Ryan Burns

3 weeks ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

Every person in need of emergency medical care—including abortion care—deserves to get it without exceptions and without delays.  Hospitals should not determine a patient’s care based on their religious or personal beliefs; rather, care should be determined by what is best for the patient’s health and circumstances. This lawsuit seeks to hold a hospital system accountable for violating California laws requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortion care without discrimination.

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Ryan Burns

2027 Kindred OL Luke Starcevic details his spring visit with Minnesota FootballVIPPotentially the #1 player in the Dakotas for the 2027 cycle will be Kindred (ND) sophomore Luke Starcevic, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound two-way prospect, who already held offers from North Dakota State, North Dakota, Kansas State and Iowa State prior to Minnesota joining the race in late February. Starcevic isn't new to the recruiting process as his older brother, Jake, signed with Army in the last few months.

3 weeks ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

###Bad news for fans of 15th Century Mediterranean sea bandits: College of the Redwoods plans to abandon its current mascot, the Corsairs, in favor of something a bit more locally relevant and a bit less freighted with historical baggage: the Wolves. On Tuesday, the community college’s Board of Trustees is scheduled to approve the mascot swap as one of numerous items on the consent agenda.

3 weeks ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

###A man in his early 40s is currently being carried by ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital with second-degree burns after he was engulfed in flames for about 20 seconds following a “flare-up” at the Scotia Mill power plant, according to scanner traffic. The man’s beard “melted” in the fire and he had to jump off of a 10-foot balcony to escape the flames, according to the feed. He landed on his hand and was in “excruciating pain at this time,” the caller informed dispatch.

3 weeks ago | lostcoastoutpost.com | Ryan Burns

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman led a crowded town hall meeting this afternoon at the Adorni Center on Eureka’s waterfront, speaking to an anxious but broadly supportive crowd of around 500 people. Over the course of about an hour and 40 minutes he addressed what he characterized as the “existential threat to democracy” presented by President Donald Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress.