Anywhere But Humboldt
Tuesday, Dec. 17
KPIX: Oakland police seize illegal cannabis, mushrooms, guns from smoke shop
KRON: ‘Neurologic hazard’: Group sues over Bay Bridge lights
LA Times: Southern California doctor sentenced to prison in multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme
North Bay Biz Journal: California’s plan to stabilize its home insurance market is now law. Will it work?
Marin Independent Journal: Marin course bolsters stress training for firefighters
SF Chronicle: Viral study about black plastic spatulas had a big math problem
SF Gate: Series of brutal California dog maulings leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
SF Gate: 9 hikers, most without proper gear, need rescue by Las Vegas police
SF Gate: Flooded King Salmon restaurant, Falafel Love, opens despite high water
SF Gate: An ugly attack on a Mendocino teenager exposes California's rural dog problem
SF Gate: 6-year-old killed by driver after running across Bay Area freeway, CHP says
AP News: A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine
AP News: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
East Bay Times: Addicts trafficked cross country to California by ‘army of fraudsters,’ new lawsuit alleges
Sunday, Dec. 15
Courthouse News Service: Can Oregon handle a megaquake?
Yakima Herald: Eastern WA pastor accused of bilking $5.9M from churchgoers for fake crypto investments
The Guardian: Trump eyes privatizing United States Postal Service during second term
OPB: Oregon’s only intact wooden lighthouse will get some TLC in the new year
The Guardian: Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte
The Guardian: Lindsey Graham contradicts Trump by saying January 6 investigators should not go to jail
KPTV: Pilots report several UFOs over Oregon
The Oregonian: John Fogerty’s Oregon ranch, listed at $2M, gets fast offer
OPB: ‘It’s a crisis’: How the shortage of mental health counselors is affecting the rural Northwest
Sacramento Bee: Teen calls 911 to say he killed his family, New Mexico cops say. 4 found dead in home
Press Democrat: 8 Local Places to Taste Freshly Pressed Olive Oil
Press Democrat: Some in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen’s friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish
KTLA: Southern California residents report seeing drones in sky amid national concern
KTLA: California man dies after being mauled by his own dogs: police
East Bay Times: How a surprising San Jose spot became a last refuge for the Bay Area’s burrowing owl population
East Bay Times: Court rules California Coastal Commission can limit construction of seawalls for thousands of property owners
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Tornado rips through Scotts Valley, several injured as emergency crews respond
Washington Post: San Francisco received what appears to be its first ever tornado warning
Thursday, Dec. 12
NY Times : U.S. Couple on Holiday Visit Are Shot and Killed in Western Mexico
NY Times : It’s Time to Talk About Pornography, Scholars Say
The Hill: UnitedHealthcare says CEO shooting suspect was never their client
SF Gate: Highway 199 between California and Oregon reopens after landslide
Washington Post: A third of humanity plays video games. This is what it means for the planet.
Washington Post: Scientists just confirmed the largest bird-killing event in modern history
The Guardian: Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows
Seattle Times: IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
ABC News: Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds
LA Times: ‘It was insane’: Malibu couple escapes flames with their 3 goats and potbellied pig
Smithsonian Magazine: Google Reveals New A.I. Model That Predicts Weather Better Than the Best Traditional Forecasts
Politico: Musk weighs in on Meta after Zuckerberg’s company donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund
Reuters: Brazil police bust $166 million illegal gold scheme on Indigenous lands
Reuters: Life on the edge in Bolivia's gravity-defying 'suicide homes'
Reuters: Fuel theft, violence siphoning $215 million from Ecuador oil industry
Reuters: Trump crypto venture partners with platform linked to Middle East militants
Smithsonian Magazine: Belgium Has Been Found Guilty of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ for Kidnapping Thousands of Children in Congo