Category: Covid-19

Rat problem surges alongside COVID-19

There is a growing rat problem in Eugene and Springfield, and COVID-19 is partly to blame, according to Lee Womack, owner of Infinity Pest Solutions in Springfield. "When you have all these restaurants...

Midway Through The Oregon ‘Freeze:’ COVID Q&A

n recent weeks, the daily positive tests for COVID-19 around the country have run between 150,000 and 170,000--approximately the population of the City of Eugene getting sick every day. It has resulted in...

Check Out The November Break Hours and Testing Options

The University Task Force on Long-term Responses to COVID-19 provided the campus community with an update on its activities in a message to faculty and staff earlier this week. University and UO Senate leaders appointed...

Lane County sees 116 COVID-19 cases in two days, seven long-term care outbreaks

Lane County Public Health reported 116 more cases of COVID-19 at Thursday morning's semiweekly press conference.  Wednesday was Veteran's Day, a federal holiday, so the added cases are combined over the last two...

COVID-19 Task Force Updates Campus, Outlines Upcoming Work

The University Task Force on Long-term Responses to COVID-19 provided the campus community with an update on its activities in a message to faculty and staff earlier this week. University and UO Senate leaders appointed...

2 more COVID-19 Deaths In Lane County This Week As Case Count Hits 3,057

Two more people have died and another 116 have tested positive for COVID-19 in Lane County since Tuesday, according to Lane County Public Health. This brings the county's pandemic death toll to 34. There...

Sen. Wyden says he wants to get workers the rights and money they need

From the 2020 election results to the coronavirus pandemic - we sat down with Oregon Senator Ron Wyden this week to discuss a slew of hot topics on Capitol Hill. On COVID-19: "I think...

Kaiser gives $700K in grants to support homeless services during COVID-19 pandemic

Kaiser Permanente says it has given $700,000 in grants to support northwest homeless services with coronavirus prevention and response. Kaiser says with limited capacity and shelter options, some organizations worry about how they...

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Local resident was arrested on burglary and attempted rape charges after police investigated a break-in

Eugene, OR - According to the police report, Lane County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 33000 block of McKenzie View Drive for the report of...

THIS is what happens when you don’t put your phone on flight mode during your flight!

Definitely put your smartphone on flight mode the next time you’re flying. When you sit down on the plane, one of the first things you...

Apparently, we’ve all been using can openers wrong our whole lives – The right way to do it!

It’s much easier to open a can with a can opener if you use this method Have you been using a can opener to open...