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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The bill comes after cities across Oregon, including Eugene and Springfield, contracted with private companies that operate networks of cameras that photograph vehicles and store the images in a searchable database. -
The bill was proposed after the murder of a Colorado woman who's husband was stalking her online. -
The small city is among 114 governments across Oregon that is behind on audits, according to a Secretary of State report. -
Long-time Eugene City Council member Alan Zelenka says he will not run for reelection.
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The Springfield School Board unanimously chose the former top administrator of the Mapleton School District as its acting superintendent on Monday. -
Lane Transit District's new project restores some service to rural South Lane County, and adds the Highway 36 corridor and the Mohawk Valley. -
Springfield’s School Board deadlocked Friday night over who to choose as acting superintendent for the rest of the school year. The failure to appoint a temporary leader comes after months of discord between school board members, the community, and the district’s administration. -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has asked President Donald Trump to declare an emergency for nine counties impacted by December storm damage. -
Oregon’s public health officials are urging families to get vaccinated after measles was detected in the wastewater of six Oregon counties. -
Oregon lawmakers are advancing legislation that would set ground rules for automatic license plate reader technology.
