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Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoNitrous oxide is used medically for sedation or pain relief and in restaurants to make whipped cream. It’s also used to get high. -
Ben Margot/APA program in Humboldt County to provide homeless people with a safe place to park their cars and sleep will be extended for two years.
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Volunteers at the Centro del Pueblo sanctuary garden in Arcata found bags of human waste and a gallon jug of urine left just inside the fence last Saturday. -
The county has been struggling with a lack of housing supply and rising costs.
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A group of cannabis farmers in Humboldt County, California is suing to block a citizen initiative that they say would completely overhaul cannabis regulations.
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The highest death rates from alcoholic liver disease occur in rural eastern and Northern California. In Humboldt County, for instance, the death rate from alcoholic liver disease is more than double the statewide rate.
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Mental health care is severely lacking in Humboldt County, which has only one inpatient psychiatric hospital. The rural area has been impacted by compounding factors, like the opioid epidemic and COVID, and lacks funding for behavioral health treatment services.
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The rural Northern California community has its sights set on a new emergency mental health care facility to fill chronic gaps in resources.
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After Madera Community Hospital in Madera County closed earlier this year, other hospitals have signaled they are struggling financially. Legislators are considering several solutions to funnel more money to hospitals to prevent them from cutting services or closing.
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Native American tribes have often advocated for public and private landowners to return property to indigenous people, known as the "land back" movement.
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After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.
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A community garden meant to be a safe haven for migrant families in Humboldt County was vandalized five times last year. Founder and immigrants rights group Centro Del Pueblo is trying to raise money for security.
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A 6.4 magnitude quake in late December and a New Year's Day aftershock have left approximately 170 people displaced from their homes.
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A federal offshore wind lease auction in December off California's coast promises to kickstart a work boom on the state's northern and central coasts.
