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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

The Oregonian: Judge blocks removal of 2 Oregon college students, orders student visa status restored

KTLA: L.A. Innocence Project lawyers claim new evidence exonerates Scott Peterson

KTLA: Southern California fishing boat captain ordered to pay more than $16,000 for polluting local waters

KTLA: Whale trapped in Long Beach harbor died from domoic acid poisoning: report

KRCR: Two bull riders injured at Red Bluff Round-Up

CBS Bay Area: Californians now able to buy opioid reversal drugs from the state online

Sacramento Bee: Sweeping NIH cuts jolt UC Davis dementia research team and scientists nationwide

KRCR: Trump administration logging order stirs debate over forest management in Northstate

The Hill: Interior gives power to DOGE-linked official

CBS Bay Area: Insurers colluded to limit coverage in California areas at high risk for wildfires, lawsuits allege

KRON: Brentwood football referee arrested in sting

CBS San Diego: Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

CBS San Diego: Meta rolls out 'Teen Accounts' in California for safer social media experience

KRON: Parents of Marin crash survivor ask to find ‘guardian angel’ who pulled daughter out of SUV

East Bay Times: Oakland man charged with shooting Newark gang members based on prison calls

East Bay Times: Opinion: Criminalizing homelessness won’t fix our housing shortage

East Bay Times: California lawsuit accuses insurance companies of ‘illegal scheme’ to drop homeowners

East Bay Times: Earth Day: How Trump’s environmental decisions are affecting California

SF Chronicle: Bay Area oceanfront ranch with clothing-optional beach bought for preservation

SF Gate: Yosemite shutters popular backpacking campground without warning

SF Gate: Elon Musk's DOGE is now running America's national parks

SF Chronicle: Deadly Marin crash: Survivor says teens were ‘run off the road’ by oncoming car

KRON: Fifth dead whale found in San Francisco Bay

Sunday, April 20, 2025

North Bay Biz Journal: Local Pilot Program Offers a New Way to Support Small Farmers in Sonoma County

Press Democrat: Lake County teen reported missing

KTLA: 2 men found shot to death off barren stretch of road in Los Angeles County

KTLA: Dozens of trees hacked down by vandals in downtown Los Angeles

KTVU: Jury acquits inmate of attacking San Francisco sheriff's deputy

KTVU: Stanislaus County to pay $22.5M to late defense attorney, others wrongfully accused of murder

KRCR: Man arrested with heroin during traffic stop in Hoopa

KCRA: Sacramento fighter arrested days before UFC debut for child sex crime charges, police say

BBC: 'Professional failures' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says

NBC News: El Salvador's Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelans deported from the U.S.

BBC: China slams nations trying to 'appease' US in trade deals

The Guardian: China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs

The Guardian: US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days

Smithsonian Magazine: These Large, Snake-Like Fish Are Invading the United States—and Authorities Want You to Kill Them

USA Today: Ancient footprints suggest how prehistoric animals behaved in Oregon millions of years ago

People: No Survivors Found After Plane Hits Power Lines and Crashes into Roadway in Central Illinois

Washington Post: California draws ire as out-of-state factory farms turn pig poop into cash

Lookout Santa Cruz: How UC Santa Cruz lost its crown as the ‘most stoned campus on earth’

USA Today: Obamacare covers cancer screening and cholesterol meds. Will the Supreme Court change that?

Fox Sacramento: Northern California casino set to undergo massive $2 billion to $4 billion expansion

Fox Sacramento: Rescue underway at Northern California Amazon warehouse, woman trapped in machinery

NY Times : Hundreds of Giant Rodents ‘Conquered’ This Town. Now What?

Washington Post: Your iPhone is a target for thieves. Do this to help protect your data.

Washington Post: Thieves took their iPhones. Apple won’t give their digital lives back.

NBC: As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows

NPR: Into the barn: The joys of spring lambing season

NPR: Germany seeks to deport an American and 3 EU citizens after pro-Palestinian protest