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Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments. -
Justin Higginbottom/JPRThis year, a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the power to clear homeless encampments. In Yreka, authorities decided to wait until those removed had a place to go. They’re still waiting.
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Two people have died and thousands of residents around Weed, Ca. were on evacuation orders over the weekend because of the Mill Fire in Siskiyou County. It’s just the latest in a string of disasters to test this community in far Northern California. -
The death toll doubled when two additional bodies were found within the burn zone of the McKinney Fire, the state's largest blaze of the year. -
State lawmakers are giving public colleges and universities $1.4 billion this year to build or renovate affordable dorms for students. The 25 projects across California , including Eureka and Weed, range in size and price but are expected to make space for 7,300 students. -
California water regulators hosted a public forum on Wednesday to collect comments about re-adopting drought emergency regulations for Siskiyou County’s Scott and Shasta River watersheds. -
Local activists are celebrating the sale of an old bottling facility in Siskiyou County, signaling the end of a decade-long fight over water rights in Northern California. Now the activists are lobbying for stricter environmental standards. -
$25 million in grant money will soon be available for areas of Shasta, Trinity and Siskiyou County. -
In a sign of worsening drought, the state on Tuesday warned about 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed, stretching from Fresno to the Oregon border. -
Slater Fire has burned 154,145 acres and is at 48percent containment The Devil Fire is at 8410 acres and 20 percent containment. -
Conservationists say the U.S. Forest Service isn’t properly managing grazing in the Klamath Mountains, resulting in damage to critical habitat for Coho salmon. -
Despite marijuana use being legal in California, there’s still a thriving illicit market intended primarily for export to other states. Officials in Siskiyou County are teaming with state and federal law enforcement to get the situation under control. -
Public employees with Siskiyou County in Northern California started a five-day strike on Monday. They’re asking for a better pay increase, health… -
Northern California historian Jim Denny has called Whiskey Gulch above Old Etna, Calif., “One of the nicest little whiskey stills that ever turned out…
