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Andrew Greenblatt graduated from UO in 2017; Before the demolition of the Historic Hayward Field, but after giants like Matthew Knight and the new EMU were brought to campus. He took time on his drive home from work to share his take as a former student & someone still living in Eugene on how far the campus has come and why he was glad to play his …

Kaleb Featherston is in his fifth year at University of Oregon, and has been able to see one of the biggest construction booms to campus in just the last year. He shares what he's excited for, and some changes he's noticed as a student this year.Af Gannett

University of Oregon Assistant Professor Diego Melgar, an earthquake expert explains how to understand magnitude, as well as the potential effects of a major earthquake on Eugene, Oregon, and how researchers are working on a tsunami early warning system for the West Coast. For the Earth episode 4. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]…

Hsin Ya "Jessie" Huang is one of 15 members of the Youth Preparedness Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. She's a junior at South Eugene High in Eugene, Oregon, and explains why she wants us all to be prepared for disaster. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Chandra LeGue wrote "Oregon's Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide," a book that came out this summer. She also is an advocate for old growth and ancient forests as Western Oregon field coordinator for Oregon Wild. She takes us deep into the woods in the third episode of the For the Earth podcast. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]…

Youth Counselor Sarah Holtschlag talks about the benefits students may see with a new law that allows excused mental health days from school. [Jordyn Brown/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

The Cascadia High Speed Rail line is still just a concept, its actual construction decades in the future. But Oregon, Washington and British Columbia are working together to study a future corridor for building a modern transportation system advocates believe could better tie the region together. [Adam Duvernay/The Register-Guard]…

Jennifer "JJ" Hendrix, assistant manager of Eugene Saturday Market, explains how the reoccurring event tackles waste with a goal of sustainability. For the Earth podcast episode 2 [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

For the Earth, episode 1. Brennen Matherly is a 14-year-old from Eugene, Oregon, trying to get Oregonians to rethink how they toss out plastic straws and other single-use items for food and drink. Pilot podcast. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Larry Hiers talks about a grass fire on July 30, 2019, that burned within 10 feet of the Twin Totem Mobile Home Park where he lives in Glenwood between Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Photographer Chris Pietsch talks about the creation of the photo essay. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Gaurd)Af Gannett

Cynthia Prescott, an associate professor of history at the University of North Dakota and pioneer researcher, talks about discovering pioneer monuments to be a racist project and muses solutions.Af Gannett

While the Father Pioneer has gained plenty of attention, his companion has gone fairly unnoticed. Reporters Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick and Jordyn Brown find out why. [Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Edward Hiatt and Jenn Velez, officials with the Northwest Oregon Interagency Fire Organization in Eugene talk about reburns or rekindles, when fire starts a season later after a wildfire. Four reburns recently sprang up in forest east of Eugene-Springfield burned last year in the 11,555-acre Terwilliger Fire. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]…

Andony Melathopoulos, pollinator health extension specialist for the state of Oregon, talks about the Oregon Bee Project and its strategic plan to protect bee pollinators. And, he explains how to run a bee petting zoo. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Lane County Circuit Court Judge Josephine "Jodie" Mooney has been appointed to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Here, she discusses the challenges she's faced as a woman.Af Gannett

Edward Hiatt, interagency fire staff officer for the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other agencies in northwest Oregon, explains what a red flag warning means when it comes to wildfire.Af Gannett

Reporter Christian Hill explains what 5G means for Lane County.Af Gannett

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John Stephenson, the lead wolf biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Oregon, explains how he captured trail camera photos of three wolves in the Cascades southeast of Eugene. And the significance of the discovery. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Oregon Department of Forestry spokeswoman Bobbi Doan explains what conditions led to a wildfire starting on the last day of winter in Oregon. The Santiam Park Fire threatened 42 homes as it burned 200 acres. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Scott Oviatt, snow survey supervisor for the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service in Oregon, details on March 11, 2019, what led to a dramatic increase in snowpack over the past month in the state. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

