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, April 11, 2024
Yahoo News: U.S. Coast Guard, Navy rescue 3 stranded men after spotting 'HELP' sign made with palm leaves
KCRA: Suspects arrested after illegally dumping thousands of tires in different areas of Sacramento County
KCRA: Massive fire at San Joaquin County recycling center causes nearby homes to evacuate
The Oregonian: These two Oregon and Washington cities named among best places to live in U.S.
Washington Post: A drone factory in Utah is at the epicenter of anti-China fervor
NPR: NPR defends its journalism after senior editor says it has lost the public's trust
NPR: White-sounding names get called back for jobs more than Black ones, a new study finds
NPR: Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus
AP News: The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
AP News: Breaking from routine with a mini sabbatical or ‘adult gap year’ can be rejuvenating
AP News: As his trans daughter struggles, a father pushes past his prejudice. ‘It was like a wake-up’
Reuters: Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees
AP News: Water pouring out of rural Utah dam through 60-foot crack, putting nearby town at risk
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Here’s what worries scientists about bird flu’s spread among cattle
Oregon Public Broadcasting: S. Oregon tree sitters protest old-growth logging from 100 feet above the forest floor
The Hill: Former top military officers push back on Trump immunity claim
The Hill: Tennessee Senate approves measure allowing K-12 teachers to carry concealed guns
SFGate: 'Chaos': Concerns grow over 420 crowds, lack of toilets at Golden Gate Park
SFGate: Sacramento student reported missing in Los Angeles area
The Guardian: EPA has limited six ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water - but there are 15,000
The Guardian: Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $27bn fraud case
The Guardian: Five Georgia students rescue a woman and her two children from drowning car
KRCR: Rescuers search off Northern California coast for young gray whale entangled in gill net
KRCR: Shingletown residents demand quicker action over vicious wolf-dog pack
Cal Matters: California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says
LA Times: California spent billions on homelessness without tracking if it worked
Environmental Working Group: EPA sets bold new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
LA Times: Explosive levels of methane have been detected near a Berkeley landfill-turned-park
KTLA: Thieves nabbed with $300K in stolen Legos, CHP says
SFGate: One of the biggest Calif. home insurance companies won't be renewing 30K policies
KTLA: $55M in cocaine, more than a ton, seized in Southern California
SFGate: Storm considered 'really strong for April' poised to soak California yet again
KRON: Over 400 stolen vehicles recovered in Oakland, East Bay, 181 arrested
KRON: 146 pounds of marijuana, $104K cash seized after search warrant served at San Jose home
East Bay Times: Arrests, car recoveries and gun seizures rise in Oakland after state law-enforcement surge
East Bay Times: Environmentalists call this project ‘the worst ridgeline development in Northern California’ — and just got it delayed
East Bay Times: During proud owner’s photo shoot, classic car rolls down ramp into California lake
East Bay Times: Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in Northern California
SF Chronicle: Grateful Dead tribute festival in California canceled with no refunds offered
KQED: California Water Supplies to Exceed New National Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’
KQED: California’s Commercial Salmon Season Is Closed Again This Year
SFGate: They were just sitting in San Francisco traffic. Then came the tow truck.
Times-Standard : No new billboards: Humboldt County narrowly approves new sign restrictions
Mad River Union: Reinventing radio at KHHA
Mad River Union: Earth Flag yet waves on top but is ruled illegal
Mad River Union: Luxe Fickle Hill venue gets OK for weddings
Mad River Union: Public input sought for tiny house, emergency housing villages draft ordinance
Mad River Union: Arcata High students protest Principal Perry’s dismissal
Mad River Union: Of the seaside village’s whales, trails, donors, volunteers and artists
Mad River Union: Get energized with NEC at the Earth Day Festival in Pierson Par k April 21