
Meagan Cuthill
Meagan Cuthill is OPB's digital coordinating editor. She joined OPB's digital team in September 2021. She previously worked at FOX 12 Oregon for four and a half years, getting up dark and early for the weekday morning digital news shift. While there, she wrote stories on an array of topics including Oregon’s historic 2020 wildfires, the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response and the unforgettable hagfish truck rollover of 2017 on Highway 101.
During her time at FOX 12, she was part of the team awarded “Best Digital Presence” from The Associated Press Television and Radio Association for markets 1-50 in 2017.
Cuthill is a born and raised Washingtonian who grew up in a suburb of Seattle. She left the Pacific Northwest to earn her dual bachelor’s degrees in politics and media studies from the University of San Francisco. After graduating, she returned to best corner of the U.S. and has called Oregon home since 2014. In her spare time, she enjoys the great outdoors and indoor bar trivia.
Latest Stories

Portland’s JinJu Patisserie, Willamette Valley chef win James Beard Awards
The most outstanding bakery in the United States is JinJu Patisserie in Portland, and the best chef in the Northwest and Pacific region is in a small town in the Willamette Valley.

Oregon’s Cole Escola makes history as first nonbinary Tony winner for lead actor in a play
While an acclaimed show on Broadway exclaims “Oh, Mary!”, a takeaway from Sunday night’s Tony Awards in New York City is “Oh, Cole!”
Inside Oregon’s dominance at making freeze-dried food
From a leader in backpacking meals to entrepreneurs putting their spin on the market, Oregon is a hub for freeze-dried food.

Want to preserve your own food? These Oregon volunteers can help
Gardens grow flush in Oregon's warmer harvest months; meanwhile, preserved food can be enjoyed anytime. Volunteers in an Oregon State University program offer helpful tips for those looking to preserve their own food.

Oregon crews arrive in Southern California to aid wildfire response
Strike teams deployed from Oregon have made it to the Los Angeles area to assist with the largest wildfires burning there.
Oregon’s sparkling wine scene is popping locally — and beyond
While Oregon remains mostly known for pinot noir, more than 100 wineries make sparkling wines in the Willamette Valley alone. And a ballooning interest in Oregon-made bubbles doesn’t look like it’ll burst anytime soon.
Wildfires in Oregon: Progress against Durkee Fire while blazes grow elsewhere
More than a million acres have burned so far in Oregon’s wildfire season. As August gets underway, here’s an overview of some active blazes.

What to know about Oregon wildfires and weekend heat
High temperatures are in the forecast along the Interstate 5 corridor, the Willamette Valley and in central and eastern Oregon. More than a quarter million acres across multiple counties in eastern Oregon are ablaze with wildfires, and that could mean smoke and haze, especially in central and northeastern Oregon.
Large wildfires already burning in Oregon as heat wave increases fire danger
Between the start of fire season in June and late last week, the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon and Washington has recorded 100 human-caused fires.
Most of Oregon and SW Washington under excessive heat alerts
High temperatures in the triple-digits are likely in many areas of Oregon and Southwest Washington, and overnight temperatures in some areas could remain above 70.