A spike in a highly contagious bacterial infection among the homeless population is raising concerns in Lane County.

Thursday’s launch of a digital news site called Lookout Eugene-Springfield, in Welch’s view, represents a chance to rebuild ...

Below is a list of bills that touch on priorities the City of Eugene and Lane ... 3644 proposes a new statewide homeless shelter program. Under the proposal, the Oregon Housing and Community ...

By Mick Harty Today, for me, is a day of mourning and grief, for as of today I no longer have the job my heart always wanted, and worse, the human beings my job allowed me to serve, whose lives I ...

The case of Teddy, a 4-year-old golden labradoodle from Oregon, has galvanized volunteers in San Rafael and elsewhere.

The county in Oregon has reported ... Feeding Neighbors in Eugene, said outreach workers are seeing potential cases of Shigella infections in the local homeless community. NFN volunteers helped ...

The referendum petition challenging Eugene's fire fee has been certified ... and a reduction in vital homeless and health crisis services." Both sides have framed themselves as broad coalitions ...

Claire Herbert, an associate professor at the University of Oregon who researches ... encampments.” Homeless sweeps have been a topic of controversy and frustration in Eugene over the last ...

Opportunity Village in Eugene, Oregon, is an effective, self-governed #tinyhomecommunity for formerly homeless individuals and couples. It only costs $5 per night per person. Their tiny homes ...

Lawmakers are also weighing changes to Oregon’s transient ... on priorities the City of Eugene and Lane County identified for the session. HB 3644 - Kotek's homeless shelter bill Requestor ...

“When we see that imbalance, that’s why I think you see many jurisdictions in Oregon in this same trajectory,” said Twylla Miller, the chief financial officer for the city of ...