The Oregonian has hired Kristine de Leon to cover retail and small business.
De Leon has been at KTLA in Los Angeles as a digital news producer.
She previously worked at the Montana Standard in Butte covering the environment, Superfund, natural resources, public health, education and COVID-19.
De Leon was pursuing a Ph.D. in microbiology before catching the reporting bug. She earned her master’s in journalism from University of Southern California. She is skilled in data analysis, coding and web development.