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ARD to host big trucks at Recreation Park on July 20
Ever wondered what the inside of equipment vehicles and their operations look like? The Auburn Recreation and Parks District is providing the community with an opportunity to find out first hand. The Parks & Big Trucks event will take place Saturday and feature at least 15 larger-than-life vehicles and equipment...
Oroville City Council to discuss joining a separate energy community
Council members will review a letter of interest to possibly join Pioneer Community Energy, also known as PCE. It already provides electricity to communities in Placer County. Oroville City Council to discuss joining a separate energy community. Council members will review a letter of interest for possibility joining Pioneer Community...
13 safely evacuated from burning Rancho Cordova apartment building
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — Seven people were displaced after a fire damaged an apartment building at a complex early Wednesday morning in Rancho Cordova, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said. Fire crews were dispatched around 1:56 a.m. to Babu’s Villa Apartments on Mills Tower Drive south of Folsom Boulevard....
Inaugural class of new Forest Corps inducted in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO — About 20% of California is forest land and the state is already experiencing an above-average fire season.A new team of young volunteers is being trained to help reduce the threat of wildfires and respond when they grow out of control. Taking an oath to serve their country, these young adults are the first members of a new team called the Forest Corps."The need is great," said Liz Berger, a U.S. Forest Service regional forester. "We are addressing a wildfire crisis."AmeriCorps has been serving communities across the country for 30 years, but this class is dedicated to exclusively working...
Vehicle crash reported on Madison Avenue in North Highlands
NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. — A vehicle crash was reported Tuesday morning in North Highlands. Emergency medical services were dispatched around 10:47 a.m. to Interstate 80 and Madison Avenue in North Highlands. A man on a motorcycle was reportedly t-boned by a car while driving through an intersection, according to...
Accused Roseville park shooter Eric Abril will stand trial
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — A preliminary hearing for the man accused of taking a couple hostage at a Roseville park and getting into a gunbattle with officers concluded on Tuesday. The judge determined Eric Abril would stand trial. Abril appeared in court Tuesday at the Superior Court of Placer County...
Woman found dead after report of fight in Sacramento; homicide investigation underway
SACRAMENTO – A homicide investigation is underway in Sacramento after a woman was found dead Tuesday morning. Sacramento police say, around 6 a.m., officers responded to the area of N. 12th and N. C streets to investigate a reported fight. First responders soon found a woman on the ground; she had at least one puncture wound, police say. Medics pronounced the woman dead, police say. Her name has not been released. Homicide detectives are now taking over the investigation. No one is in custody, police say, and anyone with information relevant to the investigation is urged to call detectives at (916) 808-5471. Due to the investigation, N. 12 Street is closed between Sproule Avenue and N. B Street. Light rail service on SacRT's Blue Line has also been affected, with a bus bridge now in place between Cathedral Square and the Arden/Del Paso stations.Updated story to follow.
GRAND SLAM! Venus Williams ‘Snubbed’ Prince Harry by Refusing to Join Claps and Standing Ovation When He Was Handed Pat Tillman Gong
Tennis Legend Venus Williams can effortlessly leap across a tennis court, but she kept her feet planted firmly on the ground and did not participate in a standing ovation or a round of applause when Prince Harry received the Pat Tillman Service Award at ESPN’s ESPY awards Thursday night, RadarOnline.com can reveal.Williams, whose sister Serena is a close friend of Harry’s wife Meghan Markle, stared blankly ahead as Harry took the stage and Meghan stood applauding, mere feet from where Williams was seated at the glittering ceremony held in Los Angeles. Footage from the live event from ESPN screened on...
California politicians have mixed reactions to Elon Musk's X, SpaceX relocation announcement
SACRAMENTO — Elon Musk says he is moving his companies X and SpaceX from California to Texas because he's opposed to a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Is Elon Musk political posturing, or is he packing up and leaving?The billionaire businessman posted the following to his social media site:"This is the final straw, because of this law and many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies…Space X will now move its headquarters from Hawthorne Californian to Starbase Texas."Musk announced separately that he is also moving his social media company X from San Francisco to Austin, Texas.State Senator...
Newsom signs law to prevent forced outings of students
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law that is being called The SAFETY Act, designed to protect students and employees from forced outings.It prohibits any school board policy, rule, or administrative regulation that requires forced outings of LGBTQ+ students.That includes preventing districts from telling parents about a student's sexual orientation, gender identity, preferred pronouns, or gender expression without the student's consent.PFLAG Fresno was one of the organizations to sign on in support of the bill. President Drew Harbaugh said he was relieved to see it signed into law."One of the things that the policies of forced outing does...
GOP Chair Jessica Patterson on How Trump’s Message Plays in California
The Political Breakdown team is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on day two of the Republican National Convention. Today, Scott and Marisa talk with the Chairperson of the California Republican Party Jessica Patterson after the delegation’s breakfast gathering, where Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin and Donald Trump’s son Eric both gave speeches.
Buffalo Soldiers to be celebrated in the heart of California at Sequoia and Kings Canyon
TULARE COUNTY, Calif (KSEE/KGPE) – Buffalo Soldiers are going to be celebrated in the heart of California at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks during the last weekend of July. If you know your history, you may know that July 28 is Buffalo Soldiers Day. According to park staff, it is also a fee-free entrance […]
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