KVAL 13 - Local & Regional News for Eugene, Springfield Oregon

Woman accused of killing newborn: 'Murder never crossed my mind'

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:15:31 -0700

Angelica Swartout stuck out her stomach in court Tuesday, showing the jury how she claims she faked being pregnant. Prosecutors brought the case to trial a second time after the first trial ended in a hung jury.

Police: Man found dead suspect in murders of wife, 3 kids

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:30:55 -0700

Fire crews responded to a house fire in Salem at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. While fighting the fire, crews discovered the four bodies in the home. The children's father was later found dead in a car near Cottage Grove.

Did you buy recalled lettuce?

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:09:43 -0700

Pacific Coast Fruit Company voluntarily recalled several brands of bagged lettuce sold at Fred Meyer, Avanti and Evergreen stories in Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Idaho, the FDA said in a statement.

Mr. Ooh La-La: 'I am a film director, entertainer, full French fashionista'

Mon, 21 May 2012 21:42:27 -0700

Lumber crashes off truck, creates traffic mess on I-5

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:37:21 -0700

Lumber crashed across several lanes of Interstate 5 on Tuesday morning, blocking southbound traffic for hours.

Four arrested after dog is dragged through truck stop

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:03:05 -0700

Bystanders told police the dog, named Rhino, bled heavily as it tried to keep up with the vehicle moving about 10 mph.

Amber Alert issued after kids taken from Burien

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:19:58 -0700

Investigators said said Michael Riley, III stole his former girlfriend's car from the Burien Library. Inside the car were Riley’s son and another child.

Old McKenzie Pass opens to bicycles, pedestrians

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:58:07 -0700

Snow removal on a single lane of The Old McKenzie Pass Highway (OR 242) has been completed, giving pedestrians and bicyclists an opportunity to enjoy the highway before motor vehicle traffic is allowed.

Search for drowned boy's body suspended due to danger

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:17 -0700

The body of a 5-year-old boy presumed drowned has not been found after four days of intensive search along the North Santiam River, prompting county officials to suspend the search.

Man found dead on road in Salem

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:08:28 -0700

The remains were found by a Sara Lee truck driver early Tuesday morning on Fisher Road NE, just south of Devonshire Avenue NE behind a Walmart store.

Police: Mom drives drunk with kids in car, hits vehicle

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:54:41 -0700

A Roseburg woman was arrested Monday, after police say she hit a vehicle and left going the wrong way down Stephens Street. She was allegedly found later with her two small kids in the pickup with her.

UO student graduates law school at 51 after losing vision

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:55:35 -0700

Bill Spiry is the oldest law student who graduated with his class on Saturday. The 51-year-old decided to go back to law school after working in human resources for 22 years.

Teen says Safeway employee ran him down, roughed him up

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:52:45 -0700

A 17-year-old claims a Safeway employee beat him up over a case of mistaken identity.

Bear cub a guest at Oregon zookeeper's home

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:05:50 -0700

At home in bed in the middle of the night, Michelle Schireman heard noises coming from her west Portland kitchen — a shuffling sound, then a rumbling and finally a full-blown temper tantrum.

Tasty Tuesday: Rodeo Steakhouse

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:44:46 -0700

Tasty Tuesday rolls into the Rodeo Steakhouse in Junction City.

Students swap classroom for canoes

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:00:43 -0700

If you want to learn about beavers, you want to be able to take a close look at the semi-aquatic rodents and their habitat. So what better way to learn about the creatures than by canoe?

City putting landscaped storm drains in front of homes

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:57:26 -0700

A greener approach in Seattle aims to prevent untreated sewage and polluted runoff from flowing into Puget Sound by installing dozens of landscaped drainage systems in front of people's homes.

Opiate epidemic: 'People are dying from this, in record numbers'

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:22:15 -0700

People are dying from drug overdoses in record numbers, and studies point to prescription painkillers as the source of an opiate epidemic.

Program trains veterans to work as bicycle mechanics

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:37:45 -0700

Pedal power propels job opportunities for Eugene area vets.

Man badly injured in Springfield crash

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:59:20 -0700

A man faces life-threatening injuries after he lost control of his car and crashed sidelong into a light pole, police said.

Bike-friendly cities: Eugene beats Seattle, Portland reigns supreme

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:07:10 -0700

Bike-friendly Portland has risen to the top of the rankings in a list of bike-friendly cities, according to Bicycling magazine.

Family gets stolen urn back - without baby's ashes

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:03:40 -0700

A family who lost their baby's urn in a home burglary earlier this month tell us they now have their urn back but their infant's ashes are gone.

Surimi School: All things fish paste

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:38 -0700

Oregon State University's Seafood Lab hosted the 20th annual Surimi School, a gathering of global industry representatives and researchers that made Astoria for one week the epicenter of expertise on the globally popular, gelatinous fish protein you've likely had in one form or another.

Loud party lands man in jail

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:46:56 -0700

Police jailed a man after being called to a loud party downtown for a second night in a row.

Photos: Civil War re-enactment in Lebanon

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:47:35 -0700