June 12, 2025 — Reports of elder abuse are rising sharply in Mendocino County, with self-neglect and financial scams emerging as major concerns, according to Jesse Vanvoorhis, deputy director of Adult and Aging Services at Mendocino County's Department of Social Services.

June 11, 2025 — The Fort Bragg City Council on Monday approved a resolution accepting the Mill Site Development Strategy Draft Report as a guideline for future planning on the city’s oceanfront mill site, a former Georgia Pacific lumber mill now under scrutiny for its toxic legacy.The vote was 3-1, with Councilmembers Chris Hockett and Marcia Rafanan voting in favor, along with Mayor Jason Godeke.

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age.

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Newcomer Zohran Mamdani, age 34, has used social media and big progressive ideas to shoulder past Andrew Cuomo, who's 67 and long a member of Democratic Party royalty.

The phrase appeals more to several demographics that strongly align with Trump, says Republican strategist Frank Luntz, including older voters, for whom he suggests it signals "a more simple past."

It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. But they weren't always the evil spirits we see in books and movies today. For Word of the Week, we look back on the origins of "ghost."

Emma Stone shaved her head for Bugonia — would you? A recent publicity stunt offered free tickets to moviegoers willing to shave it all off in the lobby of a Culver City, Calif., theater.