The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Sept. 16.
More than 100 sue wood products company over Mill Fire
The Mill Fire in Siskiyou County killed two people in the city of Weed. The son of one of those victims is suing Roseburg Forest Products, the company that owned the mill that may have started the fire. Roseburg Forest Products acknowledged that the failure of a machine it uses may have sparked the fire and is still investigating. That lawsuit is one among many brought by at least a hundred people against the company.
—Jamie Jiang, NSPR
Survivors gather to commemorate two years since the Bear Fire
Last Saturday, the community of Berry Creek commemorated the passing of two years since the Bear Fire, also known as the North Complex. The fire took the lives of 16 people in 2020. Hundreds lost their homes. Two years later, the community is still in the initial stages of recovery. Norma Lacy is a disaster case manager for the nonprofit Northern Valley Catholic Social Services. Despite the hardship of rebuilding and a general lack of aid, she said many have chosen to remain in Berry Creek.
— Jamie Jiang, NSPR
State grant program to help those who lost their jobs during the pandemic
The new Golden State Education and Training Grant Program aims to help Californians with job training and education. The $2,500 grants can go toward covering tuition, housing and books. Applicants must fill out a short application that takes about 10 minutes to complete and attest that they lost a job or hours after March 4, 2020, when Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. Read the full story.
— Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters
Newsom now promoting abortion website in other states
Gov. Gavin Newsom is using money from his $24 million campaign fund for billboards in seven red states with messages like, “Need an abortion? Come to California” along with a website address. The new website includes information about legal rights and a map of abortion providers in California. Newsom is also expected to sign a package of other bills to expand access to abortion in California.
— CapRadio Staff
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In case you missed it
- Shasta County has one of the highest incarceration rates in the state — NSPR
- Siskiyou County Sheriff releases names of those killed in the Mill Fire — NSPR
- Butte County monkeypox (MPX) cases rise to six, one local man shares his experience — NSPR
- New legislation allows for judges to order treatment for addiction, mental illness — CapRadio
- State initiative aims to bring more tourism to native communities — NSPR
- North State schools struggle to hire specialized teachers — NSPR
- Gas prices continue to rise in California — The California Report
- Heat waves can kill, here’s how to identify heat-related illness — NSPR
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