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Park Fire: 611 acres, 3% contained, evacuation orders issued
CHICO, Calif. - Firefighters are responding to a fire in Upper Bidwell Park. CAL FIRE said the fire has burned at least 611 acres with 3 percent containment. Use this link to see your zone. The Chico Fire Department and CAL FIRE is responding to the fire. A full wildland...
Evacuation lifted in Red Bluff after fire near Del Taco on Wednesday
RED BLUFF, Calif. — All evacuations have been cleared in Red Bluff after a vegetation fire broke out near Del Taco on Wednesday afternoon, according to the county's evacuation map. According to unofficial sources, including the Watch Duty App, the evacuation warning is in response to a vegetation fire...
Keith Papini Interview: Ex-Husband Reveals Why Sherri Papini Faked Her Kidnapping
Before Hulu’s Perfect Wife premiere, Sherri Papini’s ex-husband, Keith Papini, opened up about the kidnapping hoax. Sherri, the woman who faked her kidnapping, went missing in November 2016. After an investigation, detectives proved that her disappearance was a hoax. They found evidence proving she lived in her ex-boyfriend James Reyes’ house during the disappearance. Sherri was a married mother of two at the time.
Two El Dorado Hills residents appointed to top state roles
The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the appointment of two individuals to two different top positions representing the state of Calfornia. Both of the appointments are residents of El Dorado Hills, according to the press release issued by the Governor’s office. .Edmond Blagdon has been appointed...
I just found my long-lost envelope with $6K, but the bank says the cash is too damaged to accept | Call Kurtis Investigates
What does a 66-year-old Sacramento woman do after she finds an envelope containing $6,000 in cash she misplaced years ago?For Mary Venegas, she went straight to her bank to deposit the money. But, the bank refused to accept it because some of the bills were damaged."I was flabbergasted," Venegas said. "It was such a good feeling because we had been looking for it for so long."Venegas recently discovered the envelope with the money inside. Four years ago, her adventure began when she lost the envelope after putting it down somewhere in the yard. Somehow, the envelope ended up on the...
Idaho’s Air Quality Crisis: The Hidden Dangers of Wildfires and Pollution
Summers in the Western United States are a challenge. Whether you live in Arizona, California, or our state of Idaho, it's hot. The summer of 2024 is projected to be one of the hottest and most dangerous on record, posing a significant threat to our communities. . Fortunately, the Gem...
13-year-old California swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials
LOS ANGELES - A California teen continues to make waves after qualifying for the Olympic trials this summer. Swimming prodigy Gabi Brito has already broken records in California. At just 13 years old, she swam the 50-meter freestyle race in 25.42 seconds. Her phenomenal time made her the fastest 13-year-old to swim the event in Southern California, which then earned her a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic trials.
California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8 million
A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of his leave bank
Wildfires Threaten Communities in the West as Oregon Fire Closes Interstate, Creates Its Own Weather
Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington. A stretch of Interstate 84 connecting Oregon and Idaho in the area of one of the fires was closed indefinitely Tuesday. New lightning-sparked wildfires in the Sierra near the California-Nevada border forced the evacuation of a recreation area, closed a state highway and were threatening structures Tuesday.
Magan Pagnini crowned as 2024 Miss California Mid-State Fair Queen
PASO ROBLES — The California Mid-State Fair (CMSF) kicked off its 78th year on Wednesday, July 17, with a switch-up on its normal opening ceremony. This year, instead of a ribbon cutting, fair-goers were let into the fair starting at 3:45 p.m. Then, promptly at 4 p.m., a rope was dropped, letting everyone loose in the fairgrounds to enjoy “Wide Open Spaces,” this year’s theme.
Two horses die during 2024 Tevis Cup in Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — On Saturday hundreds of horse and rider pairings from across the country made their way to Northern California for the Tevis Cup, but two horses lost their lives in the 100 mile race. The one-day 100-mile ride traverses the Western States Trail between Robbie Point in the Sierra Nevada to the Auburn Fairgrounds. […]
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