Alex Hasenstab
Alex Hasenstab is a breaking news editor for OPB. She previously worked as a reporter in TV broadcast at KVAL in Eugene and North Coast News in Northern California. She got her degree in journalism from Humboldt State University where she was a member of the women’s volleyball team. She was born and raised in the hot, dry city of Phoenix. She loves music, meeting new people, and her cat Barnacle.
Latest Stories
Oregon could receive more than $20 million in settlement with Juul
The state would receive the settlement over the next decade from a settlement with the E cigarette company, Juul Labs.
As more people hit Columbia River Gorge trails, search and rescue calls flood in
The year has months to go, but already Multnomah County search and rescue teams have responded to more calls than in any of the past five years.
Rain and fall temperatures do not stop fire season
The Oregon Department of Forestry wants to remind Oregonians that even with the transition toward fall weather patterns, fire season is still very much in effect.
Air advisory for central and northeastern Oregon extended until Friday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency extended an air quality advisory Wednesday for Baker, Deschutes, northern Klamath, northern Lake, eastern Lane, Union and Wallowa counties due to smoke from the Cedar Creek fire near Oakridge and the Double Creek fire near Imnaha.
Lessons learned from 2020 helped Oregon avoid another fire disaster
Oregon's fire response has changed since 2020 labor day fires. This weekend's high risk weather put into play, changes that have been made to Oregon emergency response.
Northwest cherry harvest is smallest in 14 years after April storm derailed start
Officials with Northwest Cherries say while August was fruitful, 2022 will go down as one of the Northwest’s smallest crops in years.
Salem’s bike share program dead after vandalism and theft
After just three years, Salem's bike share program, Ride Salem, ended.
OED online upgrades begin with new portal for employers
The Oregon Employment Department has launched an online platform beginning with tools for employers as part of a yearslong modernization plan.
Food cart fires in Portland not considered related
Two separate fires that destroyed food carts in Portland occurred within several days of each other, but investigators say they don't consider them to be related.
Cedar Creek Fire in central Oregon causes trail closures and hazy skies
Part of the Deschutes National Forest is closed due to the Cedar Creek Fire that is burning in the Willamette National Forest.