Eugene

For many Olympic track and field athletes, the next stop after Tokyo will be Eugene, Oregon. The Prefontaine Classic is Aug. 20-21 at Hayward Field.

Police responding to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis can lead to tragic results. Eugene's CAHOOTS program is widely seen as a national model for improving crisis response.

The tribe’s already developing a wellness center in Coos Bay, but citing the “Potlatch Tradition” of sharing resources, Coquille officials say they’re starting a new one in Eugene, more than 100 miles away, where an estimated 6,000 Indigenous people live.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Health Authority are looking into elevated levels of a group of toxic chemical compounds in soil samples .

The university says it will shift several of its armed officer positions into unarmed community service officer positions. It will do so by eliminating some sworn officer positions that are currently vacant, resulting in no University of Oregon Police Department employees being laid off or reclassified.

It's the end of Hayward Field as we know it, and not everyone feels fine.

Eugene documented 70 percent more reports of hate and bias activity in 2017 compared to the year before, and race remains the leading motivating factor behind such activity.

Kelly Durian makes bow ties and suspenders for a new generation from her shop in Eugene.

Company puts debt in the rearview mirror and stages Rossini's crowd-pleaser, "The Barber of Seville."

Eugene city leaders recently banned all dogs from the downtown core, except for those belonging to people who live or work there. Critics argue that it unfairly targets homeless people in the area.