Dylan Darling
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Eugene, OR, United States
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10 Earthquakes Rumble off the Oregon Coast in Pacific Ocean
While the earthquakes were off the Oregon Coast, they weren't in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where a plate is slipping under the North American plate of the Earth's crust, and where experts say pressure’s building. → Read More
Oregon Offers New Online Resource for Potential Flooding Around the State
The tool includes an interactive map and a list of how many stream gauges are expected to be nearing flood stage, or have minor flooding, moderate flooding or major flooding. → Read More
Little invasive insect rode into Oregon on Christmas trees, could be big problem for timber industry
Oregonians who bought their Christmas trees at a big box store should give them a close look and carefully dispose of them to avoid introducing a tree- → Read More
Preparing for the Worst: Experts Recommend What to Pack in Your Emergency Kit
Have non-perishable canned or dehydrated food on hand. And don't forget you'll have to be able to cook it, or at least boil water, so it would be a good idea to have a camp stove or grill handy, plus fuel. → Read More
As Oregon Public Safety Agencies Begin to Use Drones, Questions Arise
Police and fire departments in Eugene and Springfield have started to use the devices, but some are concerned about the privacy implications. → Read More
After Insurance Requirements Drove Them Apart, Rideshares Return to Oregon Cities
Uber and Lyft have both filed applications to operate in Eugene, following a lengthy service blackout. → Read More
Protesters block State of the University speech
A chanting pack of student protesters ended University of Oregon President Michael Schill’s planned State of the University speech Friday morning → Read More
New frozen yogurt shop, Menchie’s, opening in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Menchie’s, a rapidly growing international frozen yogurt chain, will open a shop Thursday at the Gateway mall. “We love the high quality yogurt and friendly atmosphere at Menchie’s and we plan to continue this experience in our Springfield store,” Jonathan Higa, franchisee for the Menchie’s in The Shoppes at Gateway, said in a press release. The new shop’s Facebook page lists… → Read More
ODOT lowers speed limit for part of Springfield’s Main Street
SPRINGFIELD — The Oregon Department of Transportation has lowered the speed limit on a nearly 4-mile stretch of Main Street in Springfield. Between 20th and 60th street Main Street the maximum speed dropped earlier this week from 40 mph to 35 mph, when ODOT switched out speed limit signs. → Read More
Wildish wins bid to repave part of Highway 58 southeast of Eugene after faulty 2015 chip seal
A Eugene construction company will repave a 16-mile section of Highway 58 southeast of the city after a 2015 chip seal resurfacing failed. Wildish had the winning bid of $2.9 million for the project, Oregon Department of Transportation spokeswoman Angela Beers Seydel said Wednesday. Construction along the highway between Dexter and Black Canyon Campground will begin on Aug. → Read More
Search continues for missing Portland man in Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area
A Lane County Sheriff’s search-and-rescue team helped Sunday and Monday in the search for a Portland man missing since last Wednesday in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area. Riley Zickel, 21, told family he intended to enter the wilderness on Wednesday, stay the night and potentially climb to the top of 10,495-foot Mount Jefferson, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. He then planned… → Read More
Membership growing in Downtown Eugene Merchants group
Store and restaurant owners in downtown Eugene have formed a group — Downtown Eugene Merchants — in hopes of drawing more shoppers and diners to the city’s core. “We want to shift the previous image of downtown being an expanse of vacant buildings... to the truth, which is that downtown is a growing center of business in our community supported by a network of creative individuals,” said… → Read More
Wildfire causes closure of McKenzie River Trail near Blue Pool
A small wildfire east of Eugene Thursday caused the Willamette National Forest to close a portion of the popular McKenzie River Trail. Fire crews are fighting the 2-acre Blue Top Fire near Blue Pool and Tamolitch Falls, both along the trail about 70 miles from Eugene, according to the National Forest. Willamette officials have closed a 6-mile portion of the trail between Trail Bridge Campground… → Read More
Oregon’s timber harvest drops in 2015
A slowdown in log exports to Asia, the end of a trade deal between the United States and Canada, and a busy fire season all contributed in 2015 to a decline of Oregon’s timber harvest. Loggers cut 3.79 billion board feet of timber last year from private and public forestland, according to data released Monday by the Oregon Department of Forestry. Harvests in 2013 and 2014 were more than 4… → Read More
ODOT to repave stretch of Highway 58 near Eugene after chip seal fails
Road crews will rip up and repave a 16-mile stretch of Highway 58 near Eugene later this summer after a chip seal put down by a contractor less than a year ago failed. Summertime heat and traffic have contributed to the rapid deterioration of the highway surface between Dexter and Black Canyon Campground, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Crews will scrape up the chip seal, a… → Read More
Crater Lake rangers seize over 234 pounds of illegally picked morel mushrooms
Rangers at Crater Lake National Park seized more than 234 pounds of morel mushrooms — potentially thousands of dollars worth — over the Fourth of July weekend, park officials announced Monday. They say people illegally harvested the edible fungi from burnt woods at Oregon’s only national park. The mushrooms have an estimated market value of $7,944, according to the park. → Read More
Travel Lane County: Olympic Trials brings big boost to county economy
Before the crack of the first starting gun Friday, Olympic Trials track-and-field fans swarmed The Duck Store on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. They bought USA, UO, Hayward Field and Prefontaine gear. Libby Bakken, 53, of Bismark, N.D., was among the swarm, looking through shirts with her 18-year-old son, her son’s friend and her husband. → Read More
DEQ fines Coos Bay for sewage sludge spill into bay
The city of Coos Bay faces an $8,000 state fine for sewage sludge that spilled early this year into Coos Bay. “Sewage sludge presents a potential public health threat through direct contact, through contact with pets or insects that have been in contact with the sludge, or through consumption of shellfish contaminated by the sludge,” wrote the Department of Environmental Quality in a June 13… → Read More
Festival of Eugene organizer says celebration set for Aug. 20 weekend
Late summer is still a time to celebrate in Eugene. For the third year the Festival of Eugene will occur in August, said Krysta Albert, festival producer said Wednesday. The festival at Skinner Butte Park features an evening concert on Aug. → Read More
Mill in Noti ran for two days before learning of reported log-spiking
NOTI — In the heated logging debates of the 1990s, some environmentalists turned to spikes to try to make their point. By pounding metal or ceramic spikes into large, live trees they hoped to keep them standing. Loggers faced the danger of their saws binding and bursting on the spikes. → Read More