July 23rd, 2024 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte’s emergency preparedness leaders discuss the July 4th South Beach explosion in order to improve the response to mass casualty incidents; the Curry County Sheriff proposes a special taxing measure after the rejected tax levy for a 24/7 sheriff’s department and staffing cuts; the National Park Service and Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation sign an agreement that will bring more women into wildland fire careers; a Yurok-Tribe led project is planning to restore 150 acres of fish and wildlife habitat in the upper Klamath River tributaries; there’s a major leak in the Weitchpec Public Water System that is being worked on; The Oregon Health Authority looks to a new analysis by the CDC in order to prevent youth suicide; Grants Pass Emergency Services have been extra busy lately; and hate crimes against Californian LGBTQ+ residents increase exponentially. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

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Today’s news card image is courtesy of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office, which has been edited.