The break-in at the main Marcola post office in Lane County does not appear to have anything to do with the election, according to the county.

EUGENE, Ore. — No matter the day, be it Christmas or Thanksgiving, residents of Lane County could count on coming to Shari's for comfort food or one of their popular pies at any hour of the day. That's no longer the case as of October 20, when employees say...

Oct. 19: 3:13 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 90700 blk, Hill Rd. Deputies responded to a possible gas leak at a residence in the area. Oct. 21: 9:14 a.m: Fraud - 56900 blk, N. Bank Rd. The victim’s child paid over $1,000 to an online scammer before the scam was discovered by parents.

Lane County, OR – Detectives with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Harold Berry III, a registered sex offender, following a months-long child exploitation investigation. Deputies served a search warrant early Tuesday morning at Berry’s residence on McKenzie Highway, uncovering multiple electronic storage devices, firearms, and body armor.

Florence Police Department confirmed a report that a local woman was arrested for mistreatment of an elderly person recently and that case is now in Lane County Circuit Court. “On [Oct.16] Adult Protective Services contacted the Florence Police to report a case of possible elder abuse by a care worker in the victim’s home,” according to a release by FPD. “Officers responded to the residence and made contact with the victim. After an investigation the care giver was placed under arrest and transported to Lane County Adult Corrections.”

EUGENE, Ore. – A Lane County man accused of killing a cat named Bubs in September will not be headed to jail after pleading guilty to the crime Tuesday morning. According to court records, on September 13, Nathan Raley, 20, posted a series of videos and pictures on the social media app Snapchat that showed him kicking a cat named Bubs in his home while it was stuck in a set of drawers. Court documents said the cat died from its injuries. Once Eugene police learned of the videos, Raley was arrested. Court records said police were unable to find the cat.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — KATU has declared a Storm Tracker 2 Weather Alert for the first big snow event of the 2024/2025 winter season. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Central Oregon Cascades. Further south, a Winter Storm Warning has been issued for...

The dry and cool pattern today will be coming to a close tomorrow as an area of low pressure moves into the region. The low will be well to the north tomorrow, but the flow of air is expected to arrive from the southwest and bring along the rain. The temperature readings tomorrow will be in the 50s, so I expect to see mainly rain and very high elevation snow.

Four years after it was destroyed in the Holiday Farm fire, the McKenzie River Clinic has been rebuilt on its original site in Blue River. As community members cheered, East Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch cut the ribbon to the entrance of the new clinic on Oct. 25, 2024. The 3,350 square- foot health facility cost $2 million. The clinic features a community meeting space and a medical wing with exam rooms, labs, and a behavioral health section.

EUGENE, Ore. — The fall Letter Carriers Food Drive is making a big change this year by moving to this Saturday, November 2, the first Saturday of November. It will also only be in Springfield and outlying communities. "Sadly, Eugene letter carriers will not be participating in this important...

The Lane County Election's begins processing mailed in ballots one week before election.

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. That's why the Men Wear Pink (MWP) of Lane County have spent the month of October raising funds for breast cancer research for the American Cancer Society (ACS). But the month's not over yet!. KVAL's very own Brandon Kamerman...

It already seems like a long time ago when McKenzie Locals Helping Locals sponsored the fourth annual McKenzie River Community Celebration at the Aaron and Marie Jones Community Track. As you recall, the event was held this summer on September 2, Labor Day, and we had a grand time celebrating our Community. A lot of effort went into the organization and implementation of the annual event and we would be remiss if proper acknowledgment of those efforts went unannounced or not recognized. Please accept our apologies for doing so later rather than sooner. We have been as busy as you all have been and well, as they say out in the brush, excuses are like arm pits, and we all have them (I believe that’s the way it goes). A huge thank you goes out to our major sponsors, Lane Electric Cooperative (music), Brinks Land Improvement (Kids Zone), Hop Valley (Beer stand), and McKenzie Valley Pump.

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — For the second time in two years the City of Springfield is set to host a Fix-It Fair through Waste Wise Lane County, coordinated with Connected Lane County. Waste Wise says the fair promotes the idea of reuse and repair by offering attendees a chance...

Oregon MESA, a Portland University-based after school STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) program that equips public school teachers to help underserved and underrepresented middle and high school students excel in STEM, has launched two new regional centers: Pacific University in Washington County and Connected Lane County in Lane County. These new centers will serve as local hubs for MESA’s programs, extending the organization’s reach and impact throughout the state.

The Outlaws fell 1-0 at Pleasant Hill on October 23, in their final league game of the season. On Thursday they lost 0-2 at home against Gervais in a non-league game. Sisters struggled to get used to Pleasant Hill’s fast and bouncy artificial grass field. The Billies won the 50/50 balls and had possessed the ball the majority of the first half.