Sophia Prince
ReporterSophia Prince is a reporter and producer for JPR News. She began as JPR鈥檚 2021 summer intern through the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a BA in journalism and international studies. She has previously worked on podcasts for the Daily Emerald and done editorial work at Flux Magazine. She likes skiing, reading thrillers and listening to true crime podcasts.
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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California yesterday afternoon. The earthquake hit about 45 miles west of Eureka at 12:10 PM and could be felt throughout Humboldt county and as far inland as Redding. -
Last week, an unhoused man died in Medford after being exposed to the elements during a cold night. In response, housing advocates are asking the city to halt its controversial 鈥減rohibited camping, lying and sleeping鈥� ordinance. -
On Monday, California proposed reducing incentives for people who own rooftop solar panels. The proposal includes a monthly fee, as well as reducing the price for the energy that they sell back to the grid, a practice known as net energy metering. -
A campaign to recall Josephine County Commissioners Dan DeYoung and Herman Baertschiger accuses the pair of obstructing efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. -
About a million Chinook Salmon could be released at a smaller than normal size next year. That鈥檚 after a power outage at Cole Rivers fish hatchery in Jackson County means that there are no warm incubation tanks for the winter. -
As winter rains approach, the risk of flooding is increasing in California and Oregon. -
New legislation is being introduced that would return just over 1,000 acres of land located in Humboldt and Siskiyou counties to the Karuk Tribe. -
The populations of sunflower sea stars, bull kelp and abalone have all been declining across the Southern Oregon coast. A recent $250,000 federal grant has been awarded to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to study the decline. -
An invasive species of crab is taking over the coastal habitats of Coos Bay. The overpopulation of green crab has serious ecological consequences for other species, such as the native Dungeness crab. -
Over 1000 acres of crucial habitat on Mt. Ashland will be preserved through a large grant to a nonprofit conservation group. -
The Grants Pass School District is still facing a lawsuit by two educators who were fired in July, despite a school board vote last Tuesday to reinstate them. -
A motel and RV park in Klamath County has been transformed into transitional housing for people in need. The initiative is known as Project Turnkey and it opened this week.
