Roman Battaglia
Reporter | Jefferson Public RadioAfter graduating from Oregon State University, Roman came to JPR as part of the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism in 2019. He then joined Delaware Public Media as a Report For America fellow before returning to the west coast. When not out in the field, Roman enjoys travelling and finding new books.
Get in touch with Roman at battaglir@sou.edu
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The historic Holly Theatre in downtown Medford plans to reopen its doors Thursday after a $13 million fundraising campaign. -
An Arizona businessman said he stumbled across the abandoned plan for a liquefied natural gas terminal in Southern Oregon. Now he’s trying to resurrect the controversial project. -
The Northwest Forest Plan lays out how to manage millions of acres across Washington, Oregon and Northern California. But the scientists behind the plan say it hasn’t been very successful. It cost thousands of timber industry jobs and failed to protect vulnerable species. Now that the government is reconsidering it, the scientists reflect on what was considered the best option 31 years ago.
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The Eureka City Council overwhelmingly voted to become a sanctuary city on Tuesday night. The city decided to do it in the face of possible backlash from the federal government. -
Public safety agencies in Shasta County say they don’t have enough resources to do their job. The county Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Thursday to learn more. -
Federal funding that was supposed to be used to build a wildlife crossing spanning I-5 south of Ashland has been paused amid a larger review of transportation grants by the Trump Administration.. -
A youth climate advocacy group in Ashland is celebrating their victory in pushing the city to enact a fee to discourage the installation of natural gas appliances in new homes. -
Humboldt County Supervisors signed onto an agreement on Tuesday that will pave the way to remove two dams on the Eel River to improve fish habitat. -
Dramatic shifts in federal policy are leaving universities wondering how to respond while maintaining their role as a nonpartisan educational institution. -
Shasta County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire a new health care consultant to help address the shortage of providers in the county. But the person they chose has a controversial history. -
Local service providers worry that the Trump administration’s goals to cut federal spending could have major impacts on countless services in rural communities. -
Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan.
