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The cause of a fire that resulted in $250,000 in damage to a residence at 1999 Hawkins Lane just before 1 a.m. today remains under investigation, District Fire Chief Scott Bishop said this afternoon. Nineteen firefighters and nine vehicles responded to the blaze, Bishop said.

In mid-November, University of Oregon instructor Whitey Lueck stood lecturing his class about California black oak in the Bertelsen Nature Park in the West Eugene Wetlands when he noticed that the air was heavy with a sickly scent. “I wasn’t the only one who smelled human waste,” he said.

Noreen Dunnells is a half-glass-full kind of person, and it’s an attitude she’s had to embrace when considering a new “Community Indicators Report” released earlier this month by United Way of Lane County.

It’s been months since Lane County sheriff’s detectives last launched an investigation into the online sharing of child pornography, an illegal activity that authorities say is widespread.

KLAMATH FALLS — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a Klamath Falls man reported missing on Thursday. Robert Lear, 39, was in the process of moving to Seattle and didn’t arrive as planned on Dec. 15, according to Oregon State Police.

WOODBURN — A 21-year-old Newberg man was killed, and his two passengers seriously injured, Friday night when the Honda Accord he was driving northbound on Highway 99E south of here collided with a southbound vehicle, according to Oregon State Police.

This is a story about how one small boy has helped make a big difference in two communities half a world apart. In October 2009, Patric and Holly Campbell traveled to Ethiopia to adopt their youngest child, Miles, who is now 4 years old.

Oregon headed into a holiday break after overwhelming Houston Baptist, 91-50, on Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena. Four players finished in double figures for the Ducks (10-2), led by Tony Woods with 14 points and E.J. Singler with 13.

Eugene police say a group of 12 to 15 protesters camping in tents willingly left the county’s Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza after being admonished by police officers about 2:25 a.m. today. Officials had previously established an 11 a.m. curfew for the county square.

SPRINGFIELD — A man is being held in the Lane County Jail after he allegedly stabbed a woman in the abdomen earlier today inside a Springfield home.