Tiffany Eckert
ReporterTiffany joined the KLCC News team in 2007. She studied journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has worked in a variety of media including television and daily print news. For KLCC, Tiffany reports on health care, social justice and local/regional news. She has won awards from Oregon Associated Press, PRNDI, and Education Writers Association.
When not tracking down a story, Tiffany spends time growing food and flowers, traveling, singing, and having fun with her family and friends.
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Economy & BusinessA non-profit aimed at boosting entrepreneurship in the Eugene/Springfield area has partnered with a well-known child development agency to provide childcare to women starting their own companies. -
Research at Oregon State University has resulted in a breakthrough discovery. Compounds in a widely-known plant have the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.
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For weeks, Lane County has been averaging around 525 new coronavirus cases a day-- with a few explosive exceptions. On Wednesday, Public Health reported an apparent leveling of the case trajectory.
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In response to the Omicron surge, the University of Oregon’s COVID-19 Monitoring and Assessment Program, or MAP, has begun offering free testing to people with mild viral symptoms. KLCC visited the outdoor testing site, which operates safely from an unlikely spot on the campus.
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The University of Oregon’s COVID-19 Monitoring and Assessment Program -or MAP -has long been providing testing opportunities for asymptomatic Lane County residents. Now, in the midst of the Omicron surge-- the program has expanded to offer free tests to people experiencing mild viral symptoms.
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Preparing for a potential surge in COVID-19 patient admissions, Oregon Health Authority on Friday provided the state’s hospitals with an interim crisis care tool.
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The Omicron surge and holiday travel have led to a spike in demand for COVID-19 testing throughout Oregon. Long lines are a current reality at many test locations in Lane County. But there are options.
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An Oregon State University professor’s recent op-ed in the Washington Post draws uncanny parallels between the 1918 flu pandemic and the one we’re struggling through today.
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Based on data from the Oregon Health Authority, the Omicron variant is here and fueling a record-breaking surge in new COVID-19 cases.
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Oregon’s foreclosure moratorium ends December 31. Beginning in January, homeowners who used this protection may be expected to resume mortgage payments and catch up on those missed.
