Learn from the Burn

More than three decades ago, Eugene activists staved off a logging operation and made environmental history

Trump’s USDA announces it is moving forward with its controversial plan to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule

A small crowd of protesters were met with a heavy police presence while contractors installed a fence outside the downtown Eugene Federal Building

The May 2026 primary elections wrap up with some local nonpartisan races heading to the November ballot 

Former Eugene Weekly business manager sentenced to three years in prison for embezzlement 

World’s youngest doctor has a practice in Eugene

Octopus RhythmWorks is helping seniors find their rhythm

Smaller veterinary practices say local is better than corporate

Green Party congressional candidate Justin Filip wants to show voters they have more than two choices

White Bird Rock Medicine provides care to fairgoers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing hydropower in the Willamette Valley and looking at new fish passage measures

As more people flee red states, Cascades Community Placement Services is trying to help

Judge extends removal order for Federal Building security fence to July 1

The fence around the Eugene Federal Building to come down as the GSA hangs two ‘Freedom 250’ banners on the prominent protest spot

The University of Oregon is consolidating department offices and  the Department of Earth Sciences says it could harm students

Activists sue the General Services Administration over Federal Building fence

EWEB contracted a company to hunt beaver at night with bows and arrows in the Leaburg Canal

Conservationists ask federal regulators to require EWEB to make improvements to fish passage at the Trail Bridge Dam and consider other options

Records show that the downtown Eugene Federal Building may be fenced off for two years

BriJit Jenkins, co-founder of Radical Alternative Development, made a comeback, and now she’s helping others do the same

Black bloc protesters on their philosophy and tactics

Springfield local Ky Fireside hopes to take departing Oregon House Rep. John Lively’s seat in the upcoming election

Fifteen months after Measure 119 passed, UFCW 555 is trying to get it repealed in the Legislature

Local sexologists are making sex education less taboo

EPD declares a riot at the downtown Eugene Federal Building, federal agents tear gas and pepper ball protesters

Protesters tear gassed and arrested at the Eugene Federal Building

Federal agents fire pepper balls and teargas at protesters and media

Feds fire riot control agents at a peaceful Jan. 31 ICE protest at the Eugene Federal Building and show disrespect to the Mexican flag

Federal agents ramp up violence against protesters in Eugene

After a day of protest in downtown Eugene, the night ends in injuries and two arrests

FBI agents talk with arrested protesters at the Eugene Federal Building

Outrage is reaching a boiling point as the death toll from ICE actions rises

A U.S. judge granted a preliminary injunction against the implementation of new rules on federal property

The Eugene Party for Socialism and Liberation is fighting against imperialism

Za Cart Pizza opening a first brick and mortar location after 15 years

Native American candidate Melissa Bird hopes to be the next congressional representative for Oregon’s 4th District

As attacks escalate against LGBTQ+ people around the country, many are taking up arms.

Protesters and lawmakers speak out against ICE

The Eugene Fencers Club is making fencing cool again

A candlelight vigil under an overpass honors the people who died homeless in Lane County this year

A federal judge grants a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration preventing the implementation of new rules

Oregon’s largest teachers union holds an anti-ICE training in Eugene

Liberty Walks is walking almost 3,000 miles across the U.S. to foster connection and unity.

Preservation advocates are trying to save the Oregon Caves Chateau.

Seniors are learning how to use their devices and stay safe on the internet.

Fermata Ballet Collective, winner of this year’s Arts and Business Alliance visionary award, is diversifying ballet.

Civic Stadium reopens with a first responder soccer match.

A new exhibit at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History explores queer Indigenous culture.

Activists sue the Trump administration, Kristi Noem and the DHS for constitutional rights violations.

The sleepy town south of Eugene is alive with shopping opportunities

Local punk nonprofit Radical Alternative Development hosts eighth annual Punks Who Give

The ATF tells EW that it is changing the Firearm Transaction Form and prospective gun buyers must mark their birth sex on the current form

Over 150 people gathered in Coiner Park, Cottage Grove for a candlelight vigil in support of immigrants in light of recent ICE activity

Journalist and professor Peter Laufer highlights how journalists are under attack

Eugene Water and Electric Board faces lawsuit from environmental advocates.

New dam operational practices could help save salmon in the Willamette Valley.

Lane County Commissioner David Loveall faces controversy regarding his invocations before commissioner meetings.

Former Eugene Weekly business manager Elisha Young entered a not guilty plea during an arraignment at the Lane County Jail.

Thousands in Eugene protest Donald Trump and his administration.

Protesters gather again in Eugene to condemn Trump’s actions.

Measure 118, which would give money to all Oregonians, faces an uphill battle with critics.

Controversial efforts to rezone forest land near Oakridge into a gravel mine continue, years after it was first proposed.

The Eugene Planning division denied a zoning verification for a new biofuel transfer station after protest from local community members and nonprofits.

Eugene breweries are keeping the craft scene alive with the annual Eugene Beer Week coming in June.

The Eugene Police Department has partnered with PeaceHealth to conduct tactical training in the unused Eugene University District Hospital.

Grab your 20-sided die and get ready for a nacho adventure.