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, Dec. 17
The Guardian: White outsiders convinced a Native American tribe to start a legal weed business. It ended in disaster
Reuters: At least 100,000 bodies in Syrian mass grave, US advocacy group head says
Reuters: Trump loses bid to toss hush money conviction on immunity grounds
Reuters: Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow
BBC: The people growing their own toilet paper
BBC: Trudeau in peril after Trump spat sparks political crisis
BBC: Debunking misinformation about US drone sightings
Courthouse News Service: Mexican president inaugurates final stretch of country’s Maya Train
SF Gate: 24 injured in Florida airboat crash involving Bay Area youth sports team
Courthouse News Service: California lawmaker urges state to rescind all calls for constitutional convention
Courthouse News Service: Oldest remains of ancient mammal ancestor found on Spanish island of Mallorca
The Oregonian: Pho Gabo owner files $2.4 million lawsuit over City of Portland’s ‘smell code’ enforcement
KREM: Pilot gives insight on mysterious lights over Oregon
The Oregonian: How hatchery salmon have been recaptured to feed this Oregon coast community
KRCR: 11-year-old leads police on dangerous chase in Butte County, crashes in floodwaters
KRCR: 2 teens missing after weekend duck hunting trip in Butte County
KRCR: Humboldt County shaken by series of earthquakes, largest at 4.0 magnitude near Redway
KPIX: Oakland police seize illegal cannabis, mushrooms, guns from smoke shop
KRON: ‘Neurologic hazard’: Group sues over Bay Bridge lights
LA Times: Southern California doctor sentenced to prison in multimillion-dollar hospice fraud scheme
North Bay Biz Journal: California’s plan to stabilize its home insurance market is now law. Will it work?
Marin Independent Journal: Marin course bolsters stress training for firefighters
SF Chronicle: Viral study about black plastic spatulas had a big math problem
City of Eureka Meetings: City Council - Dec 17, 2024
SF Gate: Series of brutal California dog maulings leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
SF Gate: 9 hikers, most without proper gear, need rescue by Las Vegas police
SF Gate: Flooded King Salmon restaurant, Falafel Love, opens despite high water
SF Gate: An ugly attack on a Mendocino teenager exposes California's rural dog problem
SF Gate: 6-year-old killed by driver after running across Bay Area freeway, CHP says
AP News: A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine
AP News: Magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
East Bay Times: Addicts trafficked cross country to California by ‘army of fraudsters,’ new lawsuit alleges
Times-Standard : Local governments seek input on bus trips
Times-Standard : Humboldt County supervisors OK coroner hiring maneuver
SoHum Parlance: Judge denies Trump motion to dismiss convictions
RHBB: Arcata Offers Zero Waste Tips to Celebrate More and Buy Less
RHBB: Rep. Jared Huffman Nominated as Ranking Member of House Natural Resources Committee
Monday, Dec. 16
/r/humboldt: What's stopping us from locking in and revitalizing the old Northwestern Pacific Railroad tracks into light rail? (Besides the obvious)
RHBB: North Coast Experiences New Quakes—Not Aftershocks
RHBB: Slip-Out Closes Avenue of the Giants Between Miranda and Phillipsville
Governor's Office: State secures federal approval and unprecedented support to help Californians with behavioral health challenges
/r/humboldt: westside eureka, anyone hear that sound? it's a droning sound but not a drone. i'm close to the eureka mall, sounds like it might be coming from the area where henderson meets 101. would a machine laying asphalt sound like that? that's what it's reminding me of. probably nothing weird (evil laugh)
RHBB: Overturned Vehicle Blocks California Avenue in Arcata
RHBB: [Update: Road Closed] Slide Blocks Both Lanes of Highway 36 Near Swain’s Flat Outpost; Power Lines Down
/r/humboldt: Work for 14 yr old, after school & weekends?
/r/humboldt: Is the Lost Coast Scenic Drive still pretty and safe on a rainy day?
SoHum Parlance: Redwood Wonk – What will Trump’s policy be re Syria?; the status of the state-based cases against Trump; and why the Internet has made a folk-hero out of the CEO killer
SoHum Parlance: Texas bans sale of luggage to pregnant women