Katie Orr
AnchorHaving grown up in the San Diego neighborhood of University City, Katie Orr is back in familiar territory as KPBS’ Metro Reporter. She previously worked at WVXU in Cincinnati, Ohio where she served as a reporter and announcer, as well as host of the award winning Cincinnati Edition. She has also reported for WNIN in Evansville, Indiana and for Four Corners Broadcasting in Durango, Colorado. Katie has been recognized by the Indiana and Ohio chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists for her work as well as by the Hearst Journalism Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. Katie graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 2003.
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A law enforcement agency in San Diego’s north county is getting a grant to step up DUI enforcement along State Route 76.
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The Port of San Diego held an official groundbreaking Tuesday for the new Broadway Pier cruise ship terminal in downtown. The chair of the port board maintains the public will have regular access to the pier. -
The Coronado Bridge officially marks its 40 year anniversary today. The bridge opened for traffic at midnight on August 3rd, 1969. The original architect was on hand to celebrate the bridges birthday over the weekend. -
The air around San Diego’s port terminals should become a little cleaner next year. But first, trucks traveling in and out of the terminals have to clean up their engines.
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Several roads, bridges and sidewalks in San Diego are getting makeovers thanks to federal stimulus money.
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