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Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Oregonian: Oregon woman accused of leading money laundering cell to conceal more than $90 million in drug proceeds

The Oregonian: The Portland area had no In-N-Out Burger locations. Soon it might have three

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Southern Oregon activists claim victory after BLM changes plans in logging area

San Diego Union Tribune: Living the beach life in Tijuana and Imperial Beach under the shadow of a sewage crisis

LA Times: Newsom sent CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland. Now he’s sending them to Bakersfield

LA Times: LAPD arrests 93 people at USC amid Israel-Hamas war protests

LA Times: San Diego, not Arizona, is now the top border region for migrant arrivals

KCRA: Sacramento State student assaulted, robbed by six assailants on campus

Sacramento Bee: Trio tried to sell thousands of pounds of infected crab from Alaska in Seattle, feds say

KRON: ‘Planet of the Apes’ characters spotted on horseback at Crissy Field: photos

KTLA: High-ranking advisor to L.A. DA Gascón hit with 11 felony charges

SFGate: Bay Area now too expensive for annual dog surfing competition

KTLA: These California cities have the dirtiest air, new report finds

KTLA: 15 arrested during multi-million dollar cartel drug bust in Southern California

SF Chronicle: Photos: Inside Annie Leibovitz’s secluded Bay Area farm, listed for $9 million

ABC News: Yosemite rockfall sends hundreds of boulders onto key segment of John Muir Trail

SF Chronicle: Allstate could resume writing new policies. Here’s what it would take

SFGate: Wet storm could soak California in early May, long-term forecast suggests

SFGate: Body of Bay Area hiker found after fall from cliffs along Oregon coast

East Bay Times: Outside Lands announces massive lineup for 2024 music festival

East Bay Times: Sex workers stabbed, beat homicide victim with their high heels, Oakland police say

East Bay Times: Woman calls, then steals tow truck, leading Bay Area cops on lengthy pursuit, authorities say

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Fast Company: Ecuador eyes new debt-for-nature swaps involving Amazon and ocean protection

Yahoo News: 74-year-old Ohio woman charged with bank robbery was victim of a scam, family says

Pro Publica: New Legislation Would Expand Access to Disaster Relief, Provide Help With Titles for Large Number of Black Landowners

NY Times: How humans are hurting Africa’s wildebeests

Washington Post: 120 antiwar protesters arrested at NYU; Humboldt students form barricade

Washington Post: Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe

Las Vegas Sun: Merger will help streamline Nevada’s cannabis industry

Las Vegas Sun: Phish fans are famously dedicated. What happens when they enter the Sphere?

Courthouse News Service: California Supreme Court rules that county jail kitchen workers can go unpaid

Courthouse News Service: Labor Department expands overtime pay eligibility

Courthouse News Service: Feds’ plan to rebuild Pacific sardine numbers insufficient, judge finds

KPTV: 1 year later, families of 5 women found dead are still looking for an arrest

KPTV: Oregon doorbell camera captures kidnapping, man arrested

USA Today: Watch: Dramatic footage as man, 2 dogs rescued from sinking boat near Oregon coast

USA Today: Minnesota senator charged with burglary says she was retrieving late father's ashes

KOIN: Ex-Washington cop accused of double murder, abducting baby shoots himself; dies

NBC News: Senate passes Ukraine aid, Israel funding and TikTok crackdown, sending bill to Biden's desk

NPR: TN House and Senate pass controversial bill that will allow teachers to carry firearms in schools

NPR: Housing experts say there just aren't enough homes in the U.S.

San Jose Mercury News: Chaotic Dublin prison closure leads to fighting, crying, cutting, inmates say

KRON: Tesla layoffs to impact over 2,700 Bay Area employees

LA Times: What to know about California’s new state park, a scenic green space where two rivers meet

Time: The Parents Who Regret Having Children

Digg: Vintage Photos Taken By The EPA Reveal What American Cities Looked Like Before Pollution Was Regulated

NY Times: How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me)

The Hill: Most parents don’t think standard American diet is healthy for children

The Hill: What to know about the FTC ban on employee noncompete agreements

BBC: Mass arrests made as US campus protests over Gaza spread