Lane County

Lane County is the latest local government to sign a contract with AI-license plate reader company Flock Safety.

Local law enforcement urged neighbors to look out for each other at an Asian American public safety forum in Eugene Thursday evening, saying they need the entire community’s help to stop a burglary ring.

The company that hopes to someday process Lane County’s organic waste and recyclables opened their doors for a tour recently.

The Oregon Health Authority says insurer Trillium will take over 90,000 low-income patients served by PacificSource in Lane County.

These pay raises will be retroactive to July, when the county adopted its budget.

Neighboring landowners hope to block PeaceHealth’s behavioral health hospital and a Lane County mental health crisis center

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages has been celebrated across the world and locally.

All this month, Lane County residents are encouraged to get out and walk around.

Applications are open for a mobile home park that’s been rebuilt after the 2020 Holiday Farm fire. Previously, the Lazy Days Mobile Home and RV Park was only open to people who lost their homes to the Holiday Farm Fire, but now, more people are eligible.

A prescribed burn is planned for Tuesday at Native Oaks Ridge just outside Cottage Grove.

The Oregon Health Authority will soon start the process to search for a new insurance provider for more than 90,000 low-income Lane County PacificSource members. The agency must decide whether to allow a new insurer to move in, or let the remaining company, Trillium Community Health, take over health coverage for low-income residents.

Springfield-based insurer says it can't make the state's proposed rates work, meaning it can't sign a contract to oversee care for low-income people. It's unclear if the state will extend the deadline to allow further negotiations, or if about 90,000 low-income people will face changes in how they get care.