 | Nearly seven years after deadly crash, family reacts to safety improvements coming to Highway 126
ODOT has announced a major project for a section of Highway 126, part of which includes the addition of cable median barriers, something the Cummings family has been asking for, for a long time. Video
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 | Major paving project planned for Highway 126
ODOT plans to repave more than six miles of Highway 126. Work will begin late May or early June. Video
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 | Fallen tree blocks McKenzie Highway
Traffic was shut down for several hours early Wednesday morning and then delayed a few hours longer after a large tree fell across the entire roadway on Oregon Highway 126 about eleven miles east of Vida.
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 | Longtime McKenzie River pizza restaurant "Ike's" to reopen
After closing its doors for the first time in more than 30 years, good news for a longtime pizza restaurant along the McKenzie River. Video
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 | Heavy rains bring flooding & landslides to Oregon coastal range
Heavy rains are bringing high water to the Oregon Coast, bringing excess water above the riverbanks and problems on the hillsides. Video
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| Highway 126 Forum
ODOT is gathering comments, opinions and ideas for improvements to Highway 126 in the Fern Ridge Corridor between Eugene and Veneta.
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 | Officer Kilcullen roadside memorial retired as new permanent tributes move forward
A community-led roadside memorial that sprung up after the death of Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen is now a memory as tributes to the fallen Officer move in a new direction. Video
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 | Rural Lane County, Swisshome-area road remains closed after washout
Recent Earth-soaking rains have left some major damage along a small country road in Lane County that links two coastal highways together. Video
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 | Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Highway signs unveiled, dedicated
Unveiling an honor Saturday, Highway 126 through Eugene-Springfield has a new name in remembrance of fallen Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen. Video
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 | Veneta meat packing company loses 5 cows to crashes on Highway 126
Five cows are dead and three vehicles are significantly damaged after a herd escaped from a local meat processor and got on to Highway 126 early Saturday morning, an incident that the owner believes is suspicious. Video
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