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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They cited tight finances and the need for formal public review. -
Officials said accreditation, classes, and financial aid will not be impacted. -
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he’s planning to introduce a bill in Congress that is inspired by Oregon’s efforts to prevent corporate takeovers in medicine. -
Lane County officials are exploring whether to locate a waste and recycling diversion facility, the CleanLane project, at Short Mountain Landfill. The group of garbage haulers that helped block the county’s permit for its first-choice location is fighting this site too. -
A Lane County deputy who was arrested last week on child exploitation charges has resigned from the sheriff’s office. -
Rainbow Water District, which serves the outskirts of Springfield, raised rates 7.5% this summer to offset lost Springfield Utility Board revenue and fund new wells to meet federal PFAS limits.
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Several state lawmakers are calling on FEMA to reverse its denial of assistance for two wildfires in eastern and southern Oregon. -
Fire officials in Douglas County are urging the public to avoid starting fires with their vehicles after five were sparked Thursday near a roadway in the Riddle area. -
A Lane County Sheriff’s Deputy is facing child exploitation charges for allegedly exchanging sexually explicit messages with children under the age of 16. -
Douglas County Commissioners passed a resolution last week saying they are not a sanctuary county, and that they support the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Now, as backlash ripples across the state, they’re doubling down.
