Public Safety

Legislative leaders said their focus was to spending on public safety, including drought and wildfire preparedness and response

Following a debate over license plate readers, the Eugene City Council is moving to develop a citywide policy to regulate surveillance technology.

Eugene Springfield firefighters rescued a driver trapped on a steep embankment after their watch's automatic crash detection system alerted 911 Thursday.

Later this month, Lane County Commissioners will decide on a strategy to prevent job cuts in their already struggling public safety system. Their options are significantly spending down their reserves to balance the budget, or tapping into a fund that was originally collected to promote tourism.

An 18-year old man from Sweet Home, Oregon has been charged with making more than a dozen fake bomb threats to schools and other groups across Ohio.

Eugene Police are investigating a fatal bicycle vehicle crash that occurred Saturday morning near River Road and Rosetta Avenue.

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.