What Can California Do About Abortion Pill Ruling? Not Much

By Kristen Hwang/CalMatters on April 10, 2023 at 11:05AM

California’s Democratic lawmakers have spent the past year enacting legislation to protect abortion rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal, but an April 7 ruling by a Texas federal judge is one thing they can’t touch.  U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk suspended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone more than 20 years ago, arguing that it was flawed and invalid.

UPDATED: Preliminary 4.6 Quake Hits Near Ferndale

By Kimberly Wear on March 21, 2023 at 4:30PM

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Humboldt Sees Another COVID Death

By Kimberly Wear on January 18, 2023 at 6:27PM

Humboldt County Sees Another COVID Death

By Kimberly Wear on December 28, 2022 at 3:30PM

NWS Citizen Science Network Needs Your Help

By Kimberly Wear on December 19, 2022 at 10:52AM

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Two More California Condors Set to Fly Free

By Kimberly Wear on November 8, 2022 at 12:48PM

The multi-step release process begins at dawn, when the NCCRP team will open the door to a baited enclosure, or trap, which is adjacent to the main pen. According to the release, that door stays open until one or both A6 and A7 enter.

'Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse Starts Just After Midnight

By Kimberly Wear on November 7, 2022 at 1:10PM

If the North Coast’s weather cooperates —and it’s not looking like it will — the celestial scene can be taken in with the naked eye, although binoculars or a telescope enhance the view and give a better look of the moon’s red coloring, according to NASA. Should the storm interrupt the view, a live streaming of the eclipse from telescopes around the world can be found here starting at 1 a.m., which will include an interview with NASA lunar scientist Noah Petro and comments coming in from the global telescope network bring in the images.

Halloween Forecast: Light Rain and Sneaker Waves

By Kimberly Wear on October 30, 2022 at 1:23PM

CDC’s Move Paves Way for California to Require School COVID Vaccines — But Lawmakers Have Given Up for Now

By Elizabeth Aguilera, CALmatters on October 28, 2022 at 12:01PM

The state Department of Public Health refused to say whether it plans to add the vaccine to the required list. Instead the agency referred to its previous statement from April in an email: “…upon full approval by the FDA, CDPH will consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians prior to considering a school vaccine requirement.”

UPDATED: 4.1 Quake Shakes Fortuna

By Kimberly Wear on October 23, 2022 at 11:29AM

A magnitude-4.1 earthquake struck 3 miles from Fortuna at 11:16 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage.