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Motor home fire spreads to nearby grass, vehicles The fire is under control, officials say. Posted: Aug 2, 2021 12:42 PM Updated: Aug 2, 2021 1:00 PM Posted By: Chelsea Hunt Eugene-Springfield Fire officials say it happened at about noon at 115 Highway 99N. The smoke could be seen from several miles away, and the flames spread to nearby grass and other vehicles. No buildings were involved. Four engines, two battalion chiefs, the Fire Marshals Office and Eugene police responded to the scene. ...

Springfield is looking to partner once again with a St. Louis microlender to provide loans to small businesses in the city. City council at its meeting Tuesday is set to debate an ordinance that would establish a new $2 million microloan program, funded by area banks and the Small Business Administration. St. Louis-based Justine Petersen would administer the COVID-19 recovery loan program. The city would provide $50,000 for the salary of the person working within the citys Office of Planning an...

Officials say, Edward Smith, 71, died at the scene near 120th Street and Platteview Road

Stuff reporters13:03, May 31 2021 KAREN CHAPPELL High flood waters on the Waimakariri River after heavy rain in the Canterbury region. Two state highways hit by severe flooding in Canterbury are not expected to reopen for at least another day as heavy rain and flooding continues to batter the region. The rain is expected to start easing on Monday and clear on Tuesday, but deep flooding on State Highway 1 from the Waikirikiri/Selwyn River near Dunsandel, south of Christchurch, meant the road wa...

Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a distress call Saturday evening after people floating the McKenzie River were trapped by a log in the middle of the river. With the arrival of unseasonably hot weather over Memorial Day weekend, people have flocked to the cool comforts of the Mckenzie and Willamette rivers, but increased amounts of trees and branches in the river from wildfire debris has heightened dangers for outdoor recreation this summer.  "Where people can get themselves in trouble i...

Local crews made two river rescues over the weekend. Eugene Springfield Fire water rescue crews were called to the McKenzie River in Springfield Saturday

About 4000 homes in Ashburton are still at risk of flooding, with another 24 hours of “waiting and watching” ahead, the district's mayor says.

Crews responded to a person in distress following a tubing incident.

Eugene Springfield Fire water rescue crews were called to the McKenzie River in Springfield Saturday after receiving reports of three people trapped on a

All residents in low-lying areas of Pines Beach, near Kaiapoi north of Christchurch, have been told to evacuate now.