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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A years-long restoration project at an iconic bridge on the Oregon coast is complete, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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PeaceHealth says the inpatient rehabilitation unit at the University District hospital will relocate to RiverBend in Springfield on Dec. 15.
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Oregon voters cast their ballot on a variety of issues in the November 2023 election. Here are some results in Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Benton, Douglas and Deschutes Counties.
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Voters have one more week to cast their ballot in the November election.
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Corvallis police say a 22-year-old Cottage Grove man was injured following an explosion at McNary Field, a park on the edge of the Oregon State University campus, Monday afternoon.
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Skies were mostly overcast in western Oregon, but the clouds parted long enough in places for people to get a taste of the annular eclipse.
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The Eugene 4-J School Board appointed a new member at a special meeting Wednesday night.
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Despite a mid-September warm-up, cooler weather is rapidly approaching. And that means social service agencies are looking ahead to the need to provide shelter for unhoused people on cold winter nights.
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Eugene could be electing a new mayor next year.
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The Springfield Police Department said one of its officers was struck by a bullet fired by a suspect Thursday morning.