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CCPD Seeks Suspect In Safeway Parking Lot Shooting – Redwood Voice Community News

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May 29th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a suspect has been identified in Wednesday night’s shooting; a safety update from the Del Norte Unified School District; items discussed at last week’s Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting; with DNUSD bus routes being regularly delayed or cancelled, the feasibility of upcoming field trips is questioned; an update on the Blue Creek Prairie Restoration from the Yurok Tribe; stats from the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s May 17th General Election; the National Marine Fisheries Service publishes the West Coast salmon fishing regulations for 2025; Pacific Power encourages customers to prepare for wildfire season; if proposed Medicaid cuts are approved rural health centers and hospitals may have to shut their doors; and agencies across California use what can be classified as high risk AI systems without reporting them as such. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of KFUG Station Coordinator Amanda Gracie Dockter, which has been edited.

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CCPD Investigating Shooting At Safeway Parking Lot; One Victim Hospitalized

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Updated at 10:18 p.m. to correct the suspects name.

Update May 29 at 1:00PM

CCPD has arrested Joshua Roberts in connection with the investigation regarding the shooting Wednesday evening. Officers gathered evidence that Roberts picked up the two individuals CCPD is searching for and drove them out of Crescent City. Officers contacted Roberts,
who was on parole, and conducted a search of his vehicle. During the search an AR15, semi-automatic shotgun, and several hundred rounds of ammunition were located.

Roberts is currently being held at the Del Norte County Jail, and there are active arrest warrants for Russell Walters, Sr. and Russell Walters, Jr. in connection with the shooting Wednesday evening.

Del Norte Unified School District Director of Communications Michael Hawkins stated that there is an increased police presence surrounding Del Norte schools at this time, including patrols. Del Norte High School has elected to undergo further precautions including entrance monitoring and locking its classroom doors. As of 11:50 AM there have been no apparent threats made to Del Norte County schools, Hawkins told Redwood Voice Community News.

Update at 10:13 p.m.

Crescent City police are seeking the public’s help in finding Russell Walters Jr., the suspect involved in a shooting that took place at Safeway earlier this evening.

Walters will be charged with attempted homicide, Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin said. CCPD is working with the Del Norte County District Attorney to obtain an arrest warrant in case the suspect leaves the area, Griffin said.

According to the police chief, Walters was seen leaving the area as a passenger in a black Chevrolet Traverse. The vehicle has a disabled license plate, number EP007. Griffin said his department is actively working with the DA’s office and the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office.

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Local Condors Featured in “Wild Kingdom” – Redwood Voice Community News

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May 28th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; info on last Thursday’s DNUSD Board of Trustees meeting; Curry County voters reject property tax levy to further fund local patrol deputies and dispatchers; items discussed at the Brooking City Council meeting; the Yurok Tribe hosts a Upriver Community Project Update meeting tomorrow; local condors get showcased on NBC’s “Wild Kingdom”; the National Marine Fisheries Service has published updated fishing regulations; the Journal of the American Medical Association finds women are now binge drinking more than men; and an update on potential birthing center closures in rural Oregon. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of the Yurok Tribe via their Facebook Page, which has been edited.

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Contract Negotiations Between DNUSD, Teachers Union Commences; Board Approves AI Policy

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Thumbnail photo: Members of Del Norte Unified School District’s AI Task Force discuss a draft policy with the Board of Trustees in this April photo. | Photo by Guiming Xiong

Superintendent Jeff Harris was absent. Among the items discussed at Thursday’s Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting.

DNTA negotiations begin:

Del Norte Unified School District is not in a position to offer salary increases to teachers during the 2025-26 fiscal year, Superintendent of Business Jeff Napier told trustees.

Napier presented DNUSD’s first proposal for its 2025-26 contract with the Del Norte Teachers Association a little more than two months after a stalemate between the two parties concluded with help from state mediators.

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Route Cancellations, Delays Prompt Parents To Take Bus Woes To School Board

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Melissa Endert went before the Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees two days after bus service to her children’s school was canceled.

Endert, who lives in Crescent City while her kids attend Smith River School to be near their father who is a special education teacher, said finding out at the last minute that the bus wouldn’t be showing up was a sacrifice for her and left many parents scrambling.

“That’s a hardship for community members who are not like myself, who don’t have a spare car or don’t have time set aside to get their kids to school,” she said. “The district stresses that students should come to school every day. If buses aren’t running they can’t attend school. If they come to school an hour late, they’re missing breakfast, they’re missing time and they’re stressed, they’re hungry, they’re anxious and they’re worried and it’s already a long bus route.”

