I have reported everything from breaking news to magazine features for digital and print publications throughout the country.
Hotels for those left unhoused by wildfires
As climate change ratchets up wildfire intensity, an Oregon program provides a step toward home — High Country News, republished by The Atlantic and Mother Jones
This city reduced homelessness to near-zero, thanks to big data
Collecting personal information helps identify specific needs — in Bakersfield, California and elsewhere — Experience Magazine, a Northeastern University publication
How ‘Match.com for roommates’ could save seniors from homelessness
Web services like Silvernest pair priced-out renters with financially struggling homeowners — Experience Magazine, a Northeastern University publication
The fight against light
How local efforts to combat light pollution and darken Central Oregon skies can protect birds, trees and more — Source Weekly
‘I’ve seen some brutal things’
Murders of Santa Cruz County women on the rise — Lookout Santa Cruz
‘Art and science’
In aftermath of the CZU fire, restoring beloved trail systems is no easy task — Lookout Santa Cruz
‘Kids pretty much on their own’
Leaders grapple with Pajaro Valley’s pandemic-fueled youth violence crisis — Lookout Santa Cruz
How a battle about homelessness is enveloping a Southern Oregon town
Divisions continue in Medford a year after the city passed an ordinance banning tent camping — Street Roots
This is a follow up to an earlier story: “Anti-camping ordinance in Medford draws national attention”
Combatting the other epidemic
Missing and murdered Indigenous person case numbers have reached epidemic levels, and even counting them is a challenge in Oregon
— Source Weekly
Desperation in Josephine County: On the brink of homelessness
In a part of Southern Oregon notorious for its dearth of affordable housing, a family is at risk of losing the RVs that have kept them off the street — Street Roots
‘Take what you need, give what you can’
Bend Community Fridge aims to fight food insecurity and food waste one fridge at a time — Source Weekly
Inside Portland’s patchwork system to vaccinate communities of color
Communities of color are the most impacted by COVID, yet are being left behind in vaccination efforts — Portland Mercury
COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and how to counter it
Misinformation and disinformation flooded our news feeds in 2020, sowing distrust about the pandemic, the Oregon wildfires, the election and now the COVID-19 vaccine — KGW (NBC-affiliate)
Movement to form 'Greater Idaho' gains steam as two rural Oregon counties vote to consider joining Idaho
The conservative movement aims to adjust state borders, giving Idaho 22 eastern Oregon counties and parts of northern California — KGW (NBC-affiliate)
Oregon senator weighs in on danger of delayed presidential transition
Delays in the presidential transition process could limit the new administration's ability to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and national security risks — KGW (NBC-affiliate)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s fight endures; these Oregonians are making sure of it
RBG was a champion for reproductive freedom, equal pay and pregnancy accommodations, and her work carries on through these advocates — Street Roots
It Takes a Village
Tutors, pod networks and community organizations mobilize to fill child care and educational gaps during pandemic — Source Weekly
The Tables Have Turned
New owner takes over Ranch Records during pandemic and names it “Smith Rock Records” — Source Weekly
From the stage to Zoom
Theater student takes lessons from COVID with her to college — NPR Next Generation Radio w/ OPB
What you need to know about LC’s response to COVID-19
All classes will now be held online and on-campus residents are encouraged to go home for the remainder of the semester — The Pioneer Log
Two Lewis & Clark students and professor stranded in Ecuador after borders close
With borders closed in Ecuador, Lewis & Clark group now seeks repatriation from U.S. government — The Pioneer Log
Uniting the bouldering community is a tough climb
Author Jason Chinchen aims to unify the Central Oregon bouldering community with his new guidebook and the High Desert Climbers Alliance — Bend Magazine