Lane County

A 62-year-old man from Albany, driving a stolen vehicle, was tasered by a sheriff’s office sergeant when he threatened deputies with a club. The drama unfolded late last Saturday night when the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received a…

EUGENE, Ore. — A murder victim found in a forest 10 miles east of Lowell on Thursday has led to the arrest of a 53-year-old man from Eugene. Deputies from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office Aaron detained Douglas Omer, who was found in the…

EUGENE, Ore. — A Lyft driver from Eugene, who allegedly told a passenger that he had taken the job to sell drugs to his customers, was arraigned yesterday, charged with delivery of cocaine, a serious felony that can result in a prison…

EUGENE, Ore. — An Iranian immigrant, arrested by ICE officers last month, will not be deported from the United States following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai of Eugene. The immigrant, identified in court records as…

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield Gateway Credit Union employee is facing multiple charges following the unauthorized withdrawal of $74,700 from the accounts of six of the credit union’s members. Surveillance footage showed Laila Payne,…

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…