Eugene

PeaceHealth plans to close the sole hospital in Eugene, shifting services to its RiverBend campus in Springfield. Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis is urging Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Health Authority to intervene.

Members of one of Oregon’s largest labor unions successfully gathered enough signatures to force a recall vote of one of the state’s most labor-friendly lawmakers — Rep. Paul Holvey, a Democrat from Eugene.

PeaceHealth announced Tuesday that it plans to close its University District Hospital in downtown Eugene and shift most services provided there to its RiverBend campus, located nearly six miles away in Springfield.

Several wildfires are burning in the Willamette National Forest.

Eugene’s Annual Pride Festival takes place this Saturday at Alton Baker Park. KLCC's Jill Burke spoke with Brooks McLain, one of the event's organizers, about why it’s celebrated here in August instead of June.

Crews were able to capitalize on the overcast weather Saturday and made “big gains by fully lining the perimeter and achieving 20% containment,” officials said.

Much of Central and Southern Oregon are under an air quality advisory that's expected to last until at least Wednesday night.

The Eugene City Council voted Monday night to repeal a measure that would have banned natural gas hook-ups in new low-rise residential buildings.

The recall effort against longtime Rep. Paul Holvey, D-Eugene, could pit some of the state's most potent political forces against each other.

A recent court ruling has cast doubt on Eugene's proposed ban on natural gas hookups in new residential construction, but opponents of the ban are moving forward with efforts to fight the ban in the court of public opinion.