The Lane County Human Services Commission counted 1,751 people without a habitable place to live on a single night this past January, but offiials said the number doesn't come close to reality.
Food For Lane County said that hunger is a growing concern for many in our area. Last year, over 72,000 emergency boxes of food were distributed to people in need in Lane County.
A man was pulled from the Willamette River and rushed to the hospital mid-day Thursday in what may have been a suicide attempt, the Lane County Sheriff's Office said.
Every Sunday from noon to 4pm, volunteers gather at their “mobile clinic” to make a difference, and offer free healthcare in downtown Eugene, Ore. What started as a temporary first aid tent along the Occupy Eugene movement two years ago became the...
ohn Presco raised the flag Monday to remember his friend, Hollis Williams. Presco hopes in the next few months he can raise enough money that Williams' death will not have been in vain.
Convicted drug dealer and former intravenous meth user Randy Burnett used to run narcotics up the Interstate 5 corridor. Now he's traded the needle for a set of pinchers, running Eugene's HIV Alliance dirty needle pickup program.
Dianne Sciacca has not wasted any time making herself at home in her new Conestoga hut, located in the parking lot of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Eugene.
A homeless man accused of breaking into at least cars around Springfield and Eugene was arrested Thursday after a theft victim saw the man wearing his stolen coat.
The warming centers in Eugene and Cottage Grove are opening their doors to the homeless community on Sunday as temperatures are expected to drop below 30 degrees at night.