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Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
County of Humboldt Meetings: McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee, Incorporation Subcommittee - Hybrid Meeting
Fishing the North Coast : Klamath King Returns Fall Below Predictions
RHBB: Tree Into Power Lines Closes Redwood Drive Near the Dump
KINS: Talkshop 022323 – Paul Craft
RHBB: [UPDATE 1 p.m.: Opened!] Caltrans Closes Hwy 101 Between Klamath and Trinidad
Times-Standard : Arcata House Partnership opens emergency shelter until Sunday
RHBB: [UPDATE 2:30 p.m.: Hwy 101 Closed Again] Snowy Roads from the Coast to the Mountains
The Hill: These 6 states will determine the 2024 presidential election
The Hill: Philadelphia’s zombie drug ‘tranq’ already in NYC
NY Times: Editorial: America Has Lost the War on Drugs. Here’s What Needs to Happen Next.
NY Times: One Year With a Team Trying to Change America’s ‘Deep Hatred’ For Those Who Use Drugs
Washington Post: ‘Incredibly damning:’ Fox News documents stun some legal experts
Washington Post: If you can smell your air freshener, you might have a problem
The Guardian: Moment mine collapses in China's Inner Mongolia region – video
The Guardian: Officials identify Florida journalist killed while reporting at scene of murder
Times-Standard : Coastal Humboldt County snow to taper off soon, NWS says
The Guardian: Biofuels: This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk
The Guardian: Brazil floods: death toll rises to 48 as landslides and looters prevent aid reaching survivors
AP News: Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia, officials say
Washington Post: Sorry, Big Dairy. Oat and almond drinks can also be sold as milk, FDA says.
BBC: Winter storm updates: Power outages and travel disruption continues across US
AP News: Trump lawyers blast election probe after grand juror speaks
NPR: A West Virginia bill allowing concealed guns at colleges is one step away from law
Popular Mechanics: Cracked Tracks, Damaged Bearings, and Human Error: The Story of Train Derailments
Smithsonian Magazine: The First Fossil Finders in North America Were Enslaved and Indigenous People
NPR: Winter storm sending heavy snow where California rarely sees it
NPR: Unlikely alliances in Supreme Court opinions on overtime, death penalty
Washington Post: NPR to cut about 100 workers in one of its largest layoffs ever
City of Eureka Meetings: Open Space Parks & Recreation Commission - Feb 23, 2023
Vice: Inside the Secret Shady World of Corporate Concerts
Buzz Feed: Florida’s School Book Bans Have Teachers “Walking On Eggshells”
Smithsonian Magazine: Shoes Carry Poop Bacteria Into NYC Buildings, Study Finds
Business Insider: The Fed's own economists are ringing the recession alarm
KOIN: Oregon DOJ: 4 indicted after crypto scheme swindles $340M from investors
KOIN: Next round of winter weather brings dangerous cold to Portland
The Olympian: WA Senate passes bill prohibiting some employers from discriminating against cannabis users
Bloomberg: Trump grand juror stirs uproar by hinting at panel’s discussions
Environmental Working Group: Wildlife warning: More than 330 species contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
NBC News: Texas superintendent resigns after 3rd grader finds his gun unattended in a school bathroom
St Louis Post-Dispatch: ‘Civil war’ trends after Marjorie Taylor Greene tweets asks for national ‘divorce’
Business Insider: A cardiologist warns more people in their 20s and 30s are showing up with heart attacks and heart disease
Business Insider: Bill Gates, who's 'not a big beer drinker,' just bought a $902 million stake in Heineken
KCRA: TV journalist, 9-year-old killed; 2 others hurt in Florida shooting
KRCR: Possible sexual assault reported at Cal Poly Humboldt dorms
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County Fire volunteer dies during training exercise
KRCR: Lawmakers push DOJ to release docs on FBI probe into parents at school board meetings
KRCR: Commuter train from Chico to Sacramento in the works
KRCR: Bureau of Reclamation releases initial water allocations, Shasta County in good position
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