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...
View ArticleSome 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...
View ArticleLayout 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.
View ArticleUnion 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...
View ArticleFrom 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleMid-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...
View ArticleMosquito 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...
View ArticleRemember 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...
View ArticleA 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.
View ArticlePeaceHealth Caregivers Rally Against Interim CEO’s Plans To Cut Staff And...
Hundreds of health care professionals rallied outside PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospital in Springfield Thursday.
View ArticlePeaceHealth Hospital Physicians Protest Plan To Outsource Their Work
Health care professionals representing all major labor unions at PeaceHealth RiverBend and University District hospitals rallied Thursday to stop a plan to outsource physician services, increase shift...
View ArticleGovernor 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...
View ArticleSuper-Size It: Eugene Techies Haul Out Giant Controller Inspired By Old...
A group of artists, musicians and tech-types have transformed an old-school video game into a larger-than-life, interactive experience in downtown Eugene. At sundown, on every last Tuesday of summer...
View ArticleWildfire Smoke And Particles Choke Southern Oregon Communities
Nine major wildfires continue to produce new smoke and spew particulates, making air quality in Southern Oregon the *worst in the nation.
View ArticleOregon Farmer's Markets Won't Turn Away SNAP Shoppers
The Oregon Food Bank has funded a fix for what could have been a loss of access for low-income people to farmer’s markets in the state.
View ArticleOSU Approves New Online Bachelor Program For Nursing
The Board of Trustees of Oregon State University has approved a new program- at their OSU-Cascades Branch- for licensed registered nurses to get a Bachelor of Science degree—online. The program is...
View ArticleEugene Astrologer Feels Blessed Dispite Terminal Diagnosis
For over 35 years, Johanna Mitchell has practiced astrology in Eugene. One tradition is to give a public talk with an astrological preview of the coming yea r. But now, a terminal disease is beginning...
View ArticleTerwilliger Fire Grows To More Than 1,200 Acres, One Percent Contained
The Terwilliger Fire in the Willamette National Forest has grown to 1,200 acres as of Wednesday morning. Fire officials report containment is currently at 1%. Windy conditions are expected to continue,...
View ArticleInfrared Confirms Terwilliger Fire Is Far Larger Than Thought
The Terwilliger Fire off Highway 126 near Blue River is now burning more than 1,200 acres and is 1% contained. Smoky conditions limited crews’ ability to determine the exact perimeter of the fire until...
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