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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregons House of Representatives returned to the Capitol this week after floor sessions had been cancelled due to multiple COVID-19 cases, but Republicans continue to use a stalling tactic that Democrats say is putting lawmakers health at risk. Its the latest partisan flashpoint in the state where Democrats hold strong majorities in both the House and Senate but where the GOP has often used extreme means to thwart legislation it doesnt like. For the past two years, Repub...

1:04 KLCCs Melorie Begay reports on the recently released Strides for Social Justice app that offers users a tour of Eugene highlighting Black History along the way. This is a broadcast version of the story that aired Feb. 24. Last year, when the Eugene Marathon was canceled because of the pandemic, both PeaceHealth and Eugene Marathon brain-stormed alternative solutions.  "During that time George Floyd was murdered and all of the subsequent protests occurred and then the idea began to take fo...

Matts Picks: Eugene Grid Project at Eugene Airport, Black Lives at the UO Art, music and the Black experience continues through the end of February here in Eugene-Springfield. During the dreariest time of year, as the pandemic approaches one year, cultural events and exhibitions help to cease the slow creep of an isolating perspective. Whether it be braving the outside or simply surfing online, CAFE 541 offers some opportunity for readers to take some time to widen the mind. Airport Art Galler...

Community members rally behind Eugene family targeted by hate The Lane County Sherriffs Office is still investigating the incident. Posted: Feb 19, 2021 9:02 PM Updated: Feb 19, 2021 9:17 PM Posted By: Connor McCarthy EUGENE, Ore.-- The River Road community rallied in support of a West Eugene family who became a victim of a hate crime this week. More than 100 people lined River Road near the intersection of Park Avenue waving signs in support of the Visconti family Friday evening. Cars also dr...

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 allows urban camping temporarily, aligning with CDC guidance Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick, Register-Guard © Dana Sparks/The Register-Guard A man walks his bike along an encampment underneath the I-105 bridge during an overcast day in January. The City of Eugene has temporarily allowed “urban camping” to avoid dispersing campers during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Dec. 2, the city of Eugene removed about 100 people living in tents on a strip of land beside the Intersta...

On Dec. 2, the city of Eugene removed about 100 people living in tents on a strip of land beside the Interstate 105 bridge on the border of the Whiteaker neighborhood and discarded all belongings that remained.  The process of removing the camp and dispersing campers was not new. While the city’s usual enforcement of illegal camping was temporarily suspended late last March per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidelines, by June 5, regular enforcement had returned. Th...

One witness recalls attempted kidnapping in West Eugene Wednesday afternoon, Michael just stepped back inside his business when he heard a piercing scream. Posted: Dec 17, 2020 11:43 PM Posted By: Connor McCarthy EUGENE, Ore.-- After an attempted kidnapping in West Eugene, one witness is speaking out about the dramatic ordeal. Michael Loves owns an auto repair shop on the corner of West 11th Avenue and Grant Street. Wednesday afternoon, he just stepped back inside his business when he heard a ...

1:07 KLCCs Brian Bull reports on several agencies investigating a wood treatment facility for possibly contaminating the vicinity with dioxins. Dylan Darling of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says samples taken around the J.H. Baxter site showed raised levels of dioxins, a toxic group of chemical compounds. “Three of them along storm water ditches, and one in the Bethel neighborhood, just north of the facility. That’s what’s caused the concern and what we’re trying to l...