Lane County

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A former inmate at Lane County Jail, required to wear an ankle monitor, has been rearrested following an early morning assault on a woman in the 500 block of East Madison Street, Cottage Grove. Fernando G. Rodas…

EUGENE, Ore. — Prospective tenants in the Eugene area are once again being scammed by bogus property managers and owners who demand a deposit, and on occasion one month’s rent up-front, before the gullible victims discover that the property…

EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene SWAT team arrested a murder suspect from Wisconsin in a vehicle stop in the area of W 18th Avenue and Lincoln Street on Wednesday. The local police department was asked to assist the Milwaukee police, who stated…

The J.H. Baxter chemical wood treating plant in Eugene, which released hazardous substances into the soil and groundwater during decades of operations, has been added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Poses a…

Oregon counties will receive more than $31 million through the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to help support vital local services. The federal payments help offset the loss of property tax revenue in areas with tax-exempt…

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A confessed ‘bad mom’ from Creswell has been charged with child neglect after a neighbor found an unaccompanied toddler with burnt feet from walking on a hot pavement in 90 degree-heat. Ashley Canham admitted to a…

EUGENE, Ore. — A 33-year-old Eugene resident is in custody after allegedly damaging a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) vehicle in a rock-throwing incident. Kielan Robert Eugene Fitzsimonds is charged with willful damage to federal…

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A 36-year-old woman from Springfield, who together with her boyfriend was arrested for tasering her seven-year-old son, among other reported charges of severe abuse, has been sent to prison for 15 years. Heather Black…

The University of Oregon coalition of faculty, staff, and students began a hunger strike yesterday (Monday) in a show of solidarity for what they term ‘Israel’s campaign of mass starvation in Gaza.’ List of Demands They are…

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A former Homes for Good HR and payroll specialist for Lane County’s housing authority, Miranda Renee Wilcox (59), has been arrested in connection with an alleged embezzlement scheme involving $560,000. Wilcox was…