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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Some people who got caught up in a series of lengthy traffic jams along I-5 south of Eugene this week probably wish they’d have stayed home.
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Tens of thousands of people in the Willamette Valley and the central Oregon coast remained without power Sunday afternoon after a devastating ice storm hit the region Saturday.
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The City of Newport declared an Emergency on Saturday evening due to impacts from the winter storm that swept much of the region.
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As winter weather envelops much of Oregon, the City of Eugene has declared a "snow/ice emergency."
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Continued threats kept Eugene 4J schools on edge Thursday.
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Oregon State University’s football season came to an end Friday afternoon in El Paso, Texas.
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The Oregon State football team is in El Paso, Texas to prepare for Friday’s Sun Bowl match-up against Notre Dame.
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Oregon State University announced Saturday that its head football coach, Jonathan Smith, is stepping down from his role in order to take the head coaching position at Michigan State.
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Eugene air travelers will have another new destination to choose from next summer.