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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025

The Oregonian: Two of Oregon’s oldest colleges may join forces

OPB: 150-year-old seed company in Washington helps reforest in the face of climate change

Sacramento Bee: 13 train cars derail in Placer County, Union Pacific says. Here’s what to know

OPB: Historic floods in Washington have washed away homes and stranded families

The Oregonian: Video shows dramatic Coast Guard helicopter rescue in Washington floods

The Oregonian: Only 2 U.S. spots are on BBC’s best places to travel list (and one is in Oregon)

KTLA: Video: Caltrans workers attempt to corral reindeer trotting along 5 Freeway

KTLA: Highly contagious norovirus strain causing surge of infections across Southern California

East Bay Times: Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains

East Bay Times: Oakland Diocese proposes new $242 million sex abuse scandal settlement

CBS News: Burglar steals hundreds of thousands of dollars from Old Sacramento jewelry store

Action News Now: California Jury Awards $40 Million in Landmark Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

KRCR: Siskiyou County declares local emergency after grey wolf sightings near elementary school

Marin Independent Journal: Corte Madera board backs revisions to lot-splitting rules

KRON: New details released after deadly Moss Landing fishermen fight

East Bay Times: A controversial Oakland port development moves forward after city loses ‘coal war’

East Bay Times: Barron Trump under fire for his friendship with accused sex trafficker

SF Gate: World's largest brewing company to shut down Bay Area plant after 50 years

SF Gate: Surfer bit by shark at popular Bay Area beach

SF Gate: Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

The Guardian: Parasite cleanses: why are so many people obsessed with intestinal worms?

Reuters: As Trump misses deportation goals, ICE pushes migrants to give up their cases

Reuters: Investors say Elon Musk's SpaceX trading debut will be 'craziest IPO' ever

Reuters: Bulgarian government resigns after weeks of street protests

The Guardian: Montana youth activists who won landmark climate case push for court enforcement

Washington Post: Nobel laureate calls Venezuela a ‘criminal hub,’ asks for international help

AP News: Louisiana is shrinking. Some tribes are fighting to protect what’s left of their communities

AP News: Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

AP News: Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink

The Guardian: No arrests or suspects in mass shooting at toddler’s birthday party in California

The Guardian: ‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared

Politico: ‘Windmills are a disgrace’: Inside Trump’s war against a growing U.S. industry

Courthouse News Service: Environmental groups say Oregon logging project endangers northern spotted owl

Courthouse News Service: National Park Service faces lawsuit to wipe Trump's face from annual passes

Courthouse News Service: Researchers investigate mysterious global threat to sea urchins

OPB: Forest service to allow certain e-bikes on popular Central Oregon trails

OPB: Record flooding threatens Washington, Governor declares statewide emergency

BBC: Thousands ready to evacuate as flooding hits Pacific Northwest

The Guardian: Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content

The Oregonian: Could Oregon senators’ bill save the hemp industry? Democrats pitch age limit to keep gummies, drinks legal

The Hill: Democrats divided over effort to force vote on banning lawmaker stock trading

The Guardian: US lawmakers voice concerns about Venezuelan tanker seizure: ‘sounds a lot like the beginning of a war’

SF Gate: Salmonella risk triggers recall of Calif. farm's eggs sold at restaurants, markets

KTLA: Woman discovers television host Ricki Lake’s lost family photos at Pasadena flea market

KTLA: Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $63 million to CSUN

San Jose Mercury News: 2 slain in mysterious Northern California roadside shooting were a teenager and his father

San Jose Mercury News: Lawrence Lab researcher allegedly downloaded child porn for 30 years, avoided charges until this week

SF Gate: San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving taxi

KQED: The Secret to Seeing Your Friends More Often in Adulthood

CBS News Bay Area: Windsor woman arrested after 28 dogs in "poor and unsafe" conditions found in garage