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Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden announced Friday that he has made a deal with AI-license-plate reader company Flock to limit other state’s access to Oregon’s data.
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Lane County and a volunteer auxiliary group, the Lane County Sheriff Mounted Posse, were sued in federal court Tuesday over allegations of racial profiling, assault and civil rights violations.
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Eugene Police say crime appears to be going down in the city’s core. Calls reporting assault, robbery, and menacing behavior have all decreased downtown in the last year.
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The fire restrictions apply to the entire Willamette National Forest including Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Waldo Lake and Diamond Peak Wilderness areas.
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Gov. Tina Kotek warns of worsening fire conditions as summer continues.
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Springfield City Council unanimously voted to send an expanded fire levy to the ballot Monday in hopes of recovering the true cost of providing fire service.
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Public meetings, interviews and police data show a public safety issue in west Eugene, with businesses at the forefront.
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Springfield City Council has approved next year’s budget. The new spending plan includes nearly $1.4 million in cuts.
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Lane County has a new sheriff. Carl Wilkerson, a thirty-year veteran with the Lane County Sheriff’s Department, was sworn in Wednesday.
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Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would loosen restrictions on how police can use drones. A coalition that includes privacy and racial justice advocates say the measure would allow wide-spread, warrantless searches.
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Eugene and Springfield police have purchased license plate readers that use AI to make digital fingerprints of vehicles. Police say they're a tool to gather objective evidence. Privacy advocates fear the system could put Oregon’s vulnerable residents at risk.
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Anticipating a hot and dry Fourth of July, the Newport city council voted this week to ban personal fireworks this summer.