April Ehrlich
April Ehrlich began freelancing for Jefferson Public Radio in the fall of 2016, and then officially joined the team as its Morning Edition Host and a Jefferson Exchange producer in August 2017.
She previously worked as a reporter for the Roseburg News-Review, where she covered city government and housing. Before that, she covered the oil and gas industry and local government on the Oregon-Idaho border.
April served a two-year stint with AmeriCorps, where she worked with nonprofits helping low-income communities in rural Oregon. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English at Cal-State University, Fullerton, where she worked as an editor for the campus paper.
When she is not at work or napping between shifts, April is likely hiking through nearby forests with a rambunctious border collie, or reading fiction at home with her two favorite cats.
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A legal complaint filed in district court Monday says “several eyewitnesses” saw sparks coming from a Union Pacific locomotive, sparking flames in nearby brush. -
The Trump administration hasn’t renewed a critical grant that helps fund local disaster response, leaving Oregon counties and tribal governments vulnerable ahead of a potentially active wildfire season. -
Last week, Oregon lawmakers passed Senate Bill 726. Once signed by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, it will require the Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County to expand its system for monitoring methane releases. -
The park’s superintendent, Kevin Heatley, resigned from overseeing Oregon’s only national park on Friday, citing cuts to parks’ staff. -
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced new details about the state’s investments in conservation work --- using money from a lawsuit against Monsanto. -
The summertime permitting system is meant to ease crowding at Oregon’s tallest waterfall. But the permits can be a little confusing for new visitors. -
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On April 8, DEQ warned its staff not to click a link in a press release it had sent a week earlier, according to an email obtained by OPB. But DEQ didn’t share the same warning with media organizations, nonprofits or other people who were signed up to receive its news alerts. -
Oregon wildlife officials counted more gray wolves than ever last winter, a promising sign for the federally endangered species. -
PacifiCorp has filed a long-awaited appeal to a class action ruling that has so far awarded millions of dollars to people harmed by wildfires in 2020.
