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Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024
The Hill: A decade into states legalizing marijuana, underage use has plummeted
Courthouse News Service: US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids
Science Alert: New Technique Removes More Than 98% of Nanoplastics From Water
Courthouse News Service: Judge denies Nebraska tribe’s claim for remains of boys who died at boarding school
Courthouse News Service: Las Vegas politician accused of murdering journalist tells jury he was framed
BBC: World's second-largest diamond found in Botswana
BBC: One person still missing as officials work to identify five bodies found on Sicily yacht
OPB: Multnomah County sheriff agrees to jail people under Portland camping policy, for now
Sacramento Bee: Pandemic’s last laugh: Overestimates of jobs recovery
KPTV: Rare Canada Lynx Filmed on Road in VT
KPTV: Portland man charged with making bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York
KPTV: Portland man followed home, stabbed 15 times after winning lottery jackpot
OPB: Ford scraps all-electric SUV plan, saying drivers want hybrids
LA Times: How firefighters are tackling this fire season, according to a veteran hotshot
LA Times: Opinion: Tipping culture is out of control. Trump and Harris would make it worse
WFTV: 2 tons of meth disguised as watermelons found in tractor-trailer
LA Times: After repeated thefts, she mailed herself an Apple AirTag as bait. It worked
LA Times: Final orange grove in the San Fernando Valley is likely to give way to luxury homes
KTLA: Gravel truck bursts into flames causing Sigalert on busy Los Angeles freeway
KTLA: Man, 73, suspected of killing 3 Southern California women in 1977 pleads not guilty
SF Chronicle: Charts show Cal State admissions rates for every California high school
SF Chronicle: Tens of thousands of California owls likely to be shot in order to save native species
KCRA: 'Everybody's excited': TopGolf unveils location for new venue in Natomas
SF Chronicle: California lawmakers announce deal to kill bill forcing Google to pay newsrooms
SF Gate: Yosemite could see snow in August for the first time in 21 years
East Bay Times: California driver’s licenses and state IDs coming to mobile devices
KRON: Newark homeless advocate searching for a home after fire
KRCR: Redding cracking down on homeless encampments with new policy
SF Chronicle: Northern California weather roller coaster expected in coming days
SF Gate: Elevated lead levels detected in water fixtures at 22 Oakland schools
SF Chronicle: On move-in day at UC Berkeley’s new Anchor House, students stunned by opulence
SF Gate: Bridge to the Bay Area's historic Point Bonita Lighthouse to close indefinitely
SF Gate: Oakland bystanders hold up driver suspected in deadly hit-and-run crash
East Bay Times: Suspected $2 million scam artist busted in the Bay Area, just before authorities say he planned to flee the country
East Bay Times: Woman drowns in California river, held underwater by dog’s tangled leash
KRCR: Redding police advise caution to local vigilante groups
Mad River Union: Flames of fire season
Mad River Union: Interchange, Ball Park get overdue overhauls
Mad River Union: County, Arcata forge redevelopment tax pact
Mad River Union: Sheriff wonders: what good does oversight do?
Mad River Union: Help the city plan revisions to the U.S. 101/SR 255 interchange
Mad River Union: Brandy, a fine girl and expert walker; Titan, a squishy-faced mystery boy
Mad River Union: MCK MEGA MIXER
Mad River Union: TCLT trivia, Pulling Together, Community Survey
Mad River Union: McK Parks and Rec Advisory Comm hears Wiyot acknowledgment
Mad River Union: Arcata City Hall phones going offline Thursday