Cal Fire held a press conference at 4 p.m. and officials with the agency as well as the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, the Redding Police Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service and the California Office of Emergency Services discussed evacuation efforts...
LINK:http://www.khsu.org/post/carr-fire-evacuation-areas-centers-and-map-fire#stream/0

Carr Fire Evacuation Areas, Centers and Map of Fire

Close to 100 people stood at the edge of Harrison Avenue, near St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka on Monday, to protest what’s considered a staffing crisis by the National Union of Healthcare Workers and the California Nurses Association...

See full text here: http://www.khsu.org/post/st-joseph-hospital-faces-criticism-staffing-crisis-looms

St. Joseph Hospital Faces Criticism as Staffing Crisis Looms

The Copper Bluff Mine on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in Northern California has been leaking chemicals into the Trinity River for decades. The U.S. EPA announced last week that it’s considering the site for possible cleanup.
Reporter: Natalya Estrada
https://www.kqed.org/news/11692914/scotus-nominee-kavanaugh-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-bay-area-professor

EPA Could Fund Mine Cleanup on Hoopa Valley Reservation

For more than 100 years, a bronze statue of former President William McKinley has stood in the center of Arcata, a small town on the Northern California coast. McKinley’s troubling policies of annexing tribal lands haven’t sat well with indigenous groups and community members. Last Tuesday, the town put the statue’s future to a vote.
Reporter: Natalya Estrada
LINK: https://www.kqed.org/news/11706221/fire-crews-in-butte-county-search-the-rubble-for-hundreds-still-missing

Arcata Residents Vote to Remove Statue of President William McKinley

The unsolved murder of 19-year-old Humboldt State University student David Josiah Lawson is showing some signs of movement. The Arcata Police Department says it is wrapping up an additional investigation today and sending it over to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s office.
Reporter: Natalya Estrada
LINK: https://www.kqed.org/news/11703157/womens-rights-are-workers-rights-inside-the-google-walkout

Controversial Murder Investigation Wraps Up

Twenty eight year old Janell Goupil held her baby while sitting at a hotel lobby in Eureka. She smiled as one year old Rhett played with the window blinds. Her other children, an eight and nine year old, started school this week and her husband is finally back at work. While living in hotels doesn’t seem like the ideal situation for most families, it’s a lot better than what the Goupils have been through in the last few weeks.

“It was probably the worst and longest two hours of my life just hoping that they got out of Paradise," Janell said. 

She's talking about her husband Danny and their baby Rhett who were separated from her as they escaped the Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California history...

FULL STORY HERE: https://www.khsu.org/post/paradise-family-finds-refuge-humboldt-county#stream/0

Paradise Family Finds Refuge in Humboldt County

The Eureka Women’s March was canceled and then it wasn’t. While the revised march is set to take place this Saturday, some are not convinced that the rally will represent all women and have decided to boycott the event which historically brought one of the largest crowds, close to 8,000, to the Eureka Waterfront.

KHSU LINK: https://www.khsu.org/post/eureka-womens-march-it-authentic-or-convenient

Eureka Women's March (California Report Version)

Early Thursday morning, around 5:30 a.m., the infamous 112 year-old bronze statue of former United States President William McKinley was removed from the center of the Arcata Plaza.  (this story is a shortened version made for KQED's The California Report)

Original Story here: https://www.khsu.org/post/mckinley-statue-removed-plaza

McKinley Statue Removed From Plaza

David Josiah Lawson, a black, 19-year-old Humboldt State University student was stabbed to death at an off campus party nearly two years ago. The criminal grand jury announced last week (WED, 3/13) that it will not indict anyone in the case. Lawson’s mother Charmaine was devastated by the news, but said she would keep fighting for justice.  

KQED's The California Report Version. 
KHSU version and link here: https://www.khsu.org/post/charmaine-lawson-im-not-strong-im-broken

Charmaine Lawson: 'I'm not strong. I'm broken.'

Monday April 15, 2019 marked the second anniversary of the fatal stabbing of David Josiah Lawson, a black, 19-year-old student at Humboldt State University. A criminal grand jury recently declined to issue an indictment in his killing.

(Originally aired on KQED's The California Report on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.)

David Josiah Lawson 2 Year Anniversary

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