Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
KRCR: Oregon man arrested in Siskiyou County with enough fentanyl to kill 1.8 million people
KRCR: Overturned logging truck on SR-299 leads to major injuries, highway closure
KSRO: Controversial Sonoma County Deputy Gets Arrested for DUI After Motorcycle Crash
East Bay Times: Three miles of scenic Northern California coastline preserved in major redwoods deal
SF Gate: Officials find 700 suspected stolen catalytic converters at Bay Area recycling plant
Press Democrat: Save the Redwoods League aims to protect 1,624-acre timberland on Sonoma Coast
The Guardian: The hell and horror of cow attacks: ‘I told my husband to leave me to die’
The Guardian: Republicans point finger at Laura Loomer for Trump’s pet-eating rant
The Guardian: Burned-out firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’
LA Times: Judge strikes down city of L.A.’s ban on new oil drilling
LA Times: SoCal fires burn 100,000 acres, destroy dozens of homes and injure 13
SF Chronicle: 4.7-magnitude Malibu quake rattles Southern California
SF Gate: 'Just smoke': Why one Bay Area doctor says you should never use pot vapes
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024
KTLA: Southern California mother of toddler found dead in hot car was drunk, passed out inside: police
KTLA: Bridge Fire in Angeles National Forest grows to over 34,000 acres with no containment
AP News: Giant plumes of smoke dot Southern California skies as crews fight several major wildfires
AP News: Germany’s expansion of border controls is testing European unity
AP News: SpaceX launches a billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
East Bay Times: A Zamboni for wildfire prevention? ‘Mobile burn chamber’ could change the game
KRCR: Shasta County cases dismissed due to judge shortage, DA's office cites lack of funding
The Guardian: Millions of US women don’t have access to maternity care, report warns
The Guardian: Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris in post signed ‘childless cat lady’
SF Gate: Tiny coastal Menocino County town becomes travel darling overnight
Washington Post: Facebook is blocking emergency warnings as wildfires roar through West
The Hill: New poll delivers warning signals to Harris
SF Gate: A Bay Area flower farm hides in the sky
Wired: Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database
KRCR: Shasta Lake man dies in sobering cell while being booked into Shasta County Jail
AP News: A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could take a century
San Diego Union Tribune: Former San Diego County tribal police chief sentenced in bribes-for-badges scheme
LA Times: As crews chainsaw Joshua trees, Mojave Desert community protests solar energy project
LA Times: With 25% of state land protected, California nears its ‘30x30’ conservation goal
LA Times: Runner dies after collapsing at finish line of Disneyland’s Halloween Half Marathon
KTLA: Live updates: Massive Line Fire grows to 26,000 acres in San Bernardino County
KTLA: 6 dead, 4 hospitalized in Riverside County crash that ignited brush fire
LA Times: He is the Shoe Surgeon to LeBron, Usher and other stars. Nike says he’s gone too far
SF Gate: Teen dies after 2 jet skis collide at Lake Shasta
East Bay Times: Duo charged with stealing $100,000 in goods from East Bay hardware stores
East Bay Times: Pleasant Hill cannabis delivery man was trailed from Oakland, ambushed and killed in double homicide, police say
SF Chronicle: Boyles Fire in Lake County destroys dozens of structures, vehicles
SF Chronicle: Students, professor sue UC Santa Cruz after being banned from campus following protests
KRON: Truck spins in circles, strikes bystander in illegal sideshow
KRON: New Hampshire governor helps save choking man at lobster roll-eating contest, video shows
The Guardian: ‘We’re flooded with trash’: human tragedy unleashes environmental disaster as thousands attempt crossing to US
Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024
SF Gate: Approximately 30 structures on fire in California's Lake County, Cal Fire says
SF Gate: Man dies attempting wingsuit jump from California mountain
AP News: Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate
Politico: Man charged with plotting to kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7
Politico: Harris, Trump deadlocked in new New York Times poll