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Carrie Griffin, a physician and somatic psychotherapist at the Center for New Growth in Arcata, advises parents on how to protect neurodivergent children from the jarring noises and flashing lights of the Fourth of July celebrations. “Image” by pincusvt is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
From soothing music to double harnesses, Shannon Westman at the Arcata Animal Hospital, advises us on how to keep our pets safe and calm during fireworks shows. Photo Credits: “Fireworks” by nigelhowe is licensed under CC BY 2.0. | “Pitiful” by latteda is licensed under CC BY 2.0.Composite by Sigur-Björn
“Home in Humboldt” is the name of an upcoming branding and marketing strategy for Humboldt County. Backed by most of the area’s major employers, including the hospitals, colleges business organizations, and the county itself, the campaign represents the most concentrated effort to-date to get qualified staff to not just come…
Southern Humboldt has been without local veterinary service for 15 months. All this time, residents in the area have had to go to Willits or Fortuna to seek medical care for their animals. This is a part of a nation-wide pattern. All over the country, rural areas are seeing their…
Business owners across Humboldt County are pessimistic about their prospects according to the results of a recent survey conducted by local business organizations. Almost half of them fear they may not survive in the medium or long term. KMUD’s Sigur-Björn spoke to Nancy Olson at the Redwood Coast Chamber Foundation…
Authorities in Fort Bragg are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect who allegedly broke into a home and sexually assaulted a resident in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21. The Fort Bragg Police Department says the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. in the 400 block…
A controversial Senate proposal could force the sale of more than 250 million acres of public land across the West, including over 14 million acres in California. That includes parcels right here on the North Coast: Samoa Dunes, the South Jetty, Gillam Butte, and swaths of the Six Rivers, Mendocino,…
Last April, the American Forest Resource Council, an umbrella organization for Timber Industry stakeholders, sued the US Fish and Wildlife Service to lift protection of 3.5 million acres of forest land in California, Oregon and Washington. Were the protection lifted, it could lead to logging of mature and old-growth forests,…
In recognition of today’s holiday, KMUD News will air a Juneteenth Special recorded in Tulsa, Oklahoma — home of the historic Black Wall Street. On June 19, 2020, KMUD’s Lauren Schmitt was on the ground in Tulsa, a city with deep Juneteenth roots. The Greenwood District — later known as…
In Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Press Club and investigative news outlet Status Coup have filed a federal lawsuit against the LAPD, alleging repeated violations of journalists’ rights under the U.S. Constitution and California law. The suit, filed today in federal court, claims officers used excessive force against reporters covering…