Liam Moriarty
News DirectorLiam Moriarty has been covering news in the Pacific Northwest for more than 25 years. He's reported on a wide range of topics – including politics, the environment, business, social issues and more – for newspapers, magazines, public radio and digital platforms.
Liam was JPR News Director from 2002 to 2005, reporting and producing the Jefferson Daily regional news magazine. After covering the environment in Seattle, then reporting on European issues from France, he returned to JPR in 2013 to cover the stories and issues that are important to the people of Southern Oregon and Northern California.
Liam was promoted to JPR News Director on May 1, 2019.
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Schott said she intends to remain fully engaged in running the university and pledged a smooth transition to her successor. -
In response to recent federal court rulings, the City of Medford plans to change its Prohibited Camping Ordinance. But advocates say the proposed changes will make it even harder for people who can’t find housing to survive.
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Humboldt County’s name has become a valuable brand for its main agricultural product – cannabis. But as the size of cannabis farming scales up, the clash between what state and local laws allow — and what the county’s residents and traditional cannabis growers are willing to accept — is on full display.
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Counties in southwest Oregon are having the hardest time getting the virus under control, judging by the COVID-19 risk categories released Tuesday by Gov. Kate Brown’s office.
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As journalists, our currency is words. We understand their power and we strive to wield our words with respect for that power and for the place of responsibility we’ve been granted in our society.
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Jackson was one of 16 counties that improved their COVID risk levels. Douglas County backslid, going from "High Risk" back to "Extreme Risk."
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A Norwegian company is proposing to use an innovative technology to address long-standing environmental objections to salmon aquaculture. If it pans out, it could be a game-changer for the region's beleaguered fin-fish aquaculture industry.
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The Jordan Cove Energy Project’s efforts to bypass state regulators suffered another setback Monday.
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Federal energy regulators Tuesday denied an effort by the Jordan Cove Energy Project to sidestep the State of Oregon’s denial of a key permit. The ruling casts serious doubt on the project’s viability.
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A small group of homeless people and advocates is camping in a little-used parking structure near the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in downtown Ashland.
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“I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!” screams the exasperated Jacobim Mugatu, Will Ferrill’s fashionista character in the 2001 comedy Zoolander.
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A violent mob supporting President Donald Trump broke windows and overwhelmed police in Washington D.C. Wednesday, forcing their way into the Capitol building. Their actions drew rebukes from members of Oregon and California’s Congressional delegations, though some officials responded more forcefully than others.
