Lane County News

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.

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

The man accused of causing one of Eugene 's deadliest car crashes changed his plea to guilty in Lane County Circuit Court Tuesday and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Sex offenders are receiving treatment in an office right next to a Eugene youth program.

A set of fingerprints lifted off a car led police to the man police believe is responsible for a series of bold Medford home burglaries, officials said.

Boise firefighters responded to a house fire off of Ustick and Cole roads. It was about 1:45 a.m. when Diane Clayton heard a noise coming from the other side of her room near her dresser drawer.

A noose made of mattress lining. A tattoo gun made from duct tape and a ballpoint pen.

Jackson County has company in Monday's announcement of its record jobless rate. Thirty-three of the state's 36 counties posted unemployment rates of at least 10 percent in May.

The U.S. Forest Service says it won't enforce its ban on gas-powered motors at Waldo Lake, a popular canoe and kayak spot high in the Cascade Range.

A Cottage Grove man was arrested Sunday in connection with a head-on traffic collision that killed two people, including a 5-year-old Springfield girl.

One year ago, the board decided to cut 84 jail beds because a renewal of federal funding looked unlikely.

A fire destroyed a house and shut down Territorial Highway Monday morning while firefighters worked to knock down the flames.

Lane County commissioners voted this week to use federal timber payments to reopen 84 beds at the county jail.

The governor's authority to approve the site for tribal casinos can be challenged under a ruling by the Oregon Supreme Court.

A wanted sex offender from Union City has drowned after jumping into the Colorado River while trying to avoid capture.

Lane County commissioners voted this week to use federal timber payments to reopen 84 beds at the county jail.

Eugene police have made two arrests in the death of a man known as "Pac-Man." Michael A. Baughman and Ryan E. Casch, both 22, were being held on accusations of murder Wednesday night in the Lane County Jail.

Lane County is moving closer to approving their final budget, but the controversy over un-funded jail beds continues.

The money will pay for detective Robert Weaver. He's on loan from the Springfield Police Department.

City of Springfield officials might allow homeless families to camp in recreational vehicles in church parking lots.