Chris M Lehman
News DirectorChris 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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Protesters took to streets and sidewalks in Oregon Saturday, in the latest round of nationwide demonstrations against the Trump administration. -
Bill Morrisette, the former mayor of Springfield who also spent many years in the Oregon legislature, has passed away. -
White Bird’s CAHOOTS program, which provides services to people in crisis, will no longer serve the city of Eugene. -
University of Oregon faculty have ratified a collective bargaining agreement, officially taking a strike off the table. -
Heavy rain caused several rivers to rise to worrisome levels Sunday, as some school districts announced they would be closed Monday due to ongoing concerns. -
A crowd of business and political leaders gathered just north of Albany on Thursday to hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new mass timber manufacturing facility. -
The Eugene 4J School District announced Wednesday that it’s joined a federal lawsuit that aims to block new federal guidance over diversity efforts at educational institutions. -
Many Willamette Valley students enjoyed a snow day, and some ventured out for a day of wintertime fun. -
The sudden resignation of a Roseburg city councilor has prompted the city’s mayor to launch an investigation. -
Starting May 15, Alaska Airlines will fly twice daily from Eugene to Portland, a city located at the opposite end of the Willamette Valley from Eugene.
