officials have pushed the ban to Nov. 1. Linn County's ban is set to be lifted on Oct. 20. Regulators had previously delayed the fall outdoor burning season to Oct. 15. But...

EUGENE, Ore. — Authorities say car theft continues to be a common problem in the Eugene/Springfield area. A Springfield woman was reunited with her vehicle Wednesday in Eugene after it was stolen out of her driveway early Wednesday morning. "My husband walked out and I was right behind him...

EUGENE, Ore -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plans for the drawdowns of the Green Peter Reservoir & Lookout Point in 2024 were revealed in a series of meetings on October 9. This is a continuation of court-ordered drawdowns that first started in 2023. It was a result of...

EUGENE, Ore. — Goblins, ghosts, and ghouls are making their return for the City of Eugene's 10th annual Halloween festival. Marking it's 10th year, event organizers say this year's event is set to be bigger than previous festivities; last year's festival drew in more than 5-thousand visitors. This year,...

Lane County Commissioner Laurie Trieger says north bank dwellings were bulldozed in 1949 "as part of a broader strategy to push Black residents out of Eugene." David Igl disagrees. A dispute over the portrayal of racism in Eugene history escalated Oct. 8 with reports of a criminal complaint and a...

Dillon Gabriel struggled a bit against Michigan State in his first Big Ten home game, so it's nice to know he's both loose and sharp with a monumental clash coming against #2 Ohio State this Saturday. After practice yesterday Oregonian beat writer James Crepea asked the Duck quarterback, "He's on ...