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 a 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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Authorities arrested Jahangeer Ali in Los Angeles as he attempted to board a one-way flight to Turkey. -
The Klamath Tribes are celebrating evidence of Chinook salmon spawning in Klamath River tributary. -
The complaint seeks $2.5 million in unpaid wages and damages from the hospital group. -
Two former Josephine County employees have alleged whistleblower retaliation in the latest lawsuit against the county. -
Legislators have passed a bill to shore up Bay Area Hospital’s finances. The Coos Bay facility risked a drastic cut to services. -
California is evaluating its compensation program for ranchers impacted by wolves. The program has paid out $3.6 million since 2021. -
Shasta County supervisors approved a $25 million contract with Mediko to provide jail health care services after five in-custody deaths and concerns about understaffing. -
Authorities claim the former fire chief stole more than $100,000 from public funds in the rural fire district. -
For more than 40 years, people have traveled from around the country to this school for bike mechanics. -
A local agency wants to turn rail lines across five Northern California counties into a long-distance hiking path. Some of those rails aren’t going down without a fight. -
A region in Del Norte County bills itself as the Easter lily capital of the world. California regulators have now published a draft order to monitor pollution from those flower farms. -
The Bureau of Land Management is preparing a revision to how much logging is allowed on O&C Lands. That proposal is causing excitement and criticism.
