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Heads Up Heat Lovers: Warm Weather Won't Last

It feels like we’re experiencing a mini-heat wave in parts of Oregon. On Tuesday, record highs were recorded in Portland, Astoria and Newport.

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OSU-Produced Film Documents Decline Of Coral Reefs Worldwide

Filmmakers with Oregon State University followed scientists to the far reaches of the planet to record the global decline of coral reef eco-systems. They’ve produced a feature-length documentary which...

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A Springfield Boy Will Soon Have 3-D Printed Prosthetic Hands Through A...

A Springfield boy will get prosthetic arms and hands thanks to a collaboration between University of Oregon students and advocates for people with disabilities.

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Whooping Cough Cases Reported In 17 Lane County Schools

The number of whooping cough cases continues to rise in Lane County. Now 59 people have been sickened with the highly contagious disease. Public health officials are ramping up outreach efforts to get...

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Lane County Confronts Opioid Crisis With Ted Talk Style Event

Lane county is designated a “high burden” area for overdose, hospitalization and risky prescribing of opioids. Each quarter, there are an average of nine overdose deaths, countywide. Leading experts on...

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Some Students Excluded From Schools During Whooping Cough Outbreak

As of Tuesday, May 22, 2018, there are 91 confirmed cases of whooping cough across five school districts in Lane County. In an effort to quell the outbreak, Public Health departments have ordered...

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Layout And Layoffs: More Changes At The Register-Guard

Changes keep on coming at The Register-Guard, since the newspaper was sold to the holding company- Gatehouse Publishing in January.

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Union Negotiates Contract With New Register-Guard Owner, Seeks Arbitration...

The Eugene Newspaper Guild is a labor organization for journalists and other media workers. Right now, the union is in ongoing contract negotiations with GateHouse publishing, the new owner of The...

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From The Archives: "The Future Of The Newspaper" 2011 Story On The...

KLCC CONTINUES TO COVER THE IMPACT AND CHANGES AT THE REGISTER-GUARD FOLLOWING THE SALE OF THE NEWSPAPER TO GATEHOUSE PUBLISHING. TODAY, WE DUSTED OFF THE FOLLOWING STORY WHICH FIRST AIRED 7 YEARS AGO...

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What Eugene, OR And Columbia, MO Have In Common: GateHouse Media

Longtime readers of the Register-Guard were shocked earlier this year to learn their hometown, family-owned newspaper was sold to GateHouse media. KLCC’s Tiffany Eckert wanted to find out more about...

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Mid-Western Editor's Perspective On A GateHouse Acquisition

Following the January sale, The Register-Guard became a GateHouse paper, now the only one in Oregon. However, the holding corporation owns 10-percent of daily papers nationwide. KLCC’s Tiffany Eckert...

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Mosquito Population Explodes In Many Parts Of Lane County

If mosquitos love the taste of you, this summer may prove a challenge. Lane County Health officials warn a dramatic increase in the blood-sucking insects could lead to a banner year for West Nile and...

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Remember PONG? Interactive Community Event Features Giant PONG Game On Kesey...

KING-PONG interactive art events, sponsored by Eugene Tech, will be a happening at Kesey Square from 8:00-10:00 p.m. on the last Tuesdays of June, July, August and September (June 26, July 24, August...

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A Local Perspective on the SCOTUS Union Ruling

Public sector unions can no longer require non-union workers to pay dues or fees. KLCC got a local perspective on yesterday’s Supreme Court decision.

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PeaceHealth Caregivers Rally Against Administrator Plans To Cut Staff And...

Hundreds of health care professionals rallied outside PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospital in Springfield today. KLCC was there. Nurses, hospital doctors called hospitalists, and service workers joined...

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PeaceHealth Hospital Physicians Protest Plan To Outsource Their Work

Health care professionals representing all major labor unions at PeaceHealth RiverBend and University District hospitals rallied (yesterday) Thursday to stop a plan to outsource physician services,...

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Governor Brown Meets With ACA Patients Under Federal Threat

The Trump administration’s recent attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act has prompted some state leaders to speak out. Oregon Governor Kate Brown met with patients at a health clinic in Eugene...

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OSU-Produced Film Documents Decline Of Coral Reefs Worldwide

Filmmakers with Oregon State University followed scientists to the far reaches of the planet to record the global decline of coral reef eco-systems. They’ve produced a feature-length documentary which...

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A Springfield Boy Will Soon Have 3-D Printed Prosthetic Hands Through A...

A Springfield boy will get prosthetic arms and hands thanks to a collaboration between University of Oregon students and advocates for people with disabilities.

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Whooping Cough Cases Reported In 17 Lane County Schools

The number of whooping cough cases continues to rise in Lane County. Now 59 people have been sickened with the highly contagious disease. Public health officials are ramping up outreach efforts to get...

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