Jayda joined the NewsWatch 12 team in October of 2020.
Jayda McClendon joined the NewsWatch 12 team as a reporter and producer in October 2020.
She was born and raised in Palmdale, California and attended San Francisco State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in print and online journalism in May 2015.
Jayda went back to earn her Master’s in broadcast journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2018.
Jayda began her journalism career as a reporter for NBC Montana in Butte, Montana. During her time in Montana, she covered everything from severe winter weather and wildfires to the COVID-19 lockdown.
In her spare time, Jayda loves hiking, sightseeing and catching up with friends. She also loves to bake, although chocolate is on her list of dislikes.
Jayda is excited to see all that southern Oregon has to offer.
If you have any story ideas, you can email her at jaydamcclendon@kdrv.com
Today Senator Ron Wyden held a virtual town hall for Curry County, where he addressed Oregon's COVID-19 vaccine supply shortage.
Today the Brookings Harbor School District welcomed the remainder of its students for in-person instruction.
Klamath County Public Health is making plans for how they’ll get more people vaccinated.
Today the Oregon Legislature released its safety plan for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Session.
The Grants Pass City Council is tackling one of the city’s biggest issues — homelessness. Council members say this problem can’t be solved without community reinforcement.
The Grants Pass and Three Rivers School Districts are planning for students returning to in-person instruction.
Jackson County Animal Services is reporting a spike in pet adoptions last year compared to previous ones.
The Oregon Wildfire Debris Removal Task Force is preparing for the second phase of cleaning up the eight counties impacted by the September wildfires.
As Measure 110 nears effect, Klamath County health experts say they’re awaiting how lawmakers will implement it.
The Medford School District teamed up with Sodexo to hand out winter break meal kits to families in need.
Data is updated nightly.
County | Cases | Deaths |
---|---|---|
Multnomah | 28030 | 454 |
Washington | 18386 | 166 |
Marion | 15972 | 233 |
Clackamas | 11499 | 135 |
Lane | 8127 | 107 |
Jackson | 6806 | 82 |
Umatilla | 6641 | 67 |
Deschutes | 4846 | 33 |
Yamhill | 3139 | 45 |
Malheur | 3118 | 51 |
Linn | 3065 | 42 |
Polk | 2389 | 38 |
Klamath | 2366 | 34 |
Josephine | 1689 | 31 |
Jefferson | 1675 | 25 |
Benton | 1659 | 13 |
Douglas | 1650 | 43 |
Union | 1095 | 16 |
Wasco | 1051 | 23 |
Columbia | 1015 | 18 |
Lincoln | 973 | 17 |
Hood River | 935 | 21 |
Coos | 926 | 14 |
Morrow | 919 | 10 |
Clatsop | 661 | 4 |
Crook | 585 | 9 |
Baker | 551 | 5 |
Tillamook | 357 | 2 |
Curry | 317 | 5 |
Lake | 228 | 5 |
Grant | 213 | 1 |
Harney | 168 | 4 |
Wallowa | 94 | 3 |
Gilliam | 47 | 1 |
Sherman | 47 | 0 |
Wheeler | 19 | 1 |
Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
County | Cases | Deaths |
---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 989928 | 13489 |
San Bernardino | 245033 | 1560 |
Riverside | 233899 | 2517 |
San Diego | 206870 | 2037 |
Orange | 205911 | 2277 |
Santa Clara | 89983 | 1040 |
Kern | 82398 | 551 |
Sacramento | 79137 | 1062 |
Fresno | 79033 | 904 |
Alameda | 64760 | 768 |
Ventura | 57941 | 401 |
San Joaquin | 55580 | 738 |
Contra Costa | 49759 | 410 |
Stanislaus | 41270 | 730 |
Tulare | 39723 | 494 |
Monterey | 34482 | 248 |
San Mateo | 30694 | 294 |
San Francisco | 28200 | 241 |
Imperial | 24882 | 463 |
Solano | 24654 | 105 |
Merced | 23199 | 290 |
Santa Barbara | 23184 | 223 |
Sonoma | 22910 | 234 |
Kings | 18453 | 110 |
Placer | 16761 | 173 |
San Luis Obispo | 14851 | 125 |
Madera | 12778 | 130 |
Santa Cruz | 11583 | 111 |
Marin | 11244 | 149 |
Yolo | 10097 | 131 |
Shasta | 9594 | 117 |
Butte | 9127 | 120 |
Sutter | 7439 | 76 |
El Dorado | 7394 | 41 |
Napa | 7117 | 38 |
Lassen | 5067 | 13 |
San Benito | 4778 | 43 |
Yuba | 4766 | 26 |
Tehama | 3917 | 42 |
Tuolumne | 3279 | 36 |
Nevada | 3075 | 71 |
Mendocino | 3055 | 31 |
Amador | 2940 | 29 |
Lake | 2378 | 28 |
Humboldt | 2263 | 24 |
Glenn | 1798 | 19 |
Colusa | 1684 | 9 |
Calaveras | 1513 | 22 |
Siskiyou | 1388 | 12 |
Mono | 1080 | 4 |
Inyo | 883 | 27 |
Del Norte | 844 | 2 |
Plumas | 573 | 5 |
Modoc | 378 | 3 |
Mariposa | 341 | 4 |
Trinity | 299 | 4 |
Alpine | 73 | 0 |
Sierra | 69 | 0 |
Unassigned | 0 | 0 |