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Police say there were no injuries and the scene has since been cleared.

Family spokesperson gives update on Bob Cross Bob Cross is the pilot involved in a plane crash north of Eugene airport on Thursday morning. Posted: May 22, 2021 11:48 PM Updated: May 23, 2021 1:18 AM Posted By: Jaewon Jung EUGENE, Ore. -- Family spokesperson for Bob Cross, Donna Moore, gave an update on the condition of Bob Cross, the 51-year-old pilot involved in a plane crash north of Meadowview Road and Greenhill Road. In a statement, Moore said: "Bob Cross, beloved Eugene community member and businessman, remains in critical condition in the ICU at Sacred Heart Medical Center Riverbend f...

Oregon advances bill targeting election misinformation about voting methods, ballot access Follow Us Question of the Day By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Oregon lawmakers have advanced an elections bill to prohibit knowingly and purposefully spreading wrong information about how to participate in the voting process. Members of the Democratic-controlled Oregon state House of Representatives approved the measure by a bipartisan 54-3 vote Monday, with three abstaining. The few who op...

Rise in urban camping prompts short and long term change in homelessness strategy The pandemic has led to a rise in campers on the streets and renewed the public’s awareness of urban camping. Posted: May 6, 2021 11:59 PM Updated: May 7, 2021 12:50 PM Posted By: Chris Lueneburg EUGENE, Ore. -- Lane County’s homelessness crisis has been simmering for years, but the pandemic has led to a rise in campers on the streets and renewed the public’s awareness of urban camping, prompting city and county leaders to act. If you haven’t seen the numerous tents and lived-in cars yourself, maps of h...

Strides for Social Justice launches fifth route Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:07 PM More information is available at stridesforsocialjustice.org. EUGENE – Strides for Social Justice, an app developed by PeaceHealth and the Eugene Marathon that features tours through local Black history, has added a fifth route, one that shines a light on a painful and little-known chapter in the history of Eugene and Oregon. The three-mile-round-trip Skinner Butte begins in downtown Eugene, at 10th Avenue and Oak Street, then heads north to the top of 682-foot-tall Skinne...