SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration from cutting grants to Planned Parenthood that pay for a teen pregnancy prevention program in numerous states. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Rice of Spokane issued his ruling late Tuesday, after listening to arguments from …

The FBI has joined the search for a Springfield bank robber who authorities have called a man or a woman. The Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union on Mohawk Boulevard was robbed at 4 p.m. April 17. The robber entered the credit union, flashed a gun in a holster at a …

Gerald Strebendt, a mixed martial arts fighter, convicted in 2015 for killing a man in a road rage incident, has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing an underaged female. Eugene police arrested Strebendt, 39, on a charge of second-degree sexual abuse Wednesday. He was booked into the Lane County Jail. …

Eugene police are asking for the public’s help to find a man who stole a credit card from a local gym’s locker room and bought a Rolex watch with it. The card theft occurred between noon and 1 p.m. April 16 at the YMCA on Patterson Street, Eugene police revealed …

CORVALLIS — Oregon State University authorities say a student experiencing a mental health crisis set a fire in his dorm room before jumping from the fifth floor window. University officials say Oregon State Patrol troopers responded to campus in Corvallis Tuesday evening involving the welfare of a student and resident …

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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has joined the conversation about Allegiant Air’s safety record, and asked the Federal Aviation Administration to answer questions about the budget airline. “Oregonians fly on Allegiant airplanes out of Eugene and Medford, and I want to ensure they are buckling into airplanes that are prepared to …

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Lane County’s jobless rate held steady last month, compared with February, but was higher than a year earlier, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. The unemployment rate of 4.3 percent in March was unchanged from the revised rate in February, the department said. Oregon’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate was 4.1 …

The president of the Eugene Civic Alliance’s board of directors said Tuesday that the board has no current plans to discuss potentially moving Hayward Field’s East Grandstand to the former Civic Stadium site. “I’ve heard this idea several times. No one has come to us, or me, with a formal …

The temperature Tuesday in the Eugene-Springfield area is expected to hit 82 degrees at the peak of the day. And although it’s not going to break the record — 86 degrees, set back in 1910 — other parts of the state will, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist David Bishop. …

MCKENZIE BRIDGE — Planned changes to parking for Blue Pool are expected to improve emergency response times at the popular but sometimes dangerous swimming hole. The Willamette National Forest is planning to build a paved public parking lot for visitors to Blue Pool that includes spaces for paramedic and search …

Last year, Lane County commissioners picked Gary Williams from 27 applicants vying to replace Commissioner Faye Stewart. Now, four of those challengers are gunning for Williams’ job in the May 15 election, while a fifth hopes to unseat him as well. The six-candidate race for the East Lane seat on …

A 33-year-old Eugene man is accused of menacing and animal abuse after allegedly holding down a woman and choking her dog. Kenneth Leon Taylor also faces a charge of coercion. He was booked into the Lane County Jail. According to Eugene police, officers were called three times Sunday to an …

SALEM — Some residents of an Oregon county are asking voters to sign a petition that would put a measure on the ballot barring local officials from enforcing any gun control law. The proposed Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance was filed with the Deschutes County clerk last week. The county in …

DEADWOOD — A man and a woman suffered significant stab wounds early Saturday morning at a home in Deadwood. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on the 14500 block of Highway 36 at 1:21 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. A 39-year-old Deadwood woman and a …

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane man is missing and presumed dead after Franklin County sheriff’s deputies say he did not surface from the water under Palouse Falls. Franklin County officials received reports at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday that a 23-year-old man was sucked under the raging waterfall while swimming with …

PORTLAND — Google has issued a report highlighting the economic contributions of its six U.S. data centers, including its original facility in The Dalles. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Silicon Valley company said Monday it has invested $10.5 billion building data centers across the country since 2006, when it opened its …

While caring for her husband with cancer, having healthy, beautiful food delivered weekly to her door in 2014 was a relief for Jinny Ralls. Recipients of food made by nonprofit Positive Community Kitchen, Jinny Ralls and her husband, Dick Ralls, were given the weekly meals for a few months in …

Lane County residents hoping to weigh in on City Council races or local ballot measures better update their voter information soon. Tuesday is the registration deadline for residents planning to vote in the May 15 primary election. By the end of the day Tuesday, residents must have their current address …