When a juvenile is accused of a sex crime, the path toward adjudication is a long and complicated one. Tim O'Donnell, a deputy district attorney in Marion County's juvenile division, explains what the path looks like from the first allegation to the end of the process. But the victims should not be forgotten in all of this, says the Lane County Sex…

Dustin Bengtson, deputy operations project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Eugene, discusses reservoirs near Eugene and Springfield in Oregon being lower than normal for this time of year. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Oregon Taxi driver Hawk Phillips talks about the unique role cabbies will continue to play in the Eugene-Springfield area.Af Gannett

Go Taxi driver Noah Zuniga talks about the impact of Uber and Lyft on his work.Af Gannett

Anna San Filippo, 9, sums up her feelings about an upcoming trip around the country that she and her family will make in a converted school bus. [Jack Moran/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Friday, Nov. 16 Q&A with Professor and journalist Peter Laufer discussing the content of his 19th book, "Dreaming in Turtle."Af Gannett

There's a reason why Veterans Day is on Nov. 11. Learn about Armistice Day, the precursor to Veterans Day. The day marked the 1918 truce that led to the end of World War I. The Register-Guard went in search of history connected to Lane County and Oregon. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Dylan Darling and Rob Denton recap the big news from Election Day 2018.Af Gannett

Joe Moll has been the executive director of the McKenzie River Trust for 14 years. He discussed the importance of the river to Eugene with The Register-Guard. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Several neighbors of Lance Jacobs called 911 on the morning of Oct. 17 to report his house was on fire. Then, the sound of gunfire could be heard. [Chelsea Deffenbacher/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Recordings from 911 dispatchers detail a shooter's ambush of firefighters responding to an Oct. 17, 2018, house fire on Oakdale Avenue in Springfield, Oregon. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Reporter Alisha Roemeling and digital editor Rob Denton discuss a Register-Guard story from Oct. 28, 2018 on homeless students in Lane County. Photo: At top, Seth Harto, 19, and Rayna Woods, 19, are attending Lane Community College and temporarily living with host families after years of irregular housing. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard)…

Top State Department of Education official Colt Gill holds a press conference Wednesday to discuss the release of state report cards. [Courtesy of Oregon Governor's Office]Af Gannett

Eugene police Chief Chris Skinner describes how the Eugene Police Department will utilize three new video surveillance trailers on Oct. 19, 2018. The day was the first that Eugene police used the trailers, starting on corners in downtown Eugene. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Springfield Police Lt. Scott McKee explains what happened early on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 when fire fighters arrived at a reported house fire on the 500 block of Oakdale Avenue in Springfield. (Rob Denton/The Register-Guard)Af Gannett

Rachelle Hanson of Springfield talks about being bitten by a pit bull-type dog as she walked along G Street on Sept. 22, 2018. [Jack Moran/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Jane DeGroot had a 24 year relationship with Ed Hughes. The two, who never married, agreed when their quality of life was no longer worth living that they wanted to die.Af Gannett

Winnie Barron of Brownsville talks about how an idea to help children in Africa led to the opening of the Makindu Children's Center in Kenya in 1998. The center has helped 18,000 youths over the past 20 years, Barron said.Af Gannett

Mazen Malik, senior economist with the Oregon Legislative Revenue Office, talks about the expectations and realties of the state's recreational marijuana business. The industry has become grown faster than expectations and is on its way to being a $500 million annual industry. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]…

Andy Gitelson, executive direcotr of the Oregon Hellel Foundation, describes how people in the Jewish community at the University of Oregon should react to racial attacks on anyone. [Chelsea Deffenbacher/The Register-Guard]Af Gannett

Eugene defeated Spokane 3-2 on Tuesday to clinch the Northwest League title.Af Gannett

Jordan has the game-winning hit in each of the first two games of the NWL championship series.Af Gannett

Eugene is 4-0 in the postseason and one win away from a championship.Af Gannett