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, Dec. 14, 2023
Washington Post: The toys you should never gift to children, according to ER doctors
LA Times: Homeless camp sweeps result in police citations as often as housing offers, survey finds
Smithsonian Magazine: Cats Prey on More Than 2,000 Different Species
Smithsonian Magazine: Nations Agree to 'Transition Away From Fossil Fuels' in Landmark Climate Deal
The Guardian: Seventeen people injured after man starts fire at New York court hosting Trump trial
Courthouse News Service: Environmentalists say California’s new solar rules will slow renewable energy growth
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Wall Street calls them ‘the Magnificent 7′: They’re the reason why stocks are surging
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades
AP News: 2 Los Angeles County men exonerated after spending decades in prison
AP News: US judge to weigh cattle industry request to halt Colorado wolf reintroduction
Times-Standard : Judge: Brothers to face trial over alleged Eureka area crime spree
AP News: Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid
Courthouse News Service: House Republicans press forward with Biden impeachment probe despite flimsy evidence
The Oregonian: Sen. Wyden blasts Crater Lake concessionaire over ‘serious concerns’ in the national park
The Oregonian: Suspect in biggest Multnomah County fentanyl bust released from jail and flees
AP News: The Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication
LA Times: Five people crashed into a CVS and stole its ATM. It’s more common than you think
AP News: Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot
LA Times: L.A. is fast-tracking affordable housing. Some say those projects are pushing them out
KTLA: Family of girl, 12, raped by home intruder in Culver City speaks out
KTLA: School janitor accused of molesting students acquitted on all charges
The Oregonian: Evergreen State College student dies, 2 others sickened in apparent carbon monoxide leak
Times-Standard : Local activist opposes effort to rename Headwaters to honor Dianne Feinstein
North Bay Biz Journal: Another Sonoma County duck farm hit by deadly bird flu
North Bay Biz Journal: Sonoma County snags disaster relief designation for salmon fishery devastation
KPIX: Radical concept still bringing fresh produce to hungry Bay Area families
Press Democrat: Police: Armed student arrested after trespassing on Santa Rosa middle school campus
Press Democrat: ‘An invisible wildfire’: 4th Sonoma County poultry farm hit by avian flu as local outbreak widens
KRON: San Jose mayor considers sanctioned homeless encampment sites
KRCR: Portland Rescue Mission finds rare 'Air Jordan' sneakers valued at $10K in donations bin
KRON: Destruction of menorah at Lake Merritt being investigated as hate crime
SFGate: Yosemite to bring back reservation system after grueling crowds last summer
SF Chronicle: Opinion: So you’re planning to chase cheap housing in Sacramento? We locals have just one demand first
SF Chronicle: NBA suspends Warriors’ Draymond Green indefinitely for striking Suns’ Nurkic
KRCR: Redding couple's festive display set to raise over $300,000 for Salvation Army
KRCR: Fentanyl outbreak at Shasta County Jail: One inmate dead, others saved by Narcan
KRCR: Three detained for violent crime spree across Chico, Oroville, and Palermo
SFGate: Former Redding mayor says megachurch members hand-picked his replacement
SFGate: Driver and 5 passengers injured in UC Santa Cruz bus crash
Times-Standard : McKinleyville murder suspect pleads guilty
SFGate: Meet the angriest weed CEO in California
SF Chronicle: High-profile robberies hit this sleepy Bay Area suburb. What's going on?
SF Chronicle: Destruction of menorah at Lake Merritt sparks hate crime investigation
SF Chronicle: Lead poisoning outbreak in applesauce pouches spreads to 31 states, including California
Mad River Union: Chanukah celebration
Mad River Union: Wonder & Light
Mad River Union: Holiday on parade
Mad River Union: Detectives closing in on Mack High threatener