Lane County Commissioners Rob Handy and Peter Sorenson willfully violated Oregon's Public Meetings law by orchestrating what a judge called a "sham" vote in a public meeting.

An expanse of significant fish and wildlife habitat at the confluence of the Middle and Coast Forks of the Willamette River will be conserved according to the terms of an agreement announced Tuesday.

Hockey and ice skating will happen this winter at Lane County Ice Center, but beyond next year, it gets a little slippery for the Eugene Generals and other ice rink users.

A former employee is suing Lane County's Board of Commissioners and the Department of Youth Services claiming employees engaged in "gay bashing"

With Lane County unemployment in the double-digits, nobody is safe from layoffs -- even if you happen to be a three-term incumbent and president of the Springfield City Council.

An Oregon developer has been arrested on charges of unlawful air pollution, reckless endangerment and supplying false information to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, according to the Linn County District Attorney's Office.

Here's the trend: 2,700 Lane County jail inmates were given early releases last year.  This year, the number is expected to double. Next year, jail managers expect the number to balloon to 5,800. Jail managers would like to hold on to them but lack funding.

Rob Handy won the race for Lane County Commission over incumbent Bobby Green. Handy plans to claimed victory Thursday morning, and Green conceded the race an hour later.