Lane County’s jail deflection program celebrated its four newest graduates at a ceremony in Eugene Friday.

The number of police chases in Eugene fell sharply last year, according to new city data.

For decades, the West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon attracted visitors traveling along the Oregon coast. That was until local, state and federal agencies raided the business this spring. Court documents and interviews with former employees reveal some of what is alleged to have been going on at this roadside zoo.

After serving as interim chief at the Springfield Police Department for three months, Jami Resch was officially sworn in as the department’s chief on June 25.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for assaulting a woman in downtown Eugene Tuesday morning in broad daylight.

Public meetings, interviews and police data show a public safety issue in west Eugene, with businesses at the forefront.

Lane County’s deflection program has deflected more than 170 people away from the courts so far. But many of its clients could still end up facing criminal charges.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Thursday evening to protest increased immigration enforcement policies under the Trump administration.

Lane County has a new sheriff. Carl Wilkerson, a thirty-year veteran with the Lane County Sheriff’s Department, was sworn in Wednesday.

Earlier this year, Georgia Baxter-Krause of wood products company J.H. Baxter pleaded guilty to violating environmental laws, then lying about it to federal regulators. An attorney with a class-action lawsuit says having Baxter-Krause pay fines and serve time helps his case, but restitution for victims still seems far from certain.