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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The suicide rate in Lane County is 65-percent greater than the national average. That’s according to a report released Tuesday by Lane County Public Health. -
For the last few weeks, Springfield Police have been investigating incidents of antisemitic messaging left in Ziploc bags along the streets and sidewalks of Thurston.
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With the Biden administration’s announcement that it will end America’s COVID-19 emergency declarations in May, public health agencies are taking stock.
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Surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v Wade, the FBI saw an uptick in reports of violent attacks against anti-abortion organizations. Three arsons in Oregon are currently under investigation.
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The final two stretches of Oregon’s coast will open for commercial Dungeness crab fishing this week. But there may be some restrictions.
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Lane County Public Health announced it’s launched Oregon’s first fentanyl awareness campaign—meant to counteract the scourge of overdoses and deaths from the powerful opioid.
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For years, residents in some north Eugene neighborhoods have complained about a disturbing buzzing noise coming from a wood laminating plant. On Monday, the City Council voted to amend the code for commercial and industrial noise to include low-frequency sounds.
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Falls are the most common type of unintentional injury in the U.S. and the leading cause of accidental death. In winter, “slip and falls” increase—but older Oregonians are at risk of taking a serious fall throughout the year.
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LP Giobbi is finally coming home to play. The electronic music producer/DJ/ keyboardist is a one-woman jam band who often mixes ecstatic dance beats with old-school rock or classic jazz instrumentation—offering something for everyone on the dance floor. She toured the globe last year-- but has never performed in her hometown of Eugene, until now.
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A new policy took effect nationwide Thursday, allowing veterans in suicidal crisis to go to any health care facility for emergency treatment—for free. But there's some concern over how Oregon vets can get emergency care benefits in the midst of a mental health workforce shortage.
