Springfield News Archives

A grandmother grieves after a search for her missing grandson turns tragic. "I'm in shock kind of like everybody else," said Ruth Thacker.

A fire ripped through an abandoned house Sunday evening in Glenwood, destroying it and causing traffic delays while firefighters battled the blaze.

The Springfield Police Department says it's identified the man reponsible for robbing two banks, one in Eugene and one in Springfield.

EUGENE, Ore. - A Eugene man who spent most of the afternoon drinking before an April 24 crash that killed a 65-year-old man has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison.

October is breast cancer awareness month; A time to take note that some of the most groundbreaking research into helping find a cure is happening right here in the Eugene-Springfield area.

Springfield Police say they're looking for a man who allegedly robbed the Umpqua Bank on Mohawk Blvd.

Eugene police say they have made an arrest in the hit and run accident that left a bicyclist in the hospital.

Through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program the city will offer interest-free, deferred payment loans to help low income residents cover down payment and repair costs.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore., -- Sewer construction in a Springfield neighborhood has residents upset over how long it's taking for crews to repair their excavated lawns.

Police have identified a pedestrian who was killed at a dangerous intersection in Springfield.

Gas, round-trip, 250 miles @ $2.75/gallon $27.50 Dinner, Hole in the Wall BBQ $21.49 Lodging , Village Inn Motel $170.64 Breakfast/lunch, Terese's Place $8.95 Museum admission, $2 Dinner, Hop Valley Brewing $21.95 Breakfast/lunch, Aquila & Priscilla's $11 TOTAL $263.53 Prices include taxes and tips INFORMATION Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

A police officer injured in a head-on crash with a car driven by a 91-year-old woman Monday has been released from RiverBend Hospital in Springfield, according to the Oakridge police chief.

A Cottage Grove man has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Springfield and a former member of its police department, alleging an officer used excessive force during a 2007 arrest.

Springfield police say the man was pulled into an auger attached to a harvester when he tried to clear the device to make room for more nuts.

Fallen filberts at Dorris Ranch. There's nothing funny about this farm. Dorris Ranch Living History Parkat the south edge of Springfield was the first commercial filbert orchard in the United States, dating to 1903.

Old chunks of a historic bridge got a new lease on life at BRING Recycling Tuesday.

What: Readings by author Melody Carlson Details: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Paulina Springs Books, 422 S.W. Sixth St., Redmond ; and 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Paulina Spring Books, 252 W. Hood Ave., Sisters Cost: Free It's been said that Sisters author Melody Carlson has written more than 90 books.

A farmer collects pumpkins from his field on Seavy Loop Road, between I-5 and the Mount Pisgah Arboretum just southeast of Eugene.

A jury in Lane County decided Thursday that Deere & Co. and a local distributor weren't liable for a 2006 accident that amputated the leg of a toddler.

James Lemmon has a message for others who sleep on the streets in the Eugene-Springfield area.

One of the men accused in the death of a Springfield woman in a drive-by shooting last year has pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder.

EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- A homeless man who says he was lit on fire said he's doing OK Monday.

The Hynix computer chip plant in west Eugene likely will be sold for a fraction of what it cost to build.

Children on reduced and free lunch programs at school don't always have food at home for the weekend.

The shaking started after Carol Batchelor set down her Bible, the page turned to First Chronicles.