Chris Lehman

A wildfire just east of Redmond on Saturday led to evacuations in the Powell Butte area and has led to the temporary closure of the Redmond Airport.

Deputies from the Linn County Sheriff’s Department shot and killed a domestic violence suspect Thursday evening, according to a press release from Oregon State Police.

PeaceHealth announced Tuesday that it plans to close its University District Hospital in downtown Eugene and shift most services provided there to its RiverBend campus, located nearly six miles away in Springfield.

Supporters say House Bill 2915 would make it harder for unscrupulous puppy mills to find a market for their product.

The Eugene City Council voted last summer to put a $10 cap on the amount that property owners could charge prospective renters for a background check.

Republican Alek Skarlatos continues to outpace Democrat Val Hoyle in fundraising, as both seek to replace retiring Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield.

The labor impasse doesn’t involve workers who operate Amtrak trains, such as those that run on the Cascade corridor in Oregon and Washington. But those trains operate on tracks controlled by freight railroad companies and maintained by the employees who would be out on strike.

The new contract would last five years and would cover about 4,600 workers with the Service Employees International Union. Classified staff work in a broad range of roles but don’t include professors.

Most Oregon drivers will be able to renew their licenses online starting in early May.

A new report highlights the challenges faced by women and girls in Oregon. The report found that Oregon has one of the highest rates of sexual or domestic violence in the nation.