Justin Boggs

Justin Boggs

Writer

Justin Boggs is a writer for Scripps News. Justin covers anything from politics to sports and entertainment. He rejoins Scripps following his time as a senior digital producer for Spectrum News 1 Ohio. He previously was a reporter for the Dayton Daily News. Before that, he was a freelance sportswriter, covering the NHL, PGA Tour, college football and college hockey. He graduated with a degree in political science from Wright State University. There, he was a staff writer and editor for the student paper The Guardian. In addition to writing and covering news, he is an avid runner in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

Recent Work
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before Congress.
Jose Luis Magana/APU.S.

Warrantless searches took sharp drop in 2022, data finds

WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner speaks at a news conference.
Matt York/APSports

Brittney Griner won't play overseas again after Russian detention

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, right, looks on as members of the Montana House of Representatives recite The Pledge of Allegiance.
Tommy Martino/APU.S.

Montana not the only state targeting transgender health care

Exterior of the Veterans Affairs Department hospital in Denver.
David Zalubowski/APScience and Health

Veterans Crisis Line sees record number of calls, texts in March

Tucker Carlson
Seth WenigU.S.

Tucker Carlson speaks out for first time since Fox News dismissal

Students walk past Sather Gate on the University of California.
Ben Margot/APU.S.

College enrollment not bouncing back after pandemic, data shows

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit.
Alex Brandon/APPolitics

Disney sues Florida Gov. DeSantis after repeal of special district

Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed by GOP members of the House.
J. Scott Applewhite/APPolitics

White House estimates 21 million would lose Medicaid under GOP plan

Student loan bill.
ShutterstockU.S.

Wealthier borrowers benefited most from student loan payment pause

Positive COVID-19 test
Justin Boggs/Scripps NewsScience and Health

Many Americans ordered free COVID tests, didn't use them right away

New Barbie doll depicting woman with Down syndrome.
MattelLife

Barbie releases new doll with Down syndrome

Help wanted sign
Nam Y. Huh/APScience and Health

Work schedules, salary changes connected to psychological distress

French fries
Carlos Osorio/APScience and Health

Those who consume fried foods more likely to be anxious, depressed

President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony.
Andrew Harnik/APU.S.

President Biden announces bid for second term

Instacart App
ShutterstockU.S.

Instacart delivery workers shot at after entering wrong driveway

A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc.
Terry Chea / APBusiness

17 states demand feds recall Kia, Hyundai vehicles over thefts

A man fixes the plumbing on a sink.
ShutterstockBusiness

HomeAdvisor to pay $7.2 million for 'misleading' gig contractors

A tug boat is seen in front of the cruiser Celebrity Equinox.
Joerg Sarbach/APLife

Family sues cruise line for placing dead relative in beverage cooler

A Social Security card is displayed.
Jenny Kane/APLife

How you can calculate your future Social Security payments

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a school in Lahore, Pakistan.
K.M. Chaudary/APScience and Health

Declining vaccine confidence not just a US problem, report finds

Officers try to get a bobcat from under a car.
Portage County Sheriff's OfficeU.S.

Deputies rescue bobcat stuck inside car grill

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla.
Graeme Jennings/APU.S.

House passes bill to ban transgender participation in women's sports

A portion of a drive thru-menu panel featuring Happy Meals is seen at a McDonald's Restaurant.
Rogelio V. Solis/APScience and Health

Restaurants adding calorie labels reduces cancer deaths, study finds

Child's dresser with stuffed animal and lamp on top
ShutterstockBusiness

Feds implementing mandatory standards to prevent furniture tip-overs

W-4 form
ShutterstockLife

IRS offers tips to avoid surprise tax bill for next year

Solar eclipse.
Mark HumphreyScience and Health

Earth is about to have the rarest of solar eclipses

Animals in an enclosure at a roadside zoo.
Ohio Auditor's OfficeU.S.

Ohio official used town funds to buy a wildebeest for his roadside zoo

A sign at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.
Jeff Chiu/APTech

Twitter policy no longer explicitly bans some anti-transgender tweets

A volunteer uses glucometer to test the blood sugar level of a man at a free diabetes check-up.
Pavel Rahman/APScience and Health

These 3 factors are leading to more people getting Type 2 diabetes

Chipotle restaurant.
Stephen Brashear / APBusiness

Chipotle axes gas grills from new restaurants