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'There are things I’m gonna be thinking about for the rest of this whole time'

His helmet tucked under his arm, sweat forming on his brow below the sunglasses propped up on his head, Scott Thurman locks his blue eyes on the woman as she teeters on the edge of crumbling into wails of grief. "We’ll do everything we can,” he says.

Tribe, city of North Bend dispute contract for casino services

A dispute over a contract for government services has the potential for a court test involving an Oregon city and a sovereign tribe. The city won't say whether it would take the tribe to court, which could raise the prospect of debate over the tribe's sovereign status.

Business is booming for artists at summer festivals

The 26th Anuual Art in the Vineyard kicked off this weekend. Artists selling their work said business is booming.

Fire destroys North Eugene house, damages another

It started around 3 p.m. on Saturday. The homeowner said his fire alarm went off, and, after seeing that his porch was on fire, he and a neighbor tried putting it out. However, high winds spread the fire to the house.

Thousands hit the streets for Butte to Butte

More than 5,000 runners, joggers and walkers hit the streets of Eugene for the 36th Annual Butte to Butte 10K road race. The route takes participants from Spencer to Skinner Butte. Even some KVAL'ers raced Saturday morning, including Kim Quintero, Laura Rillos, Jennifer Winters and producer Staci Vollmer.

What does the Fourth of July Mean to you?

Thousands of people packed the small town of Creswell for the annual Fourth of July Parade. For every person there, the holiday means something very different. For the kids, it's all about one thing.

Injury can't stop former smokejumper

Two years ago, veteran smokejumper Sara Brown, an Oakridge native, dove out of a plane into a wildfire and shattered all of the bones in her right leg. She was given a choice: endure more surgeries or amputate her leg at the knee.

Father, son found dead in McMinnville

Someone reported finding the bodies of the father and son at a home at 915 S.W. Cozine Lane No. 16 about 10:30 a.m., police said. When officers arrived, they found the pair with "obvious traumatic injuries," police said.

Fleeing car drags cop 50 feet through lot

A police officer was dragged about 50 feet through a parking lot early Saturday when a car suddenly took off in reverse as the officer was trying to prevent the driver from escaping.

The Family of Nate Jaqua comes to the soccer stars defense

The Family of Nate Jaqua comes to the soccer stars defense, after a woman filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.