Chris Lehman
KLCC News DirectorChris Lehman is KLCC's News Director.
Chris Lehman has been reporting on Oregon issues since 2006. He joined the KLCC news department in December 2018 and became News Director in March 2023. Chris was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and graduated from Temple University with a degree in journalism. His public broadcasting career includes stops in Louisiana and Illinois. Chris has filed for national programs including “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.”
Chris has been to all 50 states and every Canadian province. He’s also traveled abroad extensively, though his current favorite place to be is at home with his wife, three children, and a handful of backyard chickens.
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From the months-long debate over Flock cameras to the end of CAHOOTS crisis services in Eugene, KLCC reviews some of the area's top stories in 2025. -
Most parts of Oregon avoided serious flooding as a result of Thursday's atmospheric river. A new round of snow is headed for the Cascades. -
Another in a series of windy, rainy storms moved into western Oregon on Thursday, bringing a new round of power outages and concerns over flooding. -
The slide shut down Oregon Highway 229 about 10 miles north of Siletz. -
Both cities made the announcement in press releases issued Friday evening. -
Eugene Police say they shot and injured a man Wednesday who they say was threatening people with a shotgun. -
The Lane County District Attorney said Tuesday that a Springfield police officer who shot and killed a man in July was justified in using deadly force. -
According to the Deschutes County Sheriff, four residences were destroyed and one was damaged. -
Crews responded to several new wildfires in southeast Lane and eastern Douglas Counties Sunday after a series of thunderstorms rolled through.
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The blaze started Thursday evening and has grown to more than 18,000 acres.