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Ordinance Bill No. 1040 Rejected by Eureka City Council – Redwood Voice Community News

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May 27th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a proposed ordinance to restrict camping or loitering on sidewalks is turned down by Eureka City Councilors; Curry County voters reject a law enforcement levy for the second year in a row; items discussed at the recent Brookings City Council Meeting; the Yurok Tribe will be holding an Upriver Community Development Project Update Meeting this week; last weekend NBC aired an episode of Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom” featuring the Northern California Condor Restoration Program; a proposed California Bill, Assembly Bill 55, would allow Birth Centers to take Medi-Cal; a recent study shows women are more prone to binge drink than men; the potential closure of two Oregon hospitals is announced following Medicaid cuts; and Green Point School District in Humboldt County is to cease operating July 1st. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is taken as a screenshot from the Eureka City Council Meeting, which has been edited.

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GIANT SEQUOIA SEEDLINGS IN SPACE! – Redwood Voice Community News

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May 22nd, 2025- For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: Roadwork Updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte’s illegal fireworks committee announces their “No Tolerance” Campaign; Items discussed at Monday’s Del Norte Library District Board Meeting; Local transportation officials will hold a meeting Thursday to unveil The South Beach Climate Resilience Plan; The Del Norte Sheriff’s Office warns of scammers calling about unpaid jury duty fines; An update from DNUSD superintendent Jeff Harris; Topics discussed by the Tolowa Dee-’ni Nation during the 2025 Economic Summit; The California Fish & Game Commission adopts the sports fishing regulations for the 2025 season; The Save the Redwoods League recently planted several Sequoia tree seedlings that had orbited the moon; A proposed funding bill will result in cuts to Medicaid, affecting rural hospitals; Governor Gavin Newsom proposes freezing Medi-Cal Enrollment, among other changes; Jackson County Fire District 4 seeks to increase it’s levy by eleven cents; The possibility of a nuclear reactor being constructed in Umatilla County sparks controversy; California State Parks is offering free admission in participating park units this Memorial Day; and Humboldt County Supervisors will appoint a new Director Of Aviation at their next meeting. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Bjorn Bakstad via Getty Images, which has been edited.

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Eureka Council Quashes Camping Ordinance With One Member Saying It Targets Status Rather Than Conduct

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Thumbnail photo: A man who identified himself as Ray told the Eureka City Council on Tuesday that he’s been homeless for 25 years. He asked the City Council to approach the issue with humanity. | Screenshot

Despite their city manager’s attempt to paint it as a means of getting people the help they need, three Eureka City Councilors decided that a proposed ordinance restricting camping and sitting or lying on the sidewalk is criminalizing homelessness.

City Manager Miles Slattery also presented letters from philanthropist Betty Chinn and Eureka Rescue Mission Executive Director Bryan Hall on Tuesday endorsing the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, or LEAD program, which is specifically referred to in Bill No. 1040 C.S.

But Eureka City Councilor G. Mario Fernandez pointed out that though the LEAD program offers “case management and supportive services,” he’s not aware of any social workers who support it. The city already has regulations governing obstructing public walkways and aggressive conduct prompting Fernandez to question why Eureka needed additional camping laws.

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Library Director Tenders Resignation As Trustees, Staff Fight For Del Norte Reads

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Literacy means resiliency, stability and survival for Del Norte County, Terrin Musbach wrote in a letter she plans to send to state library officials.

Musbach, program coordinator for Del Norte Reads, read her letter before library trustees on Monday about six weeks after the California State Library recommended the local program not participate in the state’s literacy program.

But, while trustees agreed to partner with Musbach and petition the state to let Del Norte Reads rejoin California Library Literacy Services, they also received a letter of resignation from their library director, Phyllis Goodeill.

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Transportation Officials Will Unveil South Beach Climate Resilience Plan Thursday

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Transportation officials will unveil  a plan on Thursday they say will help local and state governments prepare for the more intense storms expected to hit Del Norte County as a result of climate change.

The South Beach Climate Resilience Plan focuses on U.S. 101, Anchor Way and the Crescent City Marsh area, said Tamera Leighton, executive director for the Del Norte Transportation Commission, one of the partners on the project.

The DNLTC has been working with the Crescent City Harbor District, Elk Valley Rancheria, Caltrans District 1, Del Norte County and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for about a year and a half to create the first step in addressing a “big infrastructure problem” for South Beach, Leighton said.

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