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 LA Congressman wants the U.S. Forest Service to reconsider how it fights fires on its land. Right now the service doesn’t allow nighttime aerial water drops on wildfires. The city of San Diego started using the practice years ago.
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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck on Easter Sunday in Baja California. People in San Diego felt the quake which was centered about 19 miles southeast of Mexicali. Mexican authorities say at least one person died and several buildings have collapsed. In San Diego the damage was minimal. -
It’s sometimes said that no one living in San Diego is actually from here. But a new study shows that’s increasingly not the case.
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San Diego's temporary winter shelter for homeless adults is scheduled to close Wednesday. That means about 220 people will be back on the streets. -
The Del Mar Fairgrounds is trying to marshal opposition to a bill that’s been introduced by State Senator Christine Kehoe.
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San Diego's population is getting older. A senior summit will be held Saturday in Scripps Ranch to talk about the challenges of serving an elderly population.
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