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Two men have been arrested in connection with burglaries earlier this year at the Elmira and Marcola post offices, Eugene police said. Christopher Yandell, 31, and Allen Widmer, 42, were arrested on two counts of burglary and additional federal crimes following a federal grand jury indictment, police said.

Friends and colleagues of Andy Morgenstern, a popular Eugene middle school teacher who died unexpectedly last month, have organized a celebration of life for him on Saturday. Morgenstern, who died of a heart attack at age 50 on Nov.

A fence has been erected around the Free Speech Plaza next to the Lane County Courthouse, presumably in response to a county order that the plaza is to be closed indefinitely for health and safety reasons.

A Eugene businessman is challenging the community to raise money to build so-called Conestoga huts to house the homeless.

Some lawmakers and advocacy groups today aired a string of concerns about a bill that would lock in income-tax incentives for Nike Corp. for up to 40 years. Gov.

CLATSKANIE — An ethanol plant along the Columbia River is in line to ship domestic crude oil to points on the West Coast or to Asia.

Gateway Mall in Springfield has seen a flurry of activity this holiday season, in addition to the usual rush of shoppers. Shortly before the holiday shopping season kicked off, HomeTown Buffet reopened after being closed for a major remodel and re-make of the menu.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A fairly predictable Golden Globes lineup has one thing that’s become rarer in awards season: a solid presence of big studio favorites to balance the independent films that have come to dominate the competition in recent years.

ALSEA — A Corvallis man was charged with drunken driving after he was seriously injured Wednesday in a car crash on Highway 34 near Alsea.

PORTLAND — A Portland man who threatened President Obama in phone calls to the media was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to more than a year in prison. Darryl Swanson apologized to the judge who also ordered three years of supervision after his release.