Rebecca Hansen-White
ReporterRebecca Hansen-White joined the KLCC News Department in November 2023. She started her journalism career in print, first as an editorial assistant at her hometown paper, The Dayton Chronicle in Southeast Washington. She spent the 2017 legislative session at the Washington Statehouse as a correspondent for The Columbia Basin Herald newspaper. She moved to The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane in 2018, covering local government and criminal justice issues. She started her public radio career in 2021 as a reporter, and fill-in host for Spokane Public Radio where she covered healthcare, rural communities and environmental issues.
Rebecca studied journalism and political science at Washington State University and enjoys collecting vintage records, and spending time with her husband and cat Iris.
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Springfield School District's interim superintendent hopes to build trust, common ground in new roleSpringfield Public Schools new interim superintendent, Shawn Stover, says he’s focused on listening, and bringing the district together. Stover is the third person to hold that job this year after budget cuts, and discord at the district’s top levels. Stover sat down with KLCC to share his hopes for the school year. -
Douglas County Commissioners adopted a resolution Wednesday saying they do not consider themselves a sanctuary county, and expressing support for the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The statement was strongly supported by the Sheriff. -
Junction City is weighing a 90-day trial of Flock license plate cameras, sparking civil liberty concerns after Eugene and Springfield recently cut ties with the company. -
Lane County commissioners unanimously voted to raise building fees by 9.5% starting Sept. 1, adding about $820 to the cost of a typical new home. -
Eugene Springfield Fire will separate into two fire departments, ending their 16-year-long consolidation. -
Two additional Springfield Public School administrators may sue the district, accusing board members of creating a hostile work environment and retaliating against them. -
UO’s methane boilers are the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in Eugene. The decision means the university can use student building fee debt capacity to get a loan if it moves forward with the project. -
Two members of Oregon’s Congressional delegation who strongly supported a massive housing bill recently passed by Congress say they’re furious that President Trump will not sign the legislation. -
Lane County announced significant budget reductions to community health centers as federal healthcare cuts approved by Congress in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, or H.R.1, go into effect. -
Lane County commissioners voted 4-1 to pull from financial reserves for rural sheriff patrols and courthouse upgrades, backing away from a controversial plan to use lodging taxes.
