The Debrief

Nothing like an election to keep a newsroom busy, and we had one of those this week. California started the election season locally with its participation in the Super Tuesday primaries, yielding interesting results up and down the ballot, including a potential shift in leadership in Shasta County.

The election is far from the only news of the week, as you hear in the latest installment of The Debrief podcast. JPR News Director Erik Neumann leads the discussion, with participation from some or all of the JPR reporting staff: Jane Vaughan, Justin Higginbottom, Roman Battaglia, and Kelby McIntosh.

When your coverage area extends from Mendocino to Eugene--JPR's does--there are few dull moments in the news business. This week featured a number of notable events from the various parts of the region, including a legal update on one of the more than ten deaths from an alleged tap water in fentanyl IV bags at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

JPR reporters cranked out many stories this week, and they gather to compare notes in a new edition of The Debrief, our reporter-roundtable podcast. JPR News Director Erik Neumann leads the discussion, with all available reporters participating: Roman Battaglia, Jane Vaughan, Justin Higginbottom, and Kelby McIntosh.

The news is coming fast and furious in JPR country, keeping our reporters busy on the beat. The union representing firefighters in Jackson County Fire District 5 is having issues with the way the district is being run. Crater Lake State Park is having issues with Aramark, the company that runs its concessions, and Grants Pass proposes a tax to fund public services.

JPR reporters gather and compare notes in a new edition of The Debrief, our end-of-week podcast. JPR News Director Erik Neuman presides, with reporters Justin Higginbottom and Roman Battaglia.

Sweating the decisions in the November election? It's ALREADY "Election Day" for the California side. We focus on the local moves on recalls and ballot measures this week, with plenty more where that came from.

The JPR News team assembles for another edition of The Debrief to discuss the week's big stories, and what it took to cover them. News Director Erik Neumann convenes the assembly, with reporters Roman Battaglia, Justin Higginbottom, and Jane Vaughn.

If people have trouble showing up in court, one option is to take the court to them. The City of Medford enters this zone with Community Outreach Court, covered by JPR's Roman Battaglia this week.

It's just one of several stories keeping our reporting staff busy of late. The reporters gather to share stories, and stories of covering them, in a new edition of The Debrief.

JPR News Director Erik Neumann presides, with reporters Kelby McIntosh, Jane Vaughan, Justin Higginbottom, and Roman Battaglia at the table.

The famous lithia water drinking fountains in downtown Ashland have been shut off. We'll learn more about why and what happens next. Also, Josephine County is not the most populous county in the region, but it makes news at a high per-capita rate. Case in point: the idea of letting rural landowners choose not to subscribe to local fire protection services.

These stories and more are in JPR News coverage this week. JPR reporters gather for the latest edition of The Debrief. News Director Erik Neumann presides, with Justin Higginbottom and Roman Battaglia.

We're rich with environmental news. As of this week, all four of the Klamath River dams slated for demolition have been breached or removed outright. And there's a proposal to guarantee the Shasta River has enough water for a healthy Habitat.

JPR reporters gather for another edition of The Debrief, with News Director Erik Neumann sitting down with reporters Jane Vaughan and Justin Higginbottom.

The U.S. Supreme Court will talk about Grants Pass sometime this year. The court decided to hear the appeal of the ruling that forces the city--many cities, actually--to let people camp in city parks if no shelter is available.

That is just one event in a newsy week, one that also includes flooding in Humboldt County and a contentious casino proposal in Medford. JPR reporters have stayed busy, and they gather to discuss the stories and their coverage, in a new edition of our podcast The Debrief.

News Director Erik Neumann sits down with reporters Justin Higginbottom, Jane Vaughan, and Roman Battaglia.

Ah, January. New year, new plans, new energy... and enough snow to stop things cold for a little while. The region joined the rest of the country in taking a winter pounding this week, covered by our reporting staff.

That is just one item the JPR News department focused upon. Our people assemble to discuss the coverage of the week's news, in a new edition of The Debrief. The podcast features some combination of News Director Erik Neumann with reporters Jane Vaughan, Roman Battaglia, and Justin Higginbottom.

There are some big stories in the news this first week of 2024. The Medford Police Department confirms their investigation into the alleged theft of controlled substances at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, and a court case from Grants Pass could potentially go all the way to the Supreme Court.

For perspective on the week's events, we assemble our reporting team for another installment of our podcast, The Debrief. JPR News Director Erik Neumann sits down with reporters Jane Vaughan, Roman Battaglia, and the brand-new Justin Higginbottom to discuss the news, and the coverage of it.