Kelly Lyon/St. Vincent de PaulAs Egan Warming Centers goes off-season, the service in Eugene and Springfield is seeking more locations to host the overnight shelters next winter.
Rich Pedroncelli/AP/APAn Umpqua Community College softball player and a coach have been killed when their team bus was hit by a pickup. Oregon State Police say the driver of the truck crossed a center line and crashed head-on into the bus Friday night in Coos County.
- The crash at around 7 a.m. near milepost 4 east of Newport involved three vehicles.
- A 13-year-old boy was injured Friday morning in Albany in a crash with a vehicle.
- Thursday, the Eugene Police Traffic Safety Unit spent two hours observing pedestrian safety at the intersection of 17th and Hilyard, near the University of Oregon campus.
Thousands of gray whales now migrating north from Baja California are in such poor shape and so few calves were born this winter that researchers and others worry they may be witnessing another die-off.- Carey, who was rotating with LSU, posted a final score of 39.6250.
- OHA has launched a new reporting tool that tracks the possible presence of toxic cyanobacteria in freshwater bodies across the state.
In 2024, the program received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency, to expand the current program cycle through a partnership with Lane Community College. Now, with the entire IMLS staff put on leave, the college is looking for ways to continue the program in its current state.
Lane County health officials are warning of an increase in an uncommon infectious bacteria.- A child was severely injured when an SUV ran a stop sign and struck a van then drove away on Wednesday evening in the Marcola area.
- Authorities in Lane County are seeking a man they say is wanted on a felony warrant.
