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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 Interstate 105 bridge on the border of the Whiteaker neighborhood and discarded all belongings that remained...

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. The clearing of the large camp drew attention and outrage as temperatures were dropping, only a hand...

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 piercing scream. "This was different," Love said. "It sounded like a distress yell. Somebody was in ...

1:07 KLCC's 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 look closer at.” The Lane County Regional Air Protection Authority (LRAPA) is also involved in the...