Public Safety

Eugene Police say they found an improvised explosive device in a vehicle in West Eugene Tuesday.

Roseburg leaders may soon consider banning fireworks in city parks to reduce wildfire risk.

Oregon parks officials have removed a monument in Honeyman State Park near Florence after it was damaged in an attempted theft. Officials say they will to assess the damage and plan repairs.

A member of a group charged with burglarizing the homes of Asian-American business owners in Eugene, and other communities across the Northwest, has pleaded guilty.

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

The bill comes after cities across Oregon, including Eugene and Springfield, contracted with private companies that operate networks of cameras that photograph vehicles and store the images in a searchable database.

The bill was proposed after the murder of a Colorado woman who's husband was stalking her online.

Oregon lawmakers are advancing legislation that would set ground rules for automatic license plate reader technology.

The Florence City Council voted Monday to continue their contract with private automatic license plate company Flock Safety.

The City of Eugene has released a request for proposals for an alternative response program to replace services previously provided by CAHOOTS.

In her second annual State of the City Address Monday evening, Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson highlighted the city’s successes, including improving public safety downtown and building more housing.

Florence City Council will consider later this month whether to continue using automatic license plate cameras from private company Flock Safety.