Eugene News

Employees from the Hilton Eugene and Conference Center will build raised garden beds for residents of ShelterCare's Afiya Apartments in Springfield on Saturday, June 22. ShelterCare's Afiya program serves low-income individuals with psychiatric disabilities at high risk of homelessness.

Patrick Westerberg moved into the Florence Apartments as resident manager last November as work on the Capstone apartment complex got going in earnest next door.

EUGENE, Ore. - A car hit a T intersection and kept going, overturning into a home's driveway and hitting the gas meter.

Ellen Page became a star and best-actress Oscar nominee at 20 for playing a pregnant teen in "Juno."

The Springfield City Council agreed Monday night to sell property along the Willamette River in Glenwood.

A homeowner interrupted a burglary in progress Monday, scaring off a man police rounded up about an hour later with the help of a K-9 unit.

Eugene City Councilors have granted a tax break to developers of a proposed 12 story student apartment tower near downtown.

Authorities say travelers were low on money and fuel An attempt to obtain gas money went south for travelers headed north when, instead of taking the hashish they allegedly offered, a Walmart employee notified security at the Crescent City store.

Oregon State Police said Jon E. Nelson, 56, of Salem failed to stop at a stop sign on Lake Creek.

EUGENE, Ore. - Judy McSilvers got hooked on meth when she was 21. The habit eventually cost her $100 a day to support.

The Oregon Senate has voted down a $6.55 billion budget for primary and secondary schools after one Democrat and all 14 Republicans said it didn't provide enough money.

Nordstrom Rack , Nordstom's discount chain, will be expanding rapidly over the next two years.

The sport is strictly judged from the knees and down. When the foot steps down, the knee must be locked and must remain locked until the knee is behind the hips again.

On the surface, the rule seems simple. Dog owners are required to keep their animal on a leash at Oregon's state parks because of a rule that says handlers "shall either confine their domestic animal or keep it on a leash not more than six feet long."

Cherry Poppin' Daddies are excited to announce summer tour dates in support of the Eugene, OR based band's forthcoming album White Teeth, Black Thoughts which The Onion AV Club says finds the band " singing about modern issues, but against a retro backdrop ".

Mission Theater , 1624 NW Glisan St., 223-4527. 5 and 7 pm; bands begin at 8:30 pm.

Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers have a big summer planned that includes a handful of festival appearances and a series of dates with Railroad Earth .

A man was found shot inside a car Friday night after a high-speed chase with state police along Interstate 5. Police officials said the incident started just before 7:30 p.m. Friday when they received a driving complaint about a car headed north on I-5 near Eugene.

Spencer Wriggelsworth survived a possible tornado touch down in McMinnville Thursday afternoon.

Eleven Eyes, a Eugene-based jazz-fusion band, celebrated its 11-year anniversary at the WOW Hall on May 24. They won Eugene Weekly's Best Jazz Band Award in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the WOW Hall's Favorite Local Artist Award in 2005 and 2006.