Tom Adams

Local & Regional Honor Flight takes World War II veterans to see memorial (Video)

By Tom Adams Published: May 21, 2013 at 10:26 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 10:26 AM PDT

Seventy years after their service in World War II, some Oregon veterans got another kind of homecoming Sunday.

Local & Regional ODOT@100: 'Roads in Oregon were simply improved paths' (Photo Gallery)

By Tom Adams KVAL News with KVAL.com staff Published: May 7, 2013 at 1:08 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 1:08 PM PDT

The first horseless carriage arrived in Oregon in 1899. Early motorists shared the dirt roads with horse-drawn buggies and pack animals. So in 1913, out of the mud came the Oregon State Highway Department, later renamed ODOT in 1969.

Local & Regional Police dogs practice taking a bite out of crime (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News with KVAL.com staff Published: Apr 30, 2013 at 4:48 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2013 at 4:48 PM PDT

Police dogs and their handlers from around Oregon gathered in Springfield on Tuesday for training exercises. Some 130 dogs took part in the training.

Local & Regional From Boston to Pre's Trail, runners react to marathon bombings (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Apr 15, 2013 at 4:32 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 15, 2013 at 6:24 PM PDT

In TrackTown USA, runners on a trail named in honor of the late distance runner Steve Prefontaine and others along the Amazon runing paths favored by beginners and Olympians alike struggled to come to grips with news of what happened.

Local & Regional Clothesline Project: Veterans recover from military sexual trauma (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News with KVAL.com staff Published: Apr 10, 2013 at 3:41 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 10, 2013 at 4:10 PM PDT

The 58 t-shirts on the second floor of the old Federal courthouse are on display, but you may not be allowed to go see them.

Local & Regional Critics take aim at mugshot tabloids (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News with KVAL.com staff Published: Jan 30, 2013 at 4:03 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 1, 2013 at 9:35 AM PDT

His mugshot appears on two websites, even though he hasn't spent a day in jail.

Local & Regional A brother remembered: 'Through his life, it will raise awareness' (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Jan 30, 2013 at 12:08 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 2:58 PM PDT

Family members mourn the loss of paralyzed veteran Michael Mason of Springfield, who was shot by police during an incident triggered by his PTSD

Local & Regional Plane landing in dense fog hits swans: 'OK God, give him wisdom' (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News with KVAL.com staff Published: Jan 22, 2013 at 4:55 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 23, 2013 at 1:24 PM PDT

Officials from Alaska/Horizon Airlines confirmed that their flight 2299 (Seattle, Tacoma to Eugene) struck a bird at around 200 feet in the air, shortly before landing at the EUG airport.

Local & Regional Restoration of Oregon Coast landmark 80 percent complete (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Oct 9, 2012 at 12:13 PM PDT Last Updated: Oct 9, 2012 at 12:13 PM PDT

One of the most photographed landmarks on the West Coast is getting a facelift. Major upgrades are well under way at the Heceta Head Lighthouse.

Local & Regional Tsunami debris a disaster in slow motion (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Jun 21, 2012 at 11:41 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 21, 2012 at 11:41 AM PDT

Shirley Stentz, district manager for state parks, said they take 2 or 3 calls a week about the incoming debris. "We expect this to be one of the slowest delivered emergencies on record," she said.

Local & Regional Like father, like son: 'We're out to replace him' (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Mar 7, 2012 at 7:40 PM PDT Last Updated: Mar 7, 2012 at 7:40 PM PDT

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, faced Republican Art Robinson in November 2010 and likely faces him against this year - if DeFazio beats Robinson's son Matthew for the Democratic nomination to Congress.

Politics 'Anything is better than nothing' (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Feb 24, 2012 at 4:02 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 24, 2012 at 4:07 PM PDT

Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken weighs in on the future of county payments

Business Gluten-free dining options expand in Eugene (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Jan 12, 2012 at 7:59 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 12, 2012 at 7:59 PM PDT

National and local restaurants are adding gluten-free options for diners sensitive to the wheat protein.

Politics Proposal: Dedicate part of county budget to law enforcement (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Feb 24, 2012 at 4:06 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 24, 2012 at 4:06 PM PDT

A citizen group wants to dedicate a percentage of the county budget to keep deputies on the roads and crooks behind bars instead of raising taxes.

Local & Regional DeFazio on BLM lands: Leave some forests alone but log others (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Aug 29, 2011 at 6:14 PM PDT Last Updated: Aug 30, 2011 at 8:31 AM PDT

Congressman Peter DeFazio said it is time to generate more logging revenues off of Bureau of Land Management lands in Oregon, especially as federal payments to timber counties are set to expire.

Local & Regional DeFazio on debt crisis: 'We did not do good for our country' (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Aug 3, 2011 at 2:02 PM PDT Last Updated: Aug 3, 2011 at 5:02 PM PDT

From Gabby Giffords to Monaco Coach, the debt ceiling to tax cuts, Rep. Peter DeFazio had something to say to the press Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011.

Business Hundreds of people at risk in card-skimming scam (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Jun 20, 2011 at 6:38 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 20, 2011 at 6:38 PM PDT

A local credit union recalled hundreds of debit cards and stayed open extra hours over the weekend to help customers cope with the fallout of a massive skimming scam.

Local & Regional OSU Building Boom Rolls On (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Jun 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM PDT

$14-million Student Success Center will address study needs/tutoring for all OSU students, not just student-athletes.

Local & Regional Why was officer shot? 'This appears to be just some random act' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News with KVAL.com staff Published: Apr 25, 2011 at 6:59 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 27, 2011 at 11:55 AM PDT

Like peeling back layers of an onion, investigators are trying to uncover details of the life of 56-year-old Cheryl Kidd, who is charged with the murder of Officer Chris Kilcullen.

Business Oregon's economy continues slow recovery

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Feb 18, 2011 at 7:54 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 18, 2011 at 7:54 PM PDT

The recovery is under way, chances of a double-dip recession are tiny, but Oregonians will have to be patient.

Local & Regional Should electric car owners pay a mileage tax? (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News and KVAL.com staff Published: Feb 2, 2011 at 10:18 AM PDT Last Updated: Feb 2, 2011 at 11:33 AM PDT

OK, electric and hybrid car drivers: if you don't buy gas, you don't pay gas taxes that pay for highway maintenance. Here comes the vehicle road usage charge.

Local & Regional 'If we were to have an earthquake ... it would be a major earthquake' (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Jan 24, 2011 at 7:16 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 26, 2011 at 9:52 AM PDT

Nearly 30,000 Oregon residents have signed up to "drop, cover and hold on" for the Jan. 26 drill

Sports 'Here comes the Tall Firs ... making Oregonians feel good again' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Jan 17, 2011 at 9:49 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 22, 2011 at 6:39 PM PDT

John Dick and his teammates were on the train home to Eugene in March 1939, unaware that the town - and all of Oregon - was ready to celebrate the University of Oregon's win in the first-ever NCAA college basketball tournament.

Sports 'Mac Court can't be moved out of us' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Dec 21, 2010 at 11:05 AM PDT Last Updated: Dec 21, 2010 at 11:27 AM PDT

How do you say goodbye to an old friend, especially if that friend has been in the family for 84 years?

Local & Regional Climate change puts vivid Northwest fall colors in peril (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Nov 2, 2010 at 10:27 AM PDT Last Updated: Nov 2, 2010 at 10:27 AM PDT

An Oregon State scientist says climate change could affect fall foliage.