Oregon gas prices dropped 15 cents to an average of $4.68 a gallon ahead of record holiday travel, but AAA reports drivers are still paying 65 cents more per gallon than last year.

Officials are asking for public help to locate a missing 16-year-old from Eugene.

Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working full time.

Benton County public health officials ask the public to make sure their pets are vaccinated against rabies. Rabies can be prevented, but is deadly if not treated before symptoms start.

A 21-year-old man died Friday evening after jumping into Blue Pool at Tamolitch Falls in the Willamette National Forest, east of Eugene/ Springfield.

Oregon state parks officials warn that fireworks are illegal in parks and on beaches, risking wildfires, fines, and heavy trash ahead of the Fourth of July.

Oregon voter turnout for the May primary was the highest the state has recorded in a midterm since it first transitioned to vote by mail in 1998, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

Springfield police are investigating a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the Marshalls store at Gateway Mall on Saturday. A UO police K-9 unit cleared the building.

The overall number of people experiencing homelessness in Lane County trended down slightly last year, but the number of people that remain chronically homeless remains high, according to newly released data.

The Eugene Police Street Crimes Unit and Eugene SWAT arrested two suspects yesterday at Black Lotus Tattoo in connection with a robbery that happened earlier this year.