
Ryan Haas
Ryan Haas has been with Oregon Public Broadcasting since 2013. His work has won numerous awards, including two National Magazine Award nominations for the podcast "Bundyville." Prior to working at OPB, Haas worked at newspapers in Illinois, Florida, Oregon and the Caribbean.
Latest Stories
‘Hush’ Episode 4: Boogeyman
The Hush team looks at the ways police focused on two men in Sarah Zuber's life and how a true crime trope took police down the wrong path.

‘Hush’ Episode 3: We all fam
As the investigation into Sarah Zuber's death stagnated, community members started to take interest in what went wrong. The involvement from a Facebook group would soon change Columbia County.
‘Hush’ Episode 2: Don’t speak ill of the dead
The tragic death of 18-year-old Sarah Zuber offers a chance to examine the cultural obsession with true crime media. Understanding the tropes of that genre may offer new insight into what happened.
‘The Evergreen’: What happened to Sarah Zuber?
In 2019, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber died 400 feet from her front door in rural Columbia County. To this day, no one — not the police, citizen sleuths, or the local media — has been able to figure out what happened to her.
Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility
The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.
‘Hush’ Episode 1: The last to see her alive
In March 2019, in the wooded hills above the rural river town of Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue what happened to their daughter.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives in Portland for Tuesday visit
The secretary arrived at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland just after noon Tuesday. Portland police officers had blocked off streets and cordoned off observers and protesters.

‘Hush’: Season 2 trailer
Season two of "Hush" covers the case of Sarah Zuber, who died 400 feet from her front door in 2019. Despite living in a small community, police have been unable to figure out what happened to her.
‘The Evergreen’ bonus episode: Jesse Johnson was wrongfully convicted. Now, he’s suing
Jesse Johnson spent 25 years incarcerated for a murder he always insisted he didn’t commit. Two years after his release, he’s suing the state of Oregon and the Salem police detectives who locked him up.
$3 million every 2 months: Salem gets update on drinking water treatment costs
At a City Council meeting Monday, councilors will receive a supplemental report that offers more information on drinking water treatment challenges the city can expect in years to come.