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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Bandon, Oregon could be home to a new coastal resort that officials say would be the largest development of its kind in the city in decades.
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced its 2024 lineup on Wednesday. Next season will feature nine different plays, with an emphasis on one-person shows.
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Residents in Josephine County have the opportunity to provide input on the creation of a rural fire district at a town hall meeting this Thursday. County commissioners are looking at their options when dealing with this previously unpopular idea.
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Most California elections will be forced to use state-approved machines to count ballots under a bill that follows an attempt by right-wing supervisors in one county to hand-count future elections.
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Farmers in the Klamath Basin that rely on scarce water won’t have to deal with cuts for the rest of the month, according to federal water managers. Water users had been warned last month about a potential shortfall.
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In Northern California, Shasta County's board of supervisors voted to overhaul their voting system based on unproven claims of election fraud. Their new hand-counting system will be costly.
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A group of wildfires called the Smith River Complex has been burning near the Oregon-California border for over a week, forcing Highway 199 to close. In the Illinois Valley, business owners that rely on visiting tourists are struggling.
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The largest wildfire in the continental U.S. has grown to over 50,000 acres along the Oregon/California border. Dangerous weather conditions in the coming days could pose a challenge for firefighters.
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Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz visited the Rogue Valley on Tuesday to hear from voters about pressing issues in the region.
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Residents and postal workers in Medford are frustrated with the United State Postal Service over the possible consolidation of services to Portland.