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New website promotes local protests, including Amazon, Whole Foods boycott

Huckleberry: Amazon is a prime driver of ICE's deportations, by providing ICE with data storage services. They're helping expand the growth of their surveillance data accumulation, arrest, imprisonment, and deportation of immigrants. Presenter: One of the groups helping to organize the nationwide No Kings rally Oct....
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House fire across from UO residence hall

Emergency officials responded to a “house fire” call across from Kalapuya Ilihi early Saturday morning. The fire was located on the corner of Moss Street and East 17th Avenue. At least five Eugene-Springfield Fire department engines and half a dozen other emergency services vehicles were on site. Officials...
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Pacific Source in Springfield to lay off 56 workers by year-end, state office reports

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Pacific Source in Springfield is laying off employees at the end of the year. Oregon's Office of Workforce Investments / Higher Education Coordinating Commission received the notice Sept. 25. The state office says this is a large layoff and will occur on Dec. 31, 2025. The...
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PacificSource notifies state about planned layoffs in Lane County

PacificSource is preparing to lay off 56 Springfield-based employees as it unwinds its work providing Medicaid coverage for Lane County residents, according to a public notice the company filed with the state. The layoffs will take effect Dec. 31, and are a permanent reduction of the company’s workforce,...
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Kendall Kids Corner: Respect and Consent

Build a family culture rooted in respect and consent. If someone says “No” or “Stop” - listen to them. Hugs and kisses should always be optional. And tell an adult if something makes you feel uncomfortable. Body Safe Rules are a good way to teach kids about privacy, respect and personal space.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Bulk Handling Systems

We take an inside look at Bulk Handling System’s Danebo Avenue facility where advanced machinery is used to reduce waste that ends up in local landfills.
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EWEB, others practice protecting Eugene’s sole drinking water source

Nobody wants oil or hazardous contaminants in their water, and if a spill were to happen in the McKenzie River , residents would have reason to be concerned. That’s why the Eugene Water & Electric Board hosted around 50 utility workers, first responders, watershed scientists and environmental agency partners at its...
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Dan Lanning drills down to the big question for the Ducks

On Thursday Dan Lanning sat down for a one-on-one interview with John Canzano of "The Bald-Faced Truth."
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Lane County, OR – Police Alert: Deputies complete 40-Hour Crisis Intervention Training

Springfield, OR – Dozens of Lane County law enforcement officers completed a 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training this week, part of a regional effort to improve police response to individuals experiencing mental health crises. According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, the training was held at the...
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Oregon Health Authority to allow Trillium to take over serving Lane County PacificSource members

The Oregon Health Authority says insurer Trillium will take over 90,000 low-income patients served by PacificSource in Lane County. Springfield-based PacificSource announced last month it would not renew Lane County’s Medicaid contract, citing financial losses and low rates. In Oregon, private companies contract with...

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