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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As Mongolia looks to expand hydroelectric power, scientists from that country are studying the undamming of a California river. -
Northern California can expect a stormy Christmas as an atmospheric river moves through the region. -
The federal government has launched a $700 million pilot program to support regenerative farming. The administration has presented Del Norte’s Alexandre Family Farm as an example of those methods. -
The Roseburg Forest Products mill was one of the largest employers in Siskiyou County. In December, it laid off its entire workforce. Now, for the first time since its founding, the small community of Weed is a mill town without a mill. -
California’s attorney general is seeking an injunction against a Humboldt County hospital after staff refused to perform abortions. The state claims the Catholic-run facility is violating California law. -
Asante will be shuttering birthing services at its Ashland hospital this spring. Staff say the closure is a loss to the region. -
In October, Shasta County officials came out against a state grant application to build a large behavioral health facility. Some have now changed their minds. -
The corrections department has again recalculated sentences for hundreds of prisoners. That means some people are going back to prison. -
A new report analyzes law enforcement engagements in Shasta County by race and gender. It’s the first study of its kind for the county. -
A former timber business has won a case in a federal appeals court against the city of Medford. The decision paves the way for a planned 121-acre development. -
Redding is getting a state-of-the-art factory to produce a wood product capable of replacing concrete and steel. -
Salmon are once again making their way up the Klamath River following a massive dam removal project. But some are now worried about keeping the fish off agricultural land.
