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80% of people in Oregon’s prison system are opting to get the coronavirus vaccine

Eugene, OR - According to the statement, the Oregon Department of Corrections vaccinated about 5,000 inmates before last week's snowstorm. Oregon prisons have consistently been sites of the state's largest coronavirus outbreaks. More...

The Oregon Health Authority reported 492 new confirmed cases of COVID-19

Eugene, OR - The good news is that there are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,149. Despite this week's weather-related vaccine shipment delays, those eligible...

Local resident has been charged with distributing child pornography 

Eugene, OR - According to the police officials, his name is Richard Owens, 38-year-old, and he was arraigned on 10 counts of first-degree encouraging child sex abuse stemming from accusations he shared videos showing...

The Eugene Police Department says to be on the lookout for a phone scam asking people to donate to a police fund

Eugene, OR - The police officials have reported that they've received multiple reports of a caller who has used this technique to attempt to scam a victim out of their money. The scammer said...

WARNING – A dangerous YouTube virus is going around on Facebook Messenger

Don’t open this link in Messenger! There’s a dangerous virus going around on Facebook Messenger at the moment. It makes it seem as if a friend has sent you a YouTube video of...

The winter weather had delayed the shipment of 67,000 COVID vaccines doses to Oregon

OREGON - According to the statement, the Moderna doses should have arrived Tuesday but, as of Wednesday, had not been shipped. The officials have reported that i’s still unclear if shipments will be...

The Oregon Zoo was shut down over the long Presidents Day weekend due to snow and ice – It reopens Friday

OREGON - Most of the snow has cleared and the zoo plans to reopen at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 19. You should also know that the zoo will also now be open to...

Eugene police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with ongoing investigations into rioting and looting that broke out after a protest march

Eugene, OR - According to the police officials, the 17-year-old was charged with two counts of rioting, two counts of second-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree theft. After the march ended at West Seventh...

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