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DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.


Tuesday, Feb. 17

Politico: ‘You’re Going to See More Defections’: Thomas Massie’s Ominous Prediction for the GOP

NPR: The record-breaking cocaine boom — and its deadly fallout

RHBB: Major Collision Shuts Down Northbound Broadway in Eureka, Traffic Backed Up in Both Directions

Humboldt Sports: CR sweeps final regular season games on Sophomore Day

RHBB: Authorities Respond to Possible Submerged Vehicle on Highway 162; Occupancy Unknown

SoHum Parlance: Trump is worried about losing the Texas Senate race so Trump pressured Paramount into censoring Colbert

SoHum Parlance: ICE thugs caught in lies – suspended under criminal investigation

KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop February 17th, 2026 – Frank Nelson

Governor's Office: Governor, First Partner statement on passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson

County of Humboldt Meetings: Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board Meeting - Feb. 26, 2026

County of Humboldt Meetings: Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board Meeting - Feb. 26, 2026

RHBB: Series of Crashes Reported on Slick Roads Along U.S. 101 and Highway 299 Near Arcata

RHBB: Snowy Summits and Slick Roads Complicate North Coast Travel

Times-Standard : Man arrested on attempted murder in Eureka

Washington Post: RFK Jr. claimed that keto diets cured schizophrenia. Here’s what science says.

Washington Post: The Epstein files have brought a wave of resignations and investigations

Study Finds: Why Adults Who Still ‘Play’ Are Happier, Healthier, and Less Stressed

Study Finds: American Kids Spend 4 Hours Daily On Screens. Their Parents Say It’s Destroying The Family Bond.

Science Alert: Single Dose of DMT Rapidly Reduces Symptoms of Major Depression

The Guardian: ‘The kids don’t get days off. Nor should you’: my secret life as a paedophile hunter on the dark web

The Atlantic: American Kids Used to Eat Everything

The Atlantic: How Many Wolves Is Enough?

Smithsonian Magazine: These 12,000-Year-Old Scraps of Elk Hide Found in Oregon May Be the World’s Oldest Known Examples of Sewing

The Hill: Teddy Roosevelt’s descendants press senators on public lands

The Hill: Why violent crime is dropping in US cities

The Guardian: More than 600 people were fired or punished for posting about Charlie Kirk’s death. They want justice

The Guardian: ‘It’s betrayal’: Shetland’s scallop fishers brace for arrival of UK’s largest salmon farm

The Guardian: 12-hour days, no weekends: the anxiety driving AI’s brutal work culture is a warning for all of us

The Guardian: ‘I feel like I’m in a financial prison’: Trump Wall Street plan puts ‘mom and pop’ investors at risk, advocates say

The Hill: What to know about the disastrous Potomac sewage spill

OPB: A photographer’s quest to document native bees includes an annual search along the California-Oregon border

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Bill would allow Oregonians to ‘corner cross’ on public lands

The Oregonian: An Oregon university is trailing 1st place in an international ice fishing competition — despite a lack of ice

The Oregonian: End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk

The Oregonian: Fugitive Oregon politician likely planned disappearance for weeks as legal pressures mounted

KRCR: Nurses at Redding hospital announce strike over staffing concerns

KRCR: Siskiyou County deputies investigate disappearance of Amber Ariza, last seen in Arcata

Press Democrat: Southwest Airlines announces flights to Austin, Texas, from Sonoma County airport

KQED: Why Silicon Valley Got Cozy With the Military

KQED: Factory-Built Housing Hasn’t Taken Off in California Yet, but This Year Might Be Different

KRON: Triple-punch series of storms forecast this week

Action News Now: Winter weather prompts chain screening on I-5 north of Redding

CBS Bay Area: Suspect in shooting at Santa Cruz campsite arrested

CBS Bay Area: Rockslides along Highway 1 in Big Sur lead to full closure of roadway

SF Gate: Woman whose dogs killed Diane Whipple denied parole

KRON: All-you-can-eat Wagyu restaurant opening this week in San Jose

KRON: Body of missing elderly woman found in Santa Cruz Mountains

SF Gate: French Laundry owner slams proposed affordable housing project near restaurant

AP News: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

AP News: Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves 3 dead, including shooter, and 3 more wounded


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