Adam Echelman

As two California higher education systems continue to feud, lawmakers have entered the equation using a route usually reserved for irate retirees: a strongly worded letter. The matter at hand — the 1,300-student Feather River College in rural Plumas County offering a bachelor’s degree in applied fire management — has become a lightning rod issue, sparking […]

This summer, the mountains moved in the Hoopa Valley. As a wildfire burned through trees and vegetation, a thunderstorm dropped 2 inches of rain in one day. The result was catastrophic. The rain, coupled with the unstable burned ground, caused the mountainsides along the Klamath, Trinity and Salmon rivers to collapse. “Our community was freaking […]