June 13th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; an update on the Dr. Fine Bridge; adult inmates will be housed in the Youth Opportunity Center during the jail rehab project; Mountain School will receive staff cuts coming next year; the CCPD officer involved with the Surf Apartments shooting has been cleared of wrongdoing; the Yurok Tribe hosted the Second Annual Honoring Indigenous Women and Young Girls Event; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation invites the community to Tvm-chaa-me’ Day; a recap on the weekend Salmon Opening from Fishing the North Coast; the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation urges Oregonians to watch for signs of elder financial exploitation; and the West Coast Governors Condemn US Health and Human Services Secretary. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Thumbnail photo: Consultants with NMR Architects, of Redding, are proposing a more open dormitory style layout rather than the row of cells that are currently at the Del Norte County Jail. | Screenshot
Though they echoed the probation chief’s sentiments that they didn’t want their employees “living out of a bag,” Del Norte County supervisors green lit a proposal to house adult inmates in the Youth Opportunity Center while the jail undergoes a significant remodel.
It was the less expensive option out of two members of a working group presented to the Board on Tuesday. Those group members, which included Assistant County Administrative Officer Randy Hooper and Del Norte County Sheriff’s Capt. Kyle Stevens, also asked the Board to consider using Measure R and capital improvement dollars to close a funding gap in the jail rehab project.
The Board agreed, but asked staff to continue to work to secure state funding for the remodel. Supervisors also directed staff to make sure Del Norte County Probation has input into where they will be housed when construction starts next spring.
June 12th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; construction updates of the Dr. Fine bridge; DNUSD’s Nutrition Services Director discusses a school wellness policy on nutrition standards; Mountain School will receive staff cuts coming next year; the CCPD officer involved with the Surf Apartments shooting has been cleared of wrongdoing; Crescent Fire and Rescue adds a Ford F-550 to its response fleet; a Del Norte county jail project update from District 2 Supervisor Valerie Starkey; DNUSD moves forward with plans to build a central kitchen; Brookings-Harbor school district offers free summer meals and the Brookings Harbor Community Helpers offer Summer Youth Snack Pack Program; Port Orford gains grants for Battle Rock Visitor Center renovations; the Klamath community celebrates ‘O Me-nok Village Day; the Yurok Tribe hosted the Second Annual Honoring Indigenous Women and Young Girls Event; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation invites the community to Tvm-chaa-me’ Day; and California ranks low in the nation for overall child well-being. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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June 11th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; construction updates of the Dr. Fine bridge; DNUSD’s Nutrition Services Director discusses a school wellness policy on nutrition standards; Crescent City Fire and Rescue receive a new quick response vehicle; a Del Norte county jail project update from District 2 Supervisor Valerie Starkey; DNUSD moves forward with plans to build a central kitchen; Brookings-Harbor School District offers free summer meals and the Brookings Harbor Community Helpers offer Summer Youth Snack Pack Program; Port Orford gains grants for Battle Rock Visitor Center renovations; the Klamath community celebrates ‘O Me-nok Village Day; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation invites the community to Tvm-chaa-me’ Day; the Greater Outdoor Access & Learning Program offers free camping experiences to Del Norte families; the ODFW reminds you to not interact with fawns and leave them be; Oregon Senators are alarmed over Integrated Ocean Observing System federal funding cuts; and California ranks low in the nation for overall child well-being. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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A Crescent City police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the shooting death of 67-year-old John Spencer at the Surf Apartments on Feb. 17, Del Norte County District Attorney Katherine Micks concluded.
Officer Ethan Miller acted in justified self defense and in defense of others, Micks said in a written statementon Friday following an investigation led by California Highway Patrol Officer Adriana Warner. Micks stated she ascribed no criminal liability to Miller’s conduct during the Feb. 17 incident.
According to a summary of the officer-involved shooting, dispatch sent CCPD officers to Surf Apartments, 108 H Street, after receiving a report of a male subject in his apartment with a firearm possibly intent on harming himself. Miller and Sgt. Ed Wilson arrived on scene at about 4:20 p.m. and made contact with Spencer in his apartment.
June 10th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; the suspects in the recent Safeway shooting were arrested in Citrus Heights; the Brookings-Harbor School District is offering Free Summer Meals; construction of a Youth Center adjoining the Weitchpec Tribal Office will soon commence; the Yurok Tribe nearly double their land holdings following the buyback of the Blue Creek watershed; a warning against fawn-napping from the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife; KALO is aiding Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities against food insecurity in Oregon and Washington; Oregon US Senators raise alarm over the Trump Administration’s proposal to cut federal funding for the US Integrated Ocean Observing System; and information from GOAL about upcoming free camping opportunities. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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June 9th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; Crescent City Councilors continue to throw around ideas for a new gateway to Front Street; more on the ongoing quarrel between Curry County Commissioner Hollinger and the Sheriff; the suspects in the recent Safeway shooting were arrested in Citrus Heights; nautical news from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; construction of a Youth Center adjoining the Weitchpec Tribal Office will soon commence; the Yurok Tribe nearly double their land holdings following the buyback of the Blue Creek watershed; and a warning against fawn-napping from the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Thumbnail photo: Russell Walters Jr. and Russell Walters Sr. were arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide in connection with a May 28 shooting near Safeway. | Photo courtesy of CCPD.
The 17-year-old suspect in last week’s shooting at Jedediah Smith Shopping Center, along with his father, are in custody in Citrus Heights, Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin told Redwood Voice Community News on Sunday.
Citrus Heights police arrested Russell Walters Jr. and Russell Walters Sr. after serving a search warrant at a home just before 5 p.m. Sunday, Griffin said. The two attempted to flee out a backdoor, but were taken into custody.
Officers also identified a female subject who drove them to the Sacramento area and will likely ask for accessory charges to be filed against her, Griffin said.
June 6th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; Del Norte County cracks down on illegal fireworks this 4th of July; the Downtown Crescent City Farmers & Artisans Market held their ribbon cutting ceremony; what was discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation encourages 2025 graduates to provide their information for the tribal newsletter; Crescent City pursues a new gateway design; Curry County Commissioner Patrick Hollinger fights back against supposed intimidation; a new California policy will subject all prison visitors, staff, and attorneys to a canine search; and Sutter Health receives an anonymous $110 million donation. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Thumbnail: Consultants Don Arambula and Gill Williams convinced the new Crescent City Council last month that the gateway should incorporate redwoods into the design. | Screenshot
Crescent City leaders have scrapped the nautical theme they chose late last year for a gateway, listening to a new consultant who urged them to incorporate redwoods into the design.
Don Arambula, co-founder of the Portland-based architect and urban design firm Crandall Arambula, pointed out that 2.5 million tourists don’t necessarily visit the North Coast for the beach, though it’s important to the local community.
“There’s an expectation for those visitors who are coming from across America and sometimes internationally to see things that they associate with the redwood parks,” he told Councilor Jason Greenough who had misgivings about the new gateway proposal being constructed largely of wood. “If you’re building things in metal and it’s colored and doesn’t reflect that, you’re losing a big opportunity to reinforce this idea that your downtown is the gateway, or the starting point, for any journey that goes into Redwood National Park that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.”
