A tense confrontation between federal ICE agents and a woman in Northern Virginia was caught on camera, sparking vastly different accounts of what led up to the incident. Carolina Molina recorded smartphone and dashcam footage showing masked federal agents blocking her vehicle before one agent jumps out, points a gun at her, and loudly accuses her of trying to run them over. The agent is also heard threatening her with arrest. Molina strongly denies the allegations, stating her dashcam video proves she did not try to hit the officers and that she only turned her car around to avoid drawing attention to an attorney's office where immigrants might be present. The Department of Homeland Security has since released a statement calling Molina an “anti-ICE agitator.” DHS claims she drove her car in circles around the officers and weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to help undocumented immigrants get away, adding that she could face criminal prosecution. Watch the uncut video of the ...
Clouds dissipate for mainly sunny skies this afternoon across the Willamette valley, with temperatures in the upper 70s. We look ahead to potential smoke on Friday and a slight chance of thunderstorms over the cascades this weekend.
EWEB has scaled back plans for a new Willamette River water treatment plant, choosing a smaller 19.4 million-gallon-per-day facility over a larger 30 million-gallon-per-day option, with officials saying the cheaper project will still improve reliability and preserve financial flexibility.
President Trump's Executive Order signed on Aug. 10 lowers the recommended vaccination number for children from 17 to 11, and the long standing MMR vaccine to be broken up into a sequence of three vaccinations. Despite this new recommendation, Lane County health officials say they plan to keep the standardized 17-shot schedule that the CDC recommends.
Today will bring mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures to the Willamette Valley. Slightly cooler conditions are expected for Thursday along with an increased marine layer, potentially bringing coastal drizzle.
One of the biggest issues Lane County residents brought up at the health care hearing inside of the Ford Alumni Center in Eugene was local health care providers, as people aren't getting into the health care profession at the same rate.
This issue is being brought up as Senator Ron Wyden says he wants to reimagine the health care system.
Eugene’s Chase Commons Safe Sleep Site has closed after the nonprofit that operated it dissolved, and city officials and shelter providers say the closure has added strain to an already limited homelessness shelter system amid funding uncertainty.
Springfield police identified 60-year-old Glen Thulesen of Eugene as the man killed in an Aug. 7 stabbing. Investigators say the attack appears random and are still working to determine a motive. The suspect is also the prime suspect in a fatal Aug. 6 hit-and-run.
Spokane discus standout Simon Rosselli won gold in the men’s discus at the U20 World Championships while his hometown was being hit by fires that damaged or destroyed more than 900 buildings and forced evacuations, and he said Spokane will eventually recover.
Expect plentiful sunshine and warm temperatures in the upper 80s today across the Willamette Valley, with a pattern change bringing more clouds on Wednesday.
A Sunday evening fire in west Eugene destroyed Emerald Pool & Patio’s construction warehouse, caused roughly $100,000 in equipment losses, and left the longtime business open while it rebuilds; no injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.
Oregon Hazards Lab says its wildfire detection camera network, available to the public through Watch Duty and AlertWest, helps firefighters and residents spot and monitor fires in real time across Oregon and Washington.
Springfield Police identify 36-year-old Edgar Solorio Lopez as the main suspect in the deadly stabbing of a man at the Gateway Mall Friday afternoon, and say he may be the same person who killed an elderly man in a hit-and-run the day before.
Firefighters contained a house fire in southeast Springfield early on Saturday morning, preventing the blaze from spreading to other nearby residences.
Lane County is raising waste transfer station fees, reducing hours, and permanently closing the Walton transfer station starting August 10 to help cover a budget shortfall tied to lost landfill revenue and shifts in garbage hauling.
Expect sunny skies and warm temperatures in Eugene today, with a persistent zonal pattern keeping conditions near normal through the week. Coastal areas will see a daily marine layer.
Cottage Grove Speedway honored slain local racing legend Mark Howard during the 19th annual Wallbanger Cup on Saturday, a street stock event created to celebrate his impact on local racing and keep his memory alive.
Broad high pressure maintains warm and dry weather across the Willamette Valley tonight. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for parts of the Central Columbia Gorge due to high winds and fire risk. Temperatures cool slightly into Sunday and early next week, then may warm again toward the end of next week.
Springfield police say 36-year-old Edgar Solorio Lopez was arrested after a deadly 24-hour span that included a fatal hit-and-run that killed 73-year-old Randall Fultz, seriously injured his wife Pamela Fultz, and a later stabbing at Gateway Mall that left another person dead; Lopez faces second-degree murder charges and is also a suspect in the hit-and-run.
T.P. Freight Lines, an Oregon trucking company operating for more than a century, has suspended operations, affecting about 60 workers across seven Oregon locations.
A local business is offering a unique service for people concerned about walking their dogs during periods of severely poor air quality such as what the region has seen this week.
Smoke from existing fires in Oregon and Washington has been brief and growers with Hinman Vineyards say they have little concern for the impacts so far.
Homebound patients in need of medical care face challenges during periods of extremely poor air quality like what has been seen this week from multiple regional wildfires.
