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Oregon’s LGBTQ Vandalism Soars During Pride Month
Law enforcement officials are treating the act of vandalism as a potential hate crime. This week in Newberg, Oregon, a Pride flag was shot with a pellet gun shortly after being displayed in the window of a local library. Investigation Is Ongoing. Police have chimed in to say that they...
Family and friends anxiously await the apprehension of suspected killer Anthony Wesley Tyrrell
Rozaleena Rasmussen was found killed near Cottage Grove in June with authorities looking to catch her killer. Family and friends of murdered Cottage Grove woman speak out. Family and friends of a 29-year-old woman found murdered in Cottage Grove are trying to grieve while waiting to see her killer arrested.
Homeless advocates concerned after long-established camp demolished
EUGENE, Ore. – A group of people living in a homeless camp near the railroad tracks need to find a new place to live after a cleanup crew cleared out the encampment on July 16. According to local homeless advocates, 20 people called the camp along the railroad tracks...
Teamwork makes the dream work: Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Oregon Ducks football build 200 beds for kids in need
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- It was a packed house at Autzen Stadium on Saturday as 35 volunteers with the nonprofit Sleep In Heavenly Peace in Bend made the trip over to Eugene to link up with the Oregon Ducks football team. After four hours of work Saturday morning, 200 beds were built for kids in need.
Police, Union Pacific clash with advocates during homeless camp sweep near Eugene railroad
EUGENE, Ore — A heated confrontation occurred between homelessness advocates and Eugene police officers on July 16 as Union Pacific employees attempted to clear encampments from its private railroad property in Eugene. The sweeps are a continuation of Union Pacific's plan to completely clear the entire Coos Bay line...
Oregon Football’s Mount Rushmore
In commemorating the end of the Pac-12, West Coast college football insider Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News shared his football Mount Rushmore for each Pac-12 school plus a head coach. Mr. FishDuck goes way back with this theme, and took some time from his study of game boosting services to agree with much of what Wilner arrived at.
ROSEBURG VA MY WITH PATIENT PORTAL CLASS
The Roseburg VA Medical Center’s Virtual Health Resource Center is set to launch its inaugural session focusing on the My VA Patient Portal. A VA release said the class aims to assist veterans in setting up a secure login for their portal account and guide them through the portal’s features.
SAFETY DAY FOR KIDS THIS SATURDAY
CHI Mercy Health’s ER and Trauma Department and Sherm’s Thunderbird Market have joined together with local community partners to present the 9th annual Safety Day for Kids, this Saturday. This year’s event will be held in the parking lot area of Sherm’s at 2553 Northwest Stewart Parkway in...
Level 2 evacuation warning issued for Oakridge area in response to wildfire
The Lane County Sheriff's Office has issued a level 2 evacuation warning for a portion of the High Prairie area north of Oakridge in response to a wildfire. The area elevated to a level 2 — prepare to leave at a moment's notice — is east of High Prairie Road at milepost 5.5,...
Former 'Top Chef' Star Naomi Pomeroy Dead At 49
Former 'Top Chef' star Naomi Pomeroy has died at the age of 49 following a tubing accident in Oregon, the Benton County Sheriff's Office announced on its Facebook account Tuesday (July 16). Pomeroy was tubing with her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and another individual on the Willamette River when the...
Two suspects arrested after power poles found cut down
WALTON, Ore. – Two people were taken into custody by the Lane County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning after power poles were found cut down, leaving about 30 Blachly-Lane Electric Co-Op customers without electricity in the Walton area. The utility provider was alerted to the outages in the...
Douglas County task force responds to Falls Fire in Burns
WINSTON, Ore. — On Sunday afternoon (July 14), the Oregon State Fire Marshal activated Douglas County for a conflagration to the Falls Fire near Burns. The Task Force includes equipment and personnel from Central Douglas Fire & Rescue, Riddle Fire District, North Douglas Fire and EMS, Tenmile Fire District, and Lookingglass Fire District.
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