Springfield: The 'can-do' city faces hard times
The mayor calls Springfield, Ore., the 'can-do' city, one that bounces back from defeat and keeps chugging along. Now is no exception: The current economic crisis has taken its toll on Sid Leiken's city.
Police station vandalized: 'It's the police, you don't do that!"
Vandals smashed the plane glass windows in the Eugene Police Department's Monroe Street Station Thursday night or early Friday morning. A police van and a parole and probation car in the parking lot were also damaged.
Teenage prostitutes in Eugene: 'Our main goal ... is to rescue these girls'
Prostitues are leaving the streets and heading online to attract customers. Troublingly, more underage girls are becoming involved with online prostitution in Lane County. Since March, Eugene police have found 10 prostitutes ages 14 to 17 in the area.
