Tiffany Eckert
Tiffany 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.
Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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The Terwilliger Fire in the Willamette National Forest doubled in size. It is now over 3,200 acres and 1% contained. Officials report the fire has... -
The Trump administration鈥檚 recent attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act has prompted some state leaders to speak out. Oregon Governor Kate Brown... -
Health care professionals representing all major labor unions at PeaceHealth RiverBend and University District hospitals rallied Thursday to stop a plan... -
Hundreds of health care professionals rallied outside PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospital in Springfield Thursday. -
As of Tuesday, May 22, 2018, there are 91 confirmed cases of whooping cough across five school districts in Lane County. In an effort to quell the... -
The number of whooping cough cases continues to rise in Lane County. Now 59 people have been sickened with the highly contagious disease. Public health... -
Filmmakers with Oregon State University followed scientists to the far reaches of the planet to record the global decline of coral reef eco-systems.... -
An influx of patients with the flu is putting pressure on medical staff. Hospital systems in many parts of Oregon are currently operating at full...
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Although the newspaper鈥檚 sale to Gatehouse Media is still pending, Register Guard employees have been asked to re-apply for their jobs. As KLCC鈥檚... -
Following an outbreak of the deadly Meningococcal B disease, Oregon State University instituted a vaccination requirement policy. Students who do not... -
The founders of a non-profit horse rescue organization near Eugene recently sent a plea to the public for help. They say they will be forced to close... -
Three months after launching the new EmX bus line in west Eugene, Lane Transit District reports initial numbers for ridership and route connections are ...
