Eugene School District 4J school choice period for 2012–13 is underway.

Families can enroll in their neighborhood school at any time. For those interested in enrolling in a different 4J school for 2012–13, now is the time to learn more and submit a school choice request form. Requests are accepted in an order determined by lottery.

Due to a blown transformer, there is a wide spread power outage in the downtown and campus areas. 

Traffic signals are affected.

Motorists should be cautious and expect delays. 

Power is not expected to be restored to the area until approximately 1 p.m. at the earliest.

EUGENE, Ore. - Two people lost their homes in a fire Monday at a downtown apartment complex.

No one was home when the fire broke out at the Brookstone Apartments.

Firefighters responded around 11:46 a.m. after neighbors reported billowing smoke.

Firefighters had trouble accessing the scene due to a crowd that gathered to watch the building burn.

Crews blocked West 8th Avenue at the corner of Lawrence Street for over an hour to give firefighters room to work.

They knocked down the flames and kept the fire from spreading to other units.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.