The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a more than $3 million penalty against the owners of the Coffin Butte landfill.

William Bailey, a once-rising star in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, has been fired. Bailey, who was fired last week, saw his 25-year career ascension at Central Oregon’s largest law enforcement agency take a sharp downward turn after he unsuccessfully ran for sheriff in 2024. In the wake of that loss, Bailey criticized the newly-elected leader on a local radio show — remarks that ultimately led to his dismissal.

Attorneys appeared in court Tuesday for the first hearing in a case that could have big political impact.

Community members in the Row River Valley, east of Cottage Grove, are raising funds to build their first fire station.

A federal judge in Oregon ruled Monday that he would continue to strictly limit federal law enforcement’s use of tear gas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.

On this edition, we talk with outgoing Eugene City Councilmember Alan Zelenka about his time in office as he steps away after nearly 30 years on the council and the city Planning Commission.

Six agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surrounded Maria Trinidad Loya Medina's car in Albany's Big 5 parking lot on Jan. 10, broke the car’s window and arrested her. She’s been detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma ever since.

Oregon lawmakers have approved a bill that would require schools to provide notice when ICE officers are spotted on campus.

Two representatives of Eugene Emergency Physicians went before an Oregon Senate Committee in Salem Thursday, to address issues related to emergency department staffing changes in Lane County.

State legislators started the session Feb. 2 and gaveled out after a flurry of major policy and funding moves.