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Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

KPTV: Grand Ronde tribe continues fight against PGE for rights to fish at Willamette Falls

The Guardian: Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland in crackdown on people smugglers

OPB: Trump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair

OPB: Wells Fargo to trim Oregon workforce by 700 next year amid office closures in the state

The Guardian: How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized

The Guardian: Many Americans’ cellphone data being hacked by China, official says

Press Democrat: SingleThread Named Among Best Restaurants in the World

Courthouse News Service: Fate of Oregon wild horses falls to Ninth Circuit

Courthouse News Service: Gorsuch steps down from major environmental case amid ethical conflict

Courthouse News Service: Conservative justices raise red flags over gender-affirming care for transgender teens

AP News: Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Press Democrat: Graton Rancheria lawsuit seeks to delay approval of Koi Nation casino near Windsor

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael approves Northgate redevelopment with 1,422 housing units

LA Times: The Point Reyes tule elk will finally roam free, Park Service announces

KRCR: Millionaire hides 5 chests worth more than $2 million across the US: How you can find them

KRCR: Redding Police Department celebrates first female captain in historic promotion ceremony

LA Times: California bans food ‘sell by’ dates. Will it save you money without getting you sick?

LA Times: A ‘flying’ electric ferry could get visitors across Lake Tahoe in 30 minutes

East Bay Times: Map: California’s new House delegation, after 3 districts flipped to Democrats

East Bay Times: Dead & Company return to Las Vegas for another massive Sphere residency

East Bay Times: Construction of A’s Las Vegas ballpark expected to take major step after cost rises to $1.75 billion

East Bay Times: Oakland man tried to give up ‘un-handleable’ dogs prior to fatal mauling, animal control officer testifies

Sacramento Bee: 19-year-old steals $42,000 in fuel in twice-weekly trips to station, California cops say

SF Gate: California can't use all its solar power. That's a huge problem.

SF Gate: 2 kindergarten boys in Butte County school shooting in 'extremely critical condition'

SF Chronicle: New family-friendly California ski pass offers Tahoe alternative

KRON: San Francisco leaders take on $876 million budget shortfall

East Bay Times: Two children, ages 5 and 6, wounded and gunman dead after shooting at Northern California school

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024

East Bay Times: Acclaimed rock band robbed at gunpoint outside Bay Area coffeehouse

Action News Now: Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective?

NY Times : Opinion: How Private Funds Could Hurt Americans Under Trump

The Guardian: New York mayor condemned over plan to deport migrants accused of crimes

The Guardian: Three climbers from the US and Canada missing on New Zealand’s highest mountain

Sacramento Bee: Massive wave slams into three men on Hawaii beach, overtaking them, video shows

The Guardian: Poverty in Lahaina has doubled after 2023 wildfire: ‘We’re cutting down on what we eat’

The Guardian: Millions of Mexican Americans were deported in the 1930s. Are we about to repeat this ‘ethnic cleansing’?

The Guardian: Indiana man finds two missing babies in ditch outside his home in 27F weather

Washington Post: How to fix the iOS 18 changes some users hate

AP News: China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions

NY Times : A Warning From a California Marine Heat Wave

NPR: How to be not lonely? 'Cohousing' is an answer for some people

KQED: A look at California shows the variety of state and city 'sanctuary' laws

NPR: An ex-detective accused of decades of abuse in Kansas is found dead on the day his trial began

NPR: Writer Thoreau warned of brain rot in 1854. Now it's the Oxford Word of 2024

NPR: Teens can't get off their phones. Here's what some schools are doing about it

KTLA: Maui woman who vanished in Los Angeles seen voluntarily crossing into Mexico

KRON: LAPD give update on Maui woman who vanished in Los Angeles

KRON: Foster City works to control Canada geese

KRCR: 71-year-old Mad River man dies in ATV crash

KRCR: Blue Lake resident tries to smuggle drugs into jail after chainsaw theft arrest