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Transportation emissions are a big part- in Oregon the biggest part- of our climate changing emissions.  One way to make a huge difference- at a large initial cost- is to switch mobility needs from petroleum driven to electrically driven.

The summit of Mount Pisgah east of Eugene is being loved to death. A landscape architecture class at the University of Oregon is looking at ways to accommodate more people while maintaining its integrity. 

Despite a disruptive protest last weekend, the owner of Eugene’s Elk Horn Brewery says business is rebounding.  As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, their work continues on reducing “lawlessness” across the downtown.

While some people are celebrating Valentine’s Day with roses and candy, others are remembering one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. A Eugene playwright has been collaborating with writers nationwide to remember victims of gun violence.

Frequent use of marijuana by young adults may drive up risk-taking. That’s from a new study by Oregon State University.

An Oregon House panel advanced a measure Thursday that would establish building standards for critical infrastructure in tsunami zones.

Eugene 4J school board members are supporting an Oregon senate bill that addresses a state testing policy. The bill would remove certain testing requirements and graduation barriers.

Oregon is number one in the country for marijuana dispensaries per capita. Eugene schools consider how to better accommodate religious holidays. 

Health professionals say despite some reports to the contrary, they’ve not found any actual cases of the novel Coronavirus in Lane County. KLCC’s Tiffany Eckert reports on some preventative protocols in place at Sacred Heart RiverBend Medical Center in Springfield.

An 80-year-old Portland man’s online romance was not only fake, it gave him a broken bank account as well as a broken heart.  As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, authorities warn against Valentine’s Day scammers.

More than 15,000 nominations have been sent to Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s office, for waterways to be placed on the national Wild and Scenic Rivers designation list. 

Oregon State University President Ed Ray used his final State of the University address Tuesday to call for more attention to the basic needs of students.

For cannabis dispensaries, Oregon ranks top nationally for states, with five of its cities in the top 10.

This Saturday, a South Beach resident found a 1,500 pound pile of trash dumped on the beach south of Newport. The debris included hazardous chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine.

White supremacy has made recent local news, between Jeremy Christian’s murder trial in Portland, and the presence of white nationalist groups in rallies across the state.  A special edition of the Oregon Historical Quarterly is out now, that reminds residents that the problem is actually rooted deep in state history.

KLCC’s Brian Bull talked to the journal’s editor, Eliza Canty-Jones. Bull asked how ingrained white supremacy is in Oregon’s settlement.

Amid the larger construction projects in Eugene is a small but impactful building at the corner of 16th and Pearl. The new Midtown Arts Center is a unique mixed-use concept.