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.
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025
The Guardian: World champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed plane
The Guardian: Officials believe there are no survivors after jet carrying 64 people collided with military helicopter
Courthouse News Service: Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Courthouse News Service: Hunters defend deer drones to recover carcasses
KPTV: Overdue hiker found dead on Mt. Hood
/r/humboldt: LOCO and censorship
KPTV: Walls blown off home during possible explosion in N Portland
KPTV: Former Western Oregon basketball players claim school ignored abuse in $28M lawsuit
OPB: 'Not a buyout': Attorneys and unions urge federal workers not to resign
Courthouse News Service: Government workers sue over Trump order to rescind employment protections
East Bay Times: California students’ test scores show slow recovery from pandemic-era learning losses
KRCR: Wildfires break out in North Carolina town ravaged by Hurricane Helene
KRCR: Fortuna City Council member Kris Mobley under FBI investigation; offers resignation
KRCR: Redding woman pleads guilty to embezzling $80,000 from Airbnb owners
KRON: 40 Plaques stolen from historic Oakland ‘Blues Walk of Fame’
Sacramento Bee: Unfazed and confused, Sutter County extends ban on industrial hemp despite grower push-back
East Bay Times: ‘Bright and relatively easy to see’: The planets align for this astronomical event
East Bay Times: New Fremont camping ban could leave homeless residents with no place to go
Times-Standard : Fortuna councilmember Kris Mobley resigns amid embezzlement investigation
North Bay Biz Journal: Sonoma, Napa county vineyard owners fear deportation of workers amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
North Bay Biz Journal: Marin County officials consider ‘shelter crisis’ status for ranch evictions
/r/humboldt: Yikes! 😬 Fortuna City Council Member Kris Mobley Resigns as FBI Investigates Embezzlement and Theft Allegations, According to City Officials
Sonoma Magazine: Joe Matos Cheese Factory in Santa Rosa Closing After 45 Years
KRON: Vallejo murder suspect may be connected to string of killings across the country
KTLA: Before-and-after video shows devastation along PCH after Palisades Fire
KRON: 3 orphaned mountain lion cubs rescued in Bay Area
KRON: Last dry day before atmospheric river moves in Friday
SF Gate: Head of Yosemite National Park calls it quits after 40 years of service
SF Gate: Owner of historic SF cannabis dispensary reportedly shot, suspect killed by SFPD
Yahoo News: State senator retains key role over fire insurance laws despite cannabis corruption probe
LA Times: Big Ass Fans slapped with fat fines for false claims about their clean air products
LA Times: CSU, reeling from budget cuts to classes and faculty, decry more proposed state reductions
LA Times: Inside the intense search for what — or who — started the Palisades fire
SF Gate: Bay Area school abruptly closes after copper theft cuts power
SF Gate: Yosemite tries to control February crowds after damage done to park
SF Gate: String of recent killings linked to Bay Area 'death cult'
SF Gate: She was a renowned California opera singer. Next came the squirrels.
AP News: Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead
KCRA: Wet weekend ahead: Timing the arrival of soaking rain from an atmospheric river storm in NorCal
AP News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
AP News: LocalCoho, a salmon farm, donates 13,000 live fish to NY food bank
AP News: Hamas frees 8 more hostages but Israel puts prisoner release on hold after a chaotic handover
Times-Standard : California AG rebuffs motion to dismiss Providence emergency abortion lawsuit
/r/humboldt: Need help to haul away a few pieces of wood
Mad River Union: Signs of resistance
Mad River Union: Sister City petitioners: investigate Matthews
Mad River Union: McKMAC seeks ways to stave off disasters
Mad River Union: Bye bye, Mai Kai
Mad River Union: Timothy Starke Lyman, Oct. 15, 1963 – Jan. 8, 2025
Mad River Union: Huffman announces $5.2 million grant for MCSD to replace three sewer crossings