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Tulare Assembly Center Reunion Set for Aug. 3
Project under way to create memorial at camp site. On Aug. 3, anyone with a family connection to the Tulare Assembly Center is invited to a reunion being held at the Tulare County Fairgrounds, with a reception at 12 p.m. and program from 1 to 3 p.m. The reunion is...
Great Redwood Trail Ad Airs On NBC
California taxpayers probably paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a slick half-hour ad on NBC Bay Area Sunday night. It was quite the propaganda coup, although we doubt many people actually watch “OpenRoads with Doug McConnell.”. The Trail’s grandiosity was underscored by the contrast between the two principle...
California fire scorches through land the size of Los Angeles as blazes burn across US West
Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.
$10M Scratchers ticket sold in East Bay
(KRON) — In the East Bay, one lucky shopper stopped at a gas and grocery mart and became a millionaire. Janet Coppedge stopped in at A&A Gas and Food Mart in Dublin and won a “massive” $10 million top prize playing a California 200X Scratchers, the California Lottery announced on Thursday. Coppedge was one of […]
California education official embezzled over $16 million, hid cash in mini fridge, officials say
A former California public school district official was sentenced to over five years in prison Thursday after officials found he embezzled nearly $16.7 million from the district over the years — hiding stacks of cash in a small refrigerator. Jorge Armando Contreras, 53, who previously worked as the senior...
Officials provide update on Borel Fire after flames tear through mountain communities
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Fire officials are expected to provide an update on the Borel Fire, which has scorched 31,982 acres since igniting earlier this week south of Highway 178 near the Kern River Valley. Since first erupting, flames have damaged Kern County mountain communities, including Havilah. The fire...
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