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Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. The torrid conditions were being caused by a ridge of high...
Triple-digit heatwave prompts warning, fire dangers across Southern California
Amid a blistering heatwave in Southern California, fire officials are worried that triple-digit temperatures and extremely dry weather will be the perfect environment for fire disaster. Summer creates the perfect conditions for brush and vegetation fires to combust at any time. The dangers are only exacerbated by the many fireworks waiting to be ignited during […]
Embattled recycling hauler supported former San Jose mayor’s interests
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The web of influence wielded by the owners of San Jose's primary recycling company -- now under an FBI microscope -- includes Silicon Valley's former mayor turned congressional candidate. California Waste Solutions, the company at the center of an FBI raid that included company executives and...
Governor Newsom announced California secured a grant to help with the Thompson Fire
CALIFORNIA - Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help make sure vital resources are available to help with the suppression of the Thompson Fire. The fire is burning in the area of Cherokee Road and Thompson...
Bay Area Spare the Air alert extended through Wednesday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended a Spare the Air Alert through Wednesday as increased levels of smog pollution will continue to pose respiratory risk across the region.KPIX First Alert Weather: Current conditions, alerts, maps for your areaThe Spare the Air Alert is in effect Tuesday and Wednesday. The combination of weak afternoon sea breeze, extremely high inland temperatures above 100 degrees and tailpipe exhaust from the 3 to 4 million vehicles on the road each day in the Bay Area is causing unhealthy concentrations of air pollution, according to the air district.Air quality could be further impacted...
Mega Millions ticket worth $800,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - As the nation awaits the winner of Mega Millions' $162 million lottery winner, someone in California may be $800,000 richer. According to California Lottery's website late Tuesday night, a ticket worth $810,362 was sold at a Chevron gas station on Diablo Road in Danville, California. The news...
Traffic grinds to a halt after a horse is killed on the I-5 Freeway
Traffic slowed down on the I-5 Freeway Tuesday night after a runaway horse died in one of the lanes. The California Highway Patrol said three horses started running across several lanes of the busy highway a little before 9:00 p.m., near the transition road on the westbound 210 Freeway close to the Newhall Pass. Two horses died after colliding with a car in the middle lane. It eventually died in the No. 4 lane. The driver pulled over to the side of the freeway as some passersby tried to wrangle another horse. It's unclear how the horses got on the freeway.
New report analyzes the devastating impact that rising groundwater could have on East Palo Alto
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Low-lying communities surrounding the San Francisco Bay have been impacted by flooding for years, however sea-level rise and the resulting groundwater rise will exacerbate the region’s flooding challenges. Last month the nonprofit public policy organization, San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research...
Gasoline companies settle price-fixing lawsuit for $13.9 million
The settlement follows the California Attorney General's filing of deceptive marketing claims against major fossil fuel companies. Gasoline companies accused of fixing prices by manipulating the spot market following a 2015 explosion at a Torrance refinery agreed to pay $13.9 million to settle the consolidated litigation, weeks after the California Attorney General filed deceptive marketing claims Exxon Mobil and other major fossil fuel companies.
California’s first celebrity lawyer
Earl Rogers, a legendary California trial lawyer, successfully defended numerous individuals in criminal prosecutions. Hiram Johnson once described Rogers as "the best trial lawyer this country has ever had." Despite his professional success, Rogers died alone and penniless at the age of 52 after a prolonged struggle with alcoholism. John...
Photo of fake sign in downtown SF appearing to mock CA retail theft law goes viral
A sign was posted a few days ago outside of the Louis Vuitton store in downtown San Francisco. Photos of the sign began to circulate on social media and have since gone viral -- one X post having more than 7.7 million views.
Impact of Patelco Credit Union ransomware attack could last for weeks
A ransomware attack at Dublin-based Patelco Credit Union may prevent customers from accessing banking services for days or weeks, the company saidThe credit union has 455,000 members holding over one million accounts, with 37 branches in the Bay Area and the Sacramento area. In an email to credit union members, Patelco President and CEO Erin Mendez said a cybersecurity forensic firm was helping the company investigate the attack and recover its networks as soon as possible, but said restoring full service to customers would take time."The next few days - and coming weeks - may present challenges for our members,...
Newsom heading to DC to ‘stand with’ Biden at high-stakes governors meeting
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is heading to Washington, D.C., to “stand with” President Joe Biden at a meeting with Democratic governors that could decide the party’s presidential nominee this November. Newsom will head to the capital Wednesday “to stand with the President,” a Newsom campaign spokesman told KCRA News. The news comes as murmurs of […]
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