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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A federal judge denied class action status for a Title IX lawsuit against the University of Oregon brought by beach volleyball and club rowing athletes. -
The Springfield School District has announced Shawn Stover, an administrator from North Carolina, as their next superintendent. The School Board unanimously chose Stover for the interim role earlier this week, but they didn’t announce their pick until Friday. -
Later this month, Lane County Commissioners will decide on a strategy to prevent job cuts in their already struggling public safety system. Their options are significantly spending down their reserves to balance the budget, or tapping into a fund that was originally collected to promote tourism. -
A Springfield School District spokesperson said the new superintendent will be announced during the school board’s June 22 meeting. The person chosen will be on a one-year interim contract. -
The Springfield school district will eliminate more than 30 jobs and significantly scale back its Spanish dual immersion program heading into the fall. -
Several business owners at the roundtable, convened by Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, said customers are spending less. Merkley said higher prices are linked to tariffs, inflation and the Iran war. -
The Lane Community College board cut about $4.2 million when it approved its annual budget Wednesday. This comes after months of tense deliberations during which the college’s administration outlined programs and positions that could be cut. -
The Springfield City Council unanimously adopted a payroll tax Monday to help stabilize the city’s long-term finances. -
The Springfield School Board has selected three finalists for interim superintendent. -
The Oregon Coast Humane Society said it confirmed two separate incidents of parvo in the Florence area and is urging local and visiting dog owners to take precautions.
