Travis Hoyt

UO chemist is chosen to forge a path to better espresso

The future of good espresso will be brewed with the help of University of Oregon chemist Christopher Hendon, known widely as Dr. Coffee. After months of grinding through proposals from universities around the...

A Home for The Holidays: Eugene Veteran Gets Housing In New Downtown Apartment

Jose Gutierrez's cheeks hurt from smiling. And he's finally laughing like he used to. For this first time in years, he has a roof over his head and a place to call home, thanks to...

From Pandemic to Politics, Local Gun Sales Are Skyrocketing

This year has been a whirlwind of a year with COVID-19, wildfires and most recently, the presidential election - all reasons why gun sales in Lane County are skyrocketing. Oregon State Police has...

After 50 years, the exploding whale still lives as the oddest moment in the history of Florence

A stinking whale carcass, a half ton of dynamite and an immortal local TV newscast — half a century later and the world is still in love with Florence's most infamous moment. Maybe these days more than...

Babysitter arrested and accused of child sex abuse in Eugene

 A 24-year-old who worked as a babysitter in Eugene has been arrested and charged with Sex Abuse in the First Degree over the weekend, according to the Eugene Police Department. Eugene Police responded...

Fishing, environmental groups sue over Umpqua River dam

A coalition of environmental and fishing groups are suing a water district in southern Oregon over an aging, privately owned dam that they say hinders the passage of struggling salmon populations in...

Eugene Will Move City Offices To LCC’s Mary Spilde Center

The city will lease space on three floors of the Mary Spilde Center at 10th and Oak.  City Council chambers, City Councilor offices, the Mayor, City Manager, City Attorney and the Office...

Eugene Civic Alliance receives ‘challenge grant,’ community challenged to match

Eugene Civic Alliance (ECA) received a $1 million challenge grant from the McKenzie Oaks Ranch Fund of Oregon Community Foundation. The gift is intended to help ECA complete construction of the first phase...

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