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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More people are choosing alternative ways to spend the hereafter that include natural burial. A Eugene, Oregon, woman is on a mission to resurrect an old practice for dealing with the dead.
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Lost Lake is a seasonal alpine lake 鈥� just off the Santiam Pass Highway. And it鈥檚 aptly named. Once a year, it disappears. Not by evaporation or seepage. It flows away down a big hole in the lake bed. -
Last week, the Eugene 4-J School District announced initial testing found trace levels of lead in water fixtures in three schools and the district... -
A gay nightclub in central Florida is now the scene of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The tragedy sent shock waves across the nation. Sunday... -
The Oregon Association of Hospitals announced every health system in the state will now provide a cost estimate for any planned procedure. The... -
A self-proclaimed reporter with links to the Malheur Refuge occupation was arrested Friday by the FBI on weapons charges. Michael Ray Emry made his... -
A California couple has donated a valuable lot of land in Roseburg. They鈥檝e asked a local non-profit to develop it for veteran housing. -
Benton County health officials have confirmed an outbreak of norovirus at Oregon State University. -
Oregon鈥檚 water is tested for suspended solids, certain chemicals and heavy metals 鈥� but not for pharmaceuticals. -
The mother of a University of Oregon freshman who died last February has filed a lawsuit against PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center. The suit claim... -
Within hours of the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College, a fund was created with donations to help the victims. More than $650,000 dollars have... -
A growing number of Lane County individuals and families who work --are still unable to afford the basic necessities to live. A United Way study called ...
