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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A shortage of face masks and protective gear for hospital workers has led to a surge of mask-making efforts throughout the country. One group of… -
Age and poverty make Douglas County one of the areas with the greatest risk of becoming overburdened by the coronavirus, according to federal health… -
Animal shelters rely on volunteers for much of their staffing. So when those volunteers need to stay home, what can shelters do with their dogs and cats?… -
The American Red Cross says it’s facing severe blood shortages because of blood drive cancellations during the coronavirus pandemic.Even with a statewide… -
Panicked shoppers have just about cleared all the store shelves of toilet paper in Redding because of the coronavirus pandemic.Now people are having to… -
A winter storm in southern Oregon brought temperatures down into the 20s this week, causing people to seek shelter in emergency winter centers.But when… -
While the coronavirus pandemic has hit small businesses hard, Gov. Kate Brown’s statewide closure of dine-in restaurants could provide some help.Many… -
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has suspended outside visitors to its jail, including inmates’ attorneys.Sgt. Mike Moran says the visitation… -
As coronavirus effects expand, we'll work to take time at the beginning of each day's Exchange to catch up on local effects with JPR reporters. Here,… -
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced Thursday that it’s cancelling all performances until April 8.The company made the decision following Gov. Kate… -
UPDATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 11:30 a.m. ... Health officials have now confirmed four presumptive cases of the coronavirus in Southern Oregon, including… -
A recent state report singled out Southern Oregon University as being financially unstable, but university officials say that report is based on unfair…
