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Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die.
MUSIC OFF CENTRAL WRAPS UP WITH SUMMER GROOVE PARTY BAND
Music Off Central wraps up its 2024 summer concert series on Thursday night. The Summer Groove Party Band will perform on the Central Park stage in Sutherlin at 7:00 p.m. The group is known nationwide for playing the hottest dance hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, top 40 and more.
Coos Watershed Association group nears completion of Kentuck Creek project
The Coos Watershed Association is a nonprofit organization that develops and carries out collaborative watershed rehabilitation projects with interested groups and landowners. Many community members know the Coos Watershed Association for the events they put on throughout the year, but not everyone gets to see the work they do behind the scenes to restore the local watershed. Members of the Coos Watershed Association recently got together with a local landowner...
Secrecy and Data Issues Impede Progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
*Part one of this series detailed the investigation of the disappearance of Wilma Acosta, an unenrolled Pascua Yaqui woman who went missing in Portland in November. Portland police announced Acosta had “suicidal ideations,” despite repeated denials of that claim from Acosta’s family. Experts say such announcements are harmful. Her body was found in January along the Willamette River near Cathedral Park.
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: Valley River Inn renovation nears completion; Eugene changes rules on overnight sleep sites
18 months after a fire, the renovation of the Valley River Inn is nearly complete. Also, the city of Eugene has changed the rules for its overnight sleep sites. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has the weather.
Silver Falls State campground to close through next summer for renovations
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is outlining a list of closures across state parks starting in September to upgrade aging infrastructure. Regionally, beginning Sept. 16, Silver Falls State Park is closing its campground, except cabins 1-10, through June 30 of next year. The parks department is going to replace the B Loop restroom and repave the A Loop. While many campsites will be closed, the park’s trails, day-use areas...
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