Justin Higginbottom
Reporter | 老夫子传媒Justin 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 the past year reporting from Thailand, India and Myanmar where he covered the Myanmar civil war. He鈥檚 also been a contributor to NPR, CNBC, The New Republic, and Deutsche Welle (Germany鈥檚 public media organization). Now he鈥檚 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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Oregon has sued the companies that allegedly botched construction of homes for Jackson County wildfire survivors. -
Some residents of Northern California are trying a new tactic to stop U.S. military aid to Israel: a class-action lawsuit against their Congressional representatives. -
Despite nationwide overdose deaths dropping in 2023 鈥� the first decrease in over five years 鈥� deaths in Oregon rose. -
New therapists in private practice will no longer be able to bill Oregon鈥檚 largest Medicaid providerOregon鈥檚 largest Medicaid provider, CareOregon, is making a policy change that some therapists say could reduce mental health services to low-income people. -
This year, a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the power to clear homeless encampments. In Yreka, authorities decided to wait until those removed had a place to go. They鈥檙e still waiting. -
For the last 12 years, people who commit three or more crimes in Ashland鈥檚 downtown can be banned from the area for up to a year. The city is considering another district where that law may soon apply. -
A former worker has sued several Rogue Valley forestry companies, claiming they didn鈥檛 provide adequate training or medical care. -
On Friday, the federal government released an environmental assessment in favor of the Coquille Indian Tribe opening a new casino. Other tribes aren鈥檛 happy. -
Nurses in Roseburg have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract after planning to picket. -
Alleged victims of drug diversion have filed a new multi-million dollar lawsuit against the Medford hospital. -
The Yurok Tribe has signed an agreement with Del Norte County to defer prosecution for some members if they enter a culturally-focused diversion program -
Oregon鈥檚 first psilocybin service centers opened around a year ago, providing psychedelic mushrooms to treat conditions like PTSD. One center in Southern Oregon is trying to increase access with group-psychedelic experiences 鈥� like a magic mushroom concert.
