Eugene

The documentary "Outliers and Outlaws" is one piece of the University of Oregon's Eugene Lesbian History Project.

An energy company wants to transfer fuel from trains to trucks in Eugene’s Trainsong neighborhood, but some community members there are concerned about the risk of an environmental disaster.

The utility says it takes years to obtain federal approval and do public consultations for removing the decommissioned hydroelectric project.

The Eugene Weekly is planning to return to print Feb. 8, as it continues its recovery following an alleged embezzlement.

The local alt-weekly paper in Eugene has been publishing community and regional news since 1982. Many readers consider Eugene Weekly an institution. So when editor Camilla Mortensen wrote a letter explaining that the paper had suffered a huge blow from alleged theft and mismanagement by a longtime employee, the community responded.

The Eugene Weekly says an insider's embezzlement scheme has dealt it a "massive financial blow," and it doesn’t have the funds it needs to stay in print.

In August 2023, PeaceHealth announced it would close most of its facility in downtown Eugene and transfer services to its Riverbend hospital in Springfield, effectively leaving the third largest city in Oregon without a hospital.

The closure would leave Eugene without a hospital, although two options exist in nearby Springfield.

USPS says consolidating services would modernize the postal network and increase on-time deliveries. But the changes mean an estimated 18 employees in Medford and 36 employees in Eugene would lose their jobs, according to USPS.

Experts in Oregon say this spring’s allergy season could be among the worst in the past decade.

The University of Oregon's Board of Trustees selected the school's next president at a meeting Monday morning.

Eugene’s new ordinance banning natural gas hookups in new low-rise residential buildings would be put to a public vote, if organizers of a signature-gathering effort are successful.