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UPDATED: One Arrested After Fatal Shooting
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect in the Bridgeville fatal shooting as Melvin Portillo, 20 years old, from Sacramento. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late last night near Bridgeville as a homicide. According to a press release, deputies dispatched...
Weimar Man, 18, Arrested for Armed Robbery in Rocklin; Replica Firearms Seized
A Friday evening in Rocklin was disrupted by an armed robbery, leading to the swift arrest of an 18-year-old man from Weimar, as reported by the FOX40 News. According to the Rocklin Police Department, the suspect, cloaked in anonymity with a ski mask and wielding what appeared to be a firearm, accosted a business on the 6500 block of Fairway Drive; he then absconded with cash before law enforcement could intervene.
California awards $2 million to cannabis restoration projects
(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced an award of over $2M to be divided between three cannabis restoration projects. • Video Above: How much money do states make on marijuana sales? The awards come amid fish and wildlife within the state being “severely impacted by illicit cannabis cultivation practices including […]
Rocklin’s ReCreate helps turn trash into treasure with ‘hot glue and imagination’
Everything — and everyone — that comes through the doors of the ReCreate Craft Thrift Store and Studio leaves transformed. In the shopping center off Lonetree Boulevard in Rocklin, this little shop of wonders collects tons of usable yet discarded scraps from local businesses for crafters to upcycle into unique, handmade creations.
PG&E Rate Increase Hits Bay Area Households Already Struggling to Make Ends Meet
Rising electricity bills and, by extension, the expense of living for low-income Californians, will be felt by millions of customers shortly as a result of PG&E’s rate hikes in response to a recent court decision. In November, the power company’s request for $13.5 billion to improve and underground the...
High School Teacher Bashed For Including Racist ‘Pimp Walk’ Gene Test Question
A high school teacher in Sacramento, California, faces backlash for a racist and discriminatory biology test. One of the questions detailed a Black student hypothetically having a “pimp walk” gene. On June 12, Alex Nguyen administered an unusual biology exam ahead of the last day of school. While the final covered human reproduction, it verged into explicit and racist questions that listed many students at Luther Burbank High School by their names. In one question, Nguyen stated that Black culture influenced the school’s student body “for some reason.” According to his logic, this culture also includes a “pimp walk” gene that...
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