Springfield Thurston News Today

The marches in recent years right here in good-old-hippie-town Eugene were loud and clear: Police accountability is urgent, writes Juan Carlos Valle.

In a post-Trump Oregon, experts watchful for partisanship, violence Americans held their breath as President Joe Biden prepared to take the oath of office.  The end of the Trump era that oath marked felt balanced on a knifes edge, years of social and political tension manifested in a militarized Washington, D.C., and state capitols vigilant for violence. Still, the days climax was entirely peaceful, almost boring. But if the nations wounds didnt tear open Inauguration Day, neither were they...

Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner at a news conference Thursday reaffirmed the need for his department to operate without favoritism or political condensation.