Justin Higginbottom
Reporter | Jefferson Public RadioJustin Higginbottom has worked in print and radio journalism in Utah as well as abroad with stints in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. He spent the past year reporting from Thailand, India and Myanmar where he covered the Myanmar civil war. He’s also been a contributor to NPR, CNBC, The New Republic, and Deutsche Welle (Germany’s public media organization). Now he’s happy to be back in the West where he enjoys public lands and skiing. Justin can be reached at higginbottomj@sou.edu.
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Letters informing some Oregon property owners they are in areas of high wildfire hazard were supposed to go out over a month ago. Residents are still waiting.
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According to preliminary results, Eureka’s Measure F has failed.
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A seafood company has ended their ice plant operations at Crescent City’s harbor. But the port has plans to keep fishers afloat.
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A group of political outsiders in Southern Oregon now find themselves on the inside of a government agency.
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Humboldt County passed a rent control measure for mobile home communities back in 2016. That measure now applies to RV parks. And the county is expecting a lawsuit.
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Hmong residents, who have roots in several Southeast Asian countries, gathered for celebrations in the California town of Weed.
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Negasi Zuberi stood trial for kidnapping and raping two women within the span of months.
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The second week in the federal trial of Negasi Zuberi included testimony from another alleged victim and the police who arrested him.
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The November ballot’s Measure 119 would make it easier for cannabis workers to unionize in Oregon.
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This November, the Harbor District is the only governing body with contested races in Del Norte County.
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The U.S. District Court trial of Negasi Zuberi, accused of kidnapping and raping two women, began this week in Medford. One alleged victim gave testimony about how she was abducted from Washington — and how she escaped.
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In Eureka, a plan to turn parking lots into affordable housing seemed like an idea everyone might agree on. Instead, it has led to a fierce debate about the city’s future and the most expensive ballot measure campaign in the county’s history.