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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CareOregon is cutting the number of therapists it works with. The change will impact around 15,000 members. -
A potential deal between private-equity owned Quorum Health and Bay Area Hospital is dead. -
A historic hotel near Crater Lake National Park is in foreclosure. Authorities say the owners of the Prospect Historic Hotel are the victims of embezzlement and fraud. -
The Redding Fire Department now charges nearly $500 to respond to some non-emergency calls. The department aims to curb call volume and recover costs. -
Some residents unhappy with two county commissioners have launched a recall effort. -
For several years, there’s been a large homeless encampment on a hill behind the Siskiyou Behavioral Health Services building in Yreka. Locals have debated what to do about it for just as long. That ended this week as authorities cleared the camp. -
Siskiyou County is adding options, slowly, for homeless adults. -
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed along the Klamath River last year. The main goal was to restore salmon habitat and reclaim tribal lands. But it’s also providing new stretches of whitewater to enjoy. -
The Douglas County district board is off to a rough start. -
A previous Bay Area Hospital board was working on an agreement that would have Tennessee-based Quorum Health run operations.
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Siskiyou County has declared a local emergency over the use of dangerous pesticides at illegal cannabis grows. -
A Jackson County public transportation district is laying off employees and reducing bus service after the administration tied its federal funding to immigration enforcement.
