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Mountainside basketball star Brayden Boe transferring to Arizona
One of the top recruits in Oregon’s class of 2025 will be spending his senior season in Arizona. Mountainside’s Brayden Boe announced on Monday that he will be transferring to Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona. The announcement was made on Boe’s social media. If you...
Firefighters respond to rail car fire in west Eugene Union Pacific railyard
EUGENE, Ore. – Fire crews had to empty a 53-foot rail car of its cargo in order to extinguish a fire that broke out inside of it on Saturday morning, according to Eugene Springfield Fire officials. ESF authorities said that they responded at 8:35 a.m. on July 20 to...
Threat leads Springfield hospital to issue lockdown Sunday night
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – Threats made on social media led Springfield’s largest hospital to lock down on Sunday night while law enforcement made sure there was no danger, Springfield Police Department said. Messages to employees at Peacehealth Riverbend Hospital that were shared on social media on the night of...
Amazon Creek restoration detour rescheduled for Aug. 20
The creek restoration project will include removing the 65-year-old concrete channel of Amazon Creek that runs through Amazon Park from 24th to 20th. The natural slope bank of the creek will be restored and replanted with native species, and the footbridge near the baseball field will be reconstructed. Getting your...
University of Oregon Chamber Choir 2024 world champions
EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon's Chamber Choir returns from New Zealand as world champions. Competing in the World Choir Games, UOCC earned a score of 97.88 - the highest score of the event where they faced 250 choirs from 41 countries. Under the direction of Dr. Sharon...
Bill Oram: At the Big Ten’s doorstep, Oregon AD Rob Mullens on the end of the Pac-12 and uncertainties ahead
EUGENE — Nearly a year after the Oregon Ducks made the historic decision to jump from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, UO athletic director Rob Mullens acknowledged he still experiences some heartache over the breakup of the century-old conference. “Sure I do,” Mullens said. Some may find...
Durkee Fire balloons to 182 square miles, Gov. Kotek invokes Conflagration
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for Durkee Fire in Baker County as officials say it has ballooned to 116,431 acres, or about 182 square miles, Sunday morning, with 0% containment.
Two men arrested on multiple charges following extended River Road area search
EUGENE, Ore. -- A Eugene man wanted on a felony warrant and his brother who allegedly interfered with his arrest were both taken in custody on Saturday evening following an extended search of the River Road area, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that an officer at...
Check out the HUDL films of all 16 of Oregon's 2025 commitments
Oregon's 2025 class ranks fifth nationally with room for even more movement in the coming weeks and months. The class is headlined by five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore and consists of 16 total verbal pledges. Of those 16 prospects, 13 rank within the Top 247 rankings. Simply put, this class is talented at the top and also very deep.
2024-25 contract details released for Oregon women’s basketball assistant coaches
EUGENE — Returning Oregon women’s basketball assistant coaches Jodie Berry and Tre Simmons and new assistant Jerise Freeman each signed one-year contracts this summer. Berry will earn $210,120, a 2% increase from her salary last season, Simmons will earn $122,750, effectively the same as his prorated salary last season, and Freeman will earn $200,000, according to contracts provided to The Oregonian/OregonLive in response to public records requests.
Man accused of punching and attempting to hit woman with vehicle arrested
EUGENE, Ore. – A man who allegedly punched a woman and reportedly attempted to hit with his car was arrested on Sunday afternoon, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said they responded to the 500 block of Danebo Avenue at 10:26 a.m. on July 21 where a male suspect had reportedly punched a woman and then allegedly backed his vehicle toward her in a manner that forced the victim to move out of the way to avoid being struck. The suspect, identified as Gage Dalton Malone-Tague, 31, had left the scene before the arrival of police, authorities said. Police said that Malone-Tague allegedly had a knife and handgun inside his vehicle and additional firearms at his trailer home in the 1100 block of Lake Park Drive. Malone-Tague was prohibited from possessing firearms and also from contacting the woman, Eugene police officials said. EPD authorities said Malone-Tague refused to exit his home without a warrant when police attempted to contact him there but complied with officers after a search warrant was obtained shortly before 5 p.m. Police located a handgun, semi-automatic rifle, and ammunition during a search of Malone-Tague’s home, authorities said.
Ten five-star recruits expected to be in Eugene for Oregon's Saturday Night Live Football Camp
The Oregon Ducks football program will be hosting a wide range of talented five-star, four-star, and other prospects from the 2025, 2026, and the 2027 recruiting classes this weekend for its annual Saturday Night Live Football Camp inside Autzen Stadium. The event is taking place on July 27th and it'll be a star-studded event.
Tue 9 AM | Keeping journalism alive by staying truly local in coverage
[Tue 9 AM | Keeping journalism alive by staying truly local in coverage] Staying in business in the journalism field has grown tougher in recent years, with newspapers taking the loss of paid subscriptions and classified advertising especially hard. For some journalism entities, the key to survival has been to...
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