Roman Battaglia
After 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 cross-stitching.
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The Almeda Fire turned the Bear Creek Greenway between Ashland and Phoenix into a barren, ashy landscape. Recovery has involved many partners and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
An invasive mosquito species was found in Ashland last week, marking the second year it's been found in southern Oregon. -
National parks advocates met near Crater Lake over the weekend to raise concerns about the impact of federal funding cuts to the National Park Service. -
The National Weather Service is suspending some weather balloon launches because of staffing shortages. -
Water managers in the Klamath Basin say, for the first time since 2019, there will be enough water to meet everyone's demands this year. -
Call them the Medford Emeralds, the Timberjacks, or maybe the Medford Pears. A minor league baseball team may be moving to the city. -
Environmental groups in Southern Oregon got a win in court this week in a lawsuit over old-growth forests. -
A timber sale near Roseburg and an accompanying protest have been pushed back to April 22, or Earth Day. -
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said the nation is already in a constitutional crisis. He made these remarks at a town hall event in Ashland, his first following a dramatic vote in the U.S. Senate to keep the government open. -
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.
