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Sunday, June 23, 2024

East Bay Times: Crews continue to gain ground on major fires burning across California

KTLA: Marijuana growth sparked hundreds of millions in value for this Southern California county

Thursday, June 20, 2024

NPR: 2 climate activists were arrested after spraying orange paint on Stonehenge

East Bay Times: After distress call, 2 people are found dead at Yosemite-area waterfall

KTVU: FBI raids home tied to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

BBC: At least 34 die in India after drinking toxic alcohol

The Guardian: I started smoking at 14 – and reached 40 a day. A single therapy session changed my life

BBC: Storm Alberto claims lives in Mexico and drenches US coast

The Guardian: US supreme court to release decisions with Trump immunity and abortion rights at stake – live

BBC: Climate change made US and Mexico heatwave 35 times more likely

LA Times: Opinion: With fires burning again, is California becoming uninsurable?

Siskiyou Daily News: Strawhouse Resorts and Cafe: 'Star Trek' captain, brides, birdwatchers, anglers drawn to unique riverside restaurant

KRCR: Siskiyou County deputies seize over 2,000 pounds of marijuana from U-Haul

LA Times: Airline passenger flew to Burbank, but her luggage landed in a Hollywood homeless encampment

LA Times: Get high (legally) at the massive new weed oasis inside the California State Fair

OPB: Championship golf returns to Pacific Northwest this week — but remains elusive in big picture

ABC News: Amazon fined $5.9 million for allegedly violating California's warehouse quota law

ABC News: Rapper Travis Scott arrested for disorderly intoxication, trespassing in Florida

ABC News: Hidden camera found planted outside Alhambra home after recent burglary attempt

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael moves homeless campers, citing fire risk

East Bay Times: A California senior lost $700,000 to crypto scammers. Now she’s asking the state to slow bank transfers

KTLA: Nearly 200 pounds of meth found in vehicle after CHP pursuit

East Bay Times: Drivers hit 196 animals on this Bay Area "roadkill hotspot." A new project aims to make it safer.

KRCR: Bakersfield man abandons teen at store in rural Butte County, charged with sex crimes

KRCR: Rainbow Family plans 52nd gathering in Plumas Forest, extra law enforcement on site

ABC Sacramento: At least 15 vehicles damaged, 1 home destroyed in North Sacramento fire

ABC Sacramento: Man shot in Butte County after accidentally driving into 'illegal marijuana farm,' deputies say

Sacramento Bee: California State Fair to allow marijuana sale and on-site consumption for the first time

SFGate: California to return historic amount of land to the Shasta Indian Nation

KRON: San Francisco voters to decide future of Great Highway

KRON: Multiple people shot at Lake Merritt Juneteenth celebration in Oakland

East Bay Times: Four shot during sideshow near Lake Merritt in Oakland

Press Democrat: Lake County fires: Evacuation order downgraded as Ham Fire contained; crews stop forward progress on Scotts Fire

SFGate: Evacuation order lifted in Lake County Scotts Fire

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

LA Times: Oakley founder James Jannard sells Malibu mansion for $210 million — a California record

Washington Post: What ‘boommates’ are and why you might want to join them

ABC Sacramento: Big Boy No. 4014: World's Largest Steam Engine Making Whistle Stops Across the US, including Roseville

ABC Sacramento: You'll be able to buy and smoke cannabis at the 2024 California State Fair

KPTV: White House acknowledges negative impacts of federal dams on Columbia River tribes

KPTV: Portland Pickles become first US sports team to sell THC products at games

SFGate: California carmaker Fisker, once worth $2.9 billion, finally goes belly-up

KCRA: Point Fire: Crews gain upper hand against Sonoma County wildfire, 1 firefighter injured

BBC: Mysterious shipwreck washes up on Canadian coast

BBC: Mystery monolith appears in Nevada desert

OPB: Providence nurses walk out amid contract negotiations in Oregon

OPB: Siskiyou Mountain Club to rebuild historic fire lookout in southern Oregon

East Bay Times: Arrest made in UC Berkeley police vehicle firebombing, three other arson attacks

East Bay Times: SF Giants legend, MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays dies at 93 years old

Mt. Shasta News: Body of man who drowned in Lake Siskiyou was recovered

CBS News : $25,000 Utah treasure hunt clue unveiled as organizers warn of rattlesnakes