April Ehrlich
Oregon Public BroadcastingApril Ehrlich is JPR content partner at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a regional reporter at Jefferson Public Radio where she won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for her reporting on the impacts of wildfires on marginalized groups. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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Southern Oregon has seen record-breaking levels of wildfire smoke in recent years, leaving residents wondering what the future holds for the region. -
Student homelessness in the Phoenix-Talent School District more than doubled after the Almeda Fire destroyed thousands of homes last year. -
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland announced its 2022 season lineup Thursday, as well as a significant drop in ticket prices. -
County leaders in Southern Oregon continue to oppose the state’s COVID-19 health measures, even after a massive surge of cases and deaths in the region. -
A new state map shows which buildings in Shasta County have been damaged or destroyed by the Fawn Fire so far. -
A new wildfire hazard tool developed by a national lab could be integrated into the state of California’s fire codes. -
The Grants Pass-based coffee chain Dutch Bros has had a wildly successful first couple of days on Wall Street. -
The Grants Pass-based coffee chain Dutch Bros plans to go public, which could turn one of its founders into a billionaire. -
A major health clinic in Douglas County is promoting misinformation about the coronavirus just as the region is experiencing a massive surge of patients that have filled intensive care units beyond capacity. -
The ongoing pandemic interrupted the biggest commemoration event planned for the first anniversary of the Almeda and South Obenchain Fires. So, people are remembering the fires in their own ways. -
A group of Oregon physicians is calling on Oregonians to take safety precautions if they’re planning events this Labor Day weekend. -
Southern Oregon University announced it’s moving back to remote learning for the first few weeks of the Fall term because hospitals in the region are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients.
