Travis Hoyt

Eugene Police Take Armed Suicidal Man Into Custody

Police deescalated a tense situation in north Eugene on Tuesday. It happened at about 12:15 a.m. near River Avenue at the Beltline eastbound ramp. Police said a man in his early 20s called 911...

Two S. Oregon Churches Sue Gov. Brown In Federal Court Over COVID-19 Order

On the same day a Baker County judge refused to lift his injunction against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19-related executive orders, two Southern Oregon churches filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Gov....

Early Morning Fire Destroys Home

An early morning fire destroyed a home on Wednesday. Eugene-Springfield Fire were called out to 90851 Hill Road around 1:55 a.m. for calls of a house fire. Officials said it looks like the fire started in...

Study Ties Magma Changes To Quakes Below Quiet Volcanoes

A type of earthquake that rumbles deep below or near dormant volcanoes probably is not suggestive of potentially new eruptions, says a University of Oregon earth scientist. In a study published May 15...

Free Protective Gear Available For Oregon Farmers This Week

The State of Oregon will be giving out free KN95 masks and hand sanitizer to farmers and other agriculture producers at certain locations across the state. Gov. Kate Brown directed 1 million masks and...

Back To Work? COVID Relief Childcare Now Offered At Eugene’s Community Centers

Eugene has three community centers--Peterson Barn serves families in the west. Sheldon operates in the north. And in the southeast, there’s Amazon Community Center. They just expanded COVID Relief Childcare. Michael Cole...

Destructive protests prompt Saturday night curfew in downtown Eugene

After a peaceful protest in downtown Eugene turned unruly and destructive Friday night, the City of Eugene enacted a temporary nighttime curfew in downtown Saturday. From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, the curfew...

Eugene Police Institute 9 PM To 6 AM Curfew In Downtown Eugene

The Eugene Police Department has instituted a curfew in downtown Eugene that is to start at 9 PM on Saturday night, lasting until 6 AM on Sunday morning. According to a release from...

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