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Love Cross/KLCCPeaceHealth has announced plans to outsource its information technology services to a provider based in India. -
Kindred MattersOn this edition, we talk with Tia Nordstrand, who runs Kindred Matters a state-wide nonprofit that helps siblings separated by the foster care system to maintain connection through programs and camps that unite these kids for weekends and summers. We also talk to KLCC reporters Julia Boboc and Hannah Bush about helping animals through wildfire and new upgrades at the Cascades Raptor Center.
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State environmental regulators warn unhealthy air conditions could persist through the week. -
On this edition we talk with Travis Brouwer, Deputy Director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, about how fuel efficient cars and electric vehicles are reducing gas taxes that pay for road repairs and bridge construction. The agency is looking at new ways to fund projects as more and more people convert to EV's in the state. -
It comes after a patient with dementia and Parkinson’s disease went missing from the facility and was found dead three days later. -
The Red Cross and Bloodworks Northwest face emergency summer shortages, offering incentives like Lane County Fair passes and movie tickets to boost local donations. -
Oregon health officials have recorded a handful of verified cases of a parasitic intestinal illness in the state over the past two months, as outbreaks involving the disease continue to grow in other parts of the country.
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The Oregon Health Authority has launched new nutrition benefits for Oregon Health Plan members with chronic conditions to help improve food security. -
The organization sought a broader injunction over an exemption for “religious employers” but the judge’s ruling was limited in scope. -
On this edition, we talk with Kathryn Catherwood and Jeffry Hall of the Lane County Amateur Radio Emergency Service about the vital role amateur radio will play in communications during a community-wide emergency. We also check in with a former guest, local school teacher Tanner Faris on his attempt to become the fastest cyclist from Canada to Mexico. -
Lane County announced significant budget reductions to community health centers as federal healthcare cuts approved by Congress in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, or H.R.1, go into effect. -
An aging population, lack of rural treatment and health care, low alcohol taxes, and a pervasive drinking culture all contribute to the high death rates.
