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Thursday, May 18, 2023

The Oregonian: Former Scoutmaster, 80, falls down remote Hells Canyon cliff, prays ‘send angels’; then, Scouts show up

The Oregonian: Oregon driver clocks 176 mph on I-5, cops say; ‘Never seen a speed this high’

LA Times: Drinking water at 1 in 4 California child-care centers tests dangerously high for lead

LA Times: Dozens of LASD deputies ordered to show suspected gang tattoos, reveal others who have them

LA Times: A shop owner said he killed two robbers. A detective believed him. Then it all fell apart

KTLA: More than 140 people charged in Orange County burglaries and robberies in past year, DA say

KTLA: Residents warned not to swim in L.A. County beaches

KCRA: 8-year-old girl dies in US Border Patrol custody in Texas as agency seeks to ease crowding

KCRA: 4 people accused of robbing student on campus in Vacaville

KRCR: Bay Area man arrested while fleeing burglary at Redding marijuana dispensary

Press Democrat: Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in Bay Area

East Bay Times: Northern California’s Lake Oroville, Shasta near-full capacity

SF Chronicle: Wildfire smoke is headed to California from Canada. Will it impact Bay Area air quality?

East Bay Times: Santa Cruz's population roller coaster: 2022 gains were 2nd biggest of any large city in US

SF Chronicle: S.F. to get record-breaking $230M from Walgreens amid ‘immense suffering’ of drug epidemic

SFGate: 'You won't come out': California snowmelt leaves many missing or dead

SFGate: California pot industry facing 'extinction event'

Press Democrat: North Bay’s Highway 37 toll proposal approved ahead of road widening project

SF Chronicle: Why police say California dad drove Tesla off cliff at Devil’s Slide

SF Chronicle: L.A. Dodgers disinvite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from Pride celebrations

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Houston Chronicle: Texas 'Death star' bill to block an array of local regulations on verge of passing Legislature

NPR: Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is 'extremely low'

KRCR: Prison horse program in California offers inmates a 'second chance at life'

Courthouse News Service: California touts $60 million plan to revive Yuba River for salmon

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Biden administration clarifies 1872 Mining Law; says huge Nevada lithium mine can proceed

Klamath Herald and News: Mother and son shot and killed two bear cubs, will pay $15K fine

Klamath Herald and News: It’s Still a ‘Winter Wonderland’ at Crater Lake National Park

Politico: She Stole $54 Million From Her Town. Then Something Unexpected Happened.

Politico: Paying for California’s energy transformation

LA Times: Vaccine OKd for emergency use in California condors amid bird flu outbreak

San Jose Mercury News: Feds: Aryan Brotherhood was behind six California murders, including two separate double homicides

San Jose Mercury News: Apple engineer on ‘need to know’ project stole secrets, fled to China after agents visited Mountain View home: feds

East Bay Times: Two more men missing in fast-flowing California rivers

KTLA: 10 missing hikers rescued in Santa Paula Canyon

KOMO : Thousands of Portland residents leaving as city grapples with fentanyl crisis

KOMO : Fake threats affected over 55K Washington students, cost $1.3M in lost resources

The Oregonian: Oregon governor orders state to withhold cannabis licenses from Oregon businesses that haven’t paid their taxes

The Oregonian: Beaverton teen who died in riptide had been wading in knee-deep water

News Tribune: Van stolen with sleeping kids inside, WA cops say. Then Facebook users spotted it

AP News: New Washington law keeps drugs illegal, boosts resources for housing and treatment

AP News: New Mexico high school student killed 3 women in ‘random’ shooting rampage, police say

AP News: North Carolina GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit, allowing it to become law

Harper's Magazine: A “Native American Church” without Native Americans

Slate: How Poverty and Food Insecurity Can Lead to an Eating Disorder

Digg: Video: Why Are Slot Machines Cash Cows For Casinos? It's All About Manpower

CBS News : On new Fla. immigration law, S. Florida farmer warns, 'Get ready to pay more at grocery store'

Washington Post: Timber industry pushed to delist bats as endangered

AP News: Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers

NY Times : How to Spy on Condor Parents With a High-Tech Egg

NY Times : Two Decades of Prison Did Not Prepare Me for the Horrors of County Jail