Liam Moriarty
Digital News EditorLiam Moriarty has been covering news in the Pacific Northwest for three decades. He's reported on a wide range of topics – including politics, the environment, business, social issues and more.
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 and was promoted to News Director in 2019 to oversee JPR's expanded newsroom.
Liam retired as News Director at the end of 2021. He now edits and curates the news on JPR's website and digital platforms.
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At a public meeting in Brookings, Oregon Thursday evening, officials with the US Forest Service explained why they decided to the fight the Chetco Bar… -
The dozens of fires burning in the Northwest this summer forced thousands of people from their homes and cast clouds of heavy smoke that kept residents… -
The wildfires burning in much of Oregon this summer have blanketed the state with unhealthy levels of smoke. This has led a growing number of outdoor… -
People are wearing face masks to protect their lungs from wildfire smoke. But health officials say many of those masks aren’t doing what the wearers think they are.
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The persistent haze of smoke from the wildfires burning around the Northwest has led many people to wear face masks to protect their lungs. But health… -
An outpouring of community support has led Oregon governor Kate Brown to reverse a decision to veto state funds for the renovation of the historic Holly… -
On Tuesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s office announced she’d veto more than $3.6 million in state funding for projects in the Medford area.The move was… -
Oregon Governor Kate Brown says she'll veto more than $3.6 million dollars in state funding for three projects in the Medford area in what seems to be an… -
Everybody needs care at some point in their lives. If not as elders, or when injured or sick, then certainly as children. But a study of what it calls the… -
Opponents of expanding the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon say the move was rushed through with little public notice.
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Opponents of expanding the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon say the move was rushed through with little public notice. Supporters… -
Zinke’s visit is part of a review ordered by President Trump, to evaluate 27 national monuments declared or expanded by previous presidents since 1996.
