‘Ski Mask Rapist’ Richard Stobaugh Dies
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Hoopa Valley Tribe elder Verdena Leona Chase Parker was raised speaking Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe’ (Na-teh-nah-hwah Meh-hah-neh-hweh), the language of the Hupa people since time immemorial. Her fluency was a tribute to brave women in her family,…
‘Ski Mask Rapist’ Richard Stobaugh Dies
Editor’s note: Be advised, this story covers violent sexual assaults and may be disturbing to readers. A sexually violent predator in the process of appealing a Humboldt County Superior Court judge’s decision last year to reverse…
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Newsom Signs New Gun Control Laws, Including One Requiring Owners to Take a 4-Hour Class
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Have a gun? You’re going to need to take another safety class after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Saturday that are a boon to gun…
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Aminah Herrman’s Cold Wax Paintings Shimmer and Shine
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