April Ehrlich
April Ehrlich is a breaking news editor at OPB, after joining the weekend news editor in November 2021. She spent the previous three years working at Jefferson Public Radio in Southern Oregon, where she was a reporter, show producer, and radio host. While there, she focused much of her reporting on wildfire coverage, including an investigation with NPR into federal disaster assistance programs and how they routinely fail people in marginalized groups.
April’s reporting has won numerous Public Media Journalists Association awards and regional Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as a national Murrow.
April grew up in the suburbs near Los Angeles. She found her passion for journalism as a teenager at her high school paper, and went on to work for campus papers at Golden West College and Cal-State University, Fullerton. Shortly after graduating, she became a full-time volunteer with AmeriCorps in St. Helens, Oregon, and Portland. She then worked as a reporter in Ontario in Eastern Oregon, as well as Roseburg and Ashland in Southern Oregon.
Latest Stories
Oregon hunters advised to test deer, elk meat for disease
Chronic wasting disease has yet to be found in Oregon, though it could make its way here soon.
Invasive oak borer beetle worries Oregon forestry officials
The Mediterranean oak borer is native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. The insect tunnels beneath a tree’s bark, carrying with it a fungus that grows within the tree and blocks trees’ ability to take in water and nutrients.
Oregon mussels died at alarming rates this summer. Researchers don’t know why
The sudden mussel die-off seems to be happening mostly along the Pacific Northwest coast.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Multnomah County’s ban on flavored tobacco products
A state circuit court judge ruled in favor of Multnomah County in a lawsuit over its ordinance banning the retail sale of flavored tobacco products.
Oregon, Washington gas prices likely to jump still higher ahead of holiday weekend
West Coast states continue to have the highest average gas prices in the country.
Montana youth climate lawsuit could benefit federal case in Oregon, though not directly
Sixteen young plaintiffs in Montana earlier this week successfully sued to overturn a state law they said violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment. A similar federal suit is underway in Oregon.
Biologists research why high number of common murres die along Oregon’s coast
State researchers say they're finding a large number of sick or dying seabirds. They say a warming ocean could be to blame.
More than half of Oregon in drought during wildfires, heat waves
More than half of Oregon is experiencing moderate to severe drought, according to a state report released Monday.
Amazon’s subsea cable gets approval, but Oregon leaders want more regulation
Amazon's fiber optic cable will run from Singapore and Guam to Oregon's coastline, then travel underground to Hillsboro.
Washington County sheriff’s deputy released from hospital, two weeks after shooting
Deputy Chuck Dozé returned home Tuesday, just over two weeks after the shooting in Tualatin.