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The Skinner Butte baby eagle is safely back home — after falling from its nest a few days ago. Reporter Annie Aguiar and photographer Isaac Wasserman were out watching as a crew used a boom truck to put the fledgling back in its nest with its parents and sibling. Isaac and Annie have the story for you.
Officials ordered Hayward Field evacuated this afternoon because of a bomb threat, a day before the NCAA outdoor track and field championships was set to begin in Eugene. Athletes and others had been in the stadium at the time preparing for the meet. Officials later gave the all-clear.
Lane County is trying to work out a budget for next year that keeps enough deputies on patrol, among other needs. To do that it is proposing to spend more money from the transient lodging tax on things not related to promoting tourism. Ben Botkin reports that not everyone is happy with the idea. Eugene businessman Brian Obie, for one, called the plan “shifty.”
Activists at the Eugene-based Civil Liberties Defense Center are suing the federal government over the fence around the Eugene Federal Building. Justice reporter Jaime Adame reports that the lawsuit contends the fence violates citizens’ rights of free speech and assembly and asks for it to be removed.
A Eugene man, Kennith James Nelsen, 57, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for causing a three-vehicle collision on I-5 last summer that killed a Springfield man, Kenneth Nicholas Thomas, 61, who was in another vehicle. Jaime has this story as well.
Reporter Grace Chinowsky reports that Eugene city councilors voted 7-1 last night to approve a land-use change intended to strengthen oversight of new industrial development — to guard against potential public health impacts. Business applicants in industrial areas will be required to “attest” to any permits from pollution control agencies that their venture may require.
William Robert Hahn, a 66-year-old Oakridge man, was arrested and charged in a shooting early Friday at a park rest area off Highway 58 in Oakridge. The victim was taken to the hospital. Jaime Adame reports.
Who’s in our Community Voices section today?
- Jefferson Westside Neighbors Chair Ted Coopman counters the idea that Eugene neighborhood groups are obstructionist, pointing to the opening of the affordable housing complex Ollie Court as an example of constructive collaboration between neighbors and many other interested groups.
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DAILY DIGEST
No threat found after bomb scare prompts Hayward Field evacuation a day before NCAA meet
By Lookout Eugene-Springfield Staff
4:17 p.m.: Updated to report that no threat was found.2:55 p.m.: Updated to report additional agencies assisting.2:30 p.m.: Updated to report the cancellation of NCAA press conference. Police found no […]
County plan to spend more lodging tax dollars on nontourism items draws opposition
By Ben Botkin
A new state law gives counties more flexibility to use more of the transient lodging tax revenue for other needs beyond tourism. In Lane County, that could help pay for rural sheriff’s patrols. But it also attracts pointed opposition.
Activists sue, saying fence at Eugene Federal Building violates basic rights
By Jaime Adame
The lawsuit seeks removal of the fence or opening of a fence door, contending it not only limits space for protests but also diminishes accessibility for those with mobility impairments.
Enjoy your evening,
Bob
