We talk with Eva Williams and Coleen Smith of Willamette Family about the expansion of treatment services for substance abuse, highlighting the new Buckley House. The expansion is funded by a $4 million investment from the state, increasing detox beds from 22 to 35 in the community.

Lane County is looking to open a new clinic in Florence to help treat opioid addiction.

A new collaboration between PeaceHealth, Eugene transitional housing community Everyone Village and other groups will provide 10 recovery cottages and a clinic for people without a safe place to go after surgery.

A low-income veterinary clinic in Pleasant Hill plans to shut down at the end of this month unless it can locate more funding.

Lane Community College has announced that its Licensed Practical Nursing program will close this year, impacting nearly 40 hopeful applicants on track to become front line caregivers.

Two Eugene women worked to get the law passed in honor of their late mothers, who were in memory care.

It’s been nearly two months since CAHOOTS, Eugene’s groundbreaking street response program, shut down in the city after decades of service. Now, community members and former crisis workers are trying to bring the program back.

The South Willamette Valley is experiencing very high pollen counts with the sunny windy weather Sunday and today.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced plans to drop recommendations for pregnant women and healthy children to get COVID-19 vaccines. The decision has Lane County’s Senior Public Health Officer noting some discrepancies.

Oregon Coast Community College in Newport has been approved to offer its own four-year accredited degree in nursing. The opportunity comes at a time when demand for nurses is high, particularly in rural places.