Springfield News

They are barbecuing in Yoncalla at the rodeo . The Veterans of Foreign Wars in Springfield plan to cook up chicken to raise money for veterans.

A body recovered in a forested area near Dorena, south of Wicks Road, has been identified as that of Thomas Davis, 40, a missing Springfield man.

The body of a Springfield man missing since May was found dead in a heavily wooded area of Marion County, according to the Lane County Sheriff's Office.

A Springfield man accused of beating a puppy to death has been charged with felony animal abuse.

With his blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit and fresh from a fight at a strip club, Matthew N. Ellmers climbed behind the wheel of his red Isuzu Rodeo and drove off, turning south down Bertelsen Road towards West 11th Avenue, investigators believe.

As firefighters arrived on the scene of a house fire Monday, they saw flames coming from the first and second floors -- and heard neighbors scream that their was an elderly woman inside.

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The Oregon Secretary of State's office is investigating Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken on allegations he benefited financially from campaign donations.

Police are looking for a person who was almost carjacked in Springfield . The incident happened Wednesday just before officers caught a man suspected of stabbing another man outside a Springfield motel.

After the state Democratic party filed a complaint, the Oregon secretary of state's office has asked Republican Mayor Sid Leiken of Springfield for records of campaign filings.

By Kaitlyn Bolduc A June 23, 2009 A A A Springfield, Ore.--The Springfield area continues to mourn the death of a 5-year-old girl killed just last week on Interstate 5, near Creswell.

An EmX bus parked at Eugene Station. Not a single reader gave me a tip to take a ride on the EmX bus in Eugene/Springfield. But what do readers know anyway? I couldn't miss taking a ride on the EmX, because it's like traveling through time.

Police arrested the driver of an RV that crossed into oncoming traffic on Interstate 5 last Wednesday and hit a car head-on, killing a passenger in the RV and a 5-year-old Springfield girl in the car.

Secret House Vineyards ran into Oregon's emerging water shortage when it sought irrigation for 16 acres outside Eugene.

By Heather Hintze June 19, 2009 A SPRINGFIELD, Ore.--A When Heather Mulgrave died in a car crash on West 11th a few months ago, she left behind her dance studio, Body and Soul.

A 5-year-old girl and another person are dead after a head-on collision Wednesday on Interstate 5 south of Eugene.

" Help is available for families struggling to buy life-saving medications. A local non-profit, Cascade Health Solutions in Springfield , helps uninsured families get free or reduced-price prescription medications.

By Gia Vang A June 15, 2009 A SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- Springfield residents showed overwhelming support for theA city council's decisionA Monday to move forward with drafting an ordinance to allow homeless to park their standard and recreational vehicles on church lots.

By Gia Vang June 14, 2009 A SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- A squirrel is being blamed for a Sunday morning substation fire that knocked out power for about 800 people in a Springfield neighborhood.

With the sour economy making it tougher for people to afford shelter, Springfield officials might allow homeless families to camp in recreational vehicles in church parking lots.