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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Voters will have a chance to weigh in this May on increasing their support for the Eugene Public Library. -
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would make threatening a public official aggravated harassment, which is a felony. -
Springfield School District’s top administrator is negotiating his departure from the job after months of turmoil with board members, and criticism from the community. -
This May, voters will be asked to increase the levy that supports Oregon State University’s Lane County Extension services. -
Springfield Public Schools' Board Chair Heather Quaas-Annsa has resigned, citing board dysfunction and concern for her family’s safety. -
The Eugene Water & Electric Board has hired the current leader of the Bonneville Power Administration as its new general manager. -
Top Springfield School District administrators plan to sue district alleging retaliation, defamationTwo top Springfield school administrators intend to sue the district, alleging whistleblower retaliation, defamation and unlawful employment practices.
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The Florence City Council voted Monday to continue their contract with private automatic license plate company Flock Safety. -
The City of Eugene has released a request for proposals for an alternative response program to replace services previously provided by CAHOOTS. -
Lane County Commissioners approved a $280,000 settlement Tuesday with a Florence woman who sued after falling in a county campground.
