Lane County

While distributing medication to inmates at the Lane County Jail, a deputy was attacked by a prisoner wielding a mop handle. According to a spokesperson from the Lane County Jail, the deputy attempted to subdue the inmate with pepper…

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A 26-year-old Springfield man, who violently attacked and seriously injured someone he met on a gay dating app, was yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced to more than 12,5 years in federal prison. Daniel Andrew McGee pleaded…

EUGENE, Ore. — Hundreds of Protesters in Eugene, rallying against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), led to an arrest, injuries to a 30-year-old female resident, and damage to several vehicles on Saturday night. The…

A 29-year-old Portland mother, whose five-year-old daughter died in a car accident, admitted to investigators that she had smoked marijuana and consumed a shot of tequila and two malt liquors before driving. She Will Never Be…

A Eugene nurse who used to work at River Run Place, an assisted living facility in Eugene, Meagan Elizabeth Johnson, is facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing pain medication from an elderly resident for whose care she was legally…

A Lane County K9 attached to the Sheriff's Office, who latched onto a fleeing suspect near Cottage Grove through the cell phone in his pocket, is reportedly uninjured, even though the cell phone caught fire. On Monday, 2 at 5 p.m., Lane…

The owner of three businesses, 50-year-old Jodi Aliece Jennings of Junction City, Oregon, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stealing over $487,386.75 in federal funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Junction City Woman Pleads Guilty To…

The owner of a former Oregon business that sold collectible sneakers online was sentenced on Tuesday to 70 months in federal prison for a fraud conspiracy involving more than $80 million. According to the Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office,…

EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene woman set her boyfriend’s house on fire when he refused to meet with her in person after their relationship ended. Forty-year-old Leticia Crystal Blue Ocean Datu-Strong, aka Rickie Potts, has been sentenced to 34…

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Two young men and a teenage female have been arrested by Keizer Police Department detectives after a targeted home-invasion attack and robbery in the area of McGee Court NE on October 24. All Three are…