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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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. -
Lane Transit District is cutting bus fares to $1 a ride and $2 for a day pass from July 1 through August 31 to help riders facing rising costs. -
Advocates warn that organized burglaries targeting Asian American households in the Eugene area are continuing despite recent law enforcement arrests. -
Following a debate over license plate readers, the Eugene City Council is moving to develop a citywide policy to regulate surveillance technology. -
The new Springfield budget, which starts in July, will cut an associate library manager and teen service librarian. The workforce reduction means the library will be closed on Mondays.
