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How NASA Ames Research Center is helping fire management agencies predict wildfires
Wildland fire management agencies are getting help from NASA when it comes to predicting and putting out wildfires."This is the data and tools we've been developing for tracking active fire changes," said Taejin Park, a research scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center.RELATED: How climate is impacting California's fire season, and a solution involving plantsAmes is one of 10 NASA field centers in the country and is located in the heart of Silicon Valley.Research and data being developed here are helping improve how communities respond to wildfires, especially during this active fire season.The Thompson Fire in Butte County has burned...
Thompson Fire: CHP establishes traffic control points as people return home
OROVILLE, Calif. - The CHP said it will be establishing traffic control points based on affected zones and areas in the greater Oroville area due to the Thompson Fire. - Allowing emergency crews and equipment to operate safely on roadways. - Enabling utility crews to repair critical infrastructure. - Protecting...
Oroville area bar becomes makeshift shelter for people and pets amid Thompson Fire evacuations
BUTTE COUNTY – A local bar is serving up more than drinks during the Thompson Fire.Nancy Christensen has been living inside her motorhome with her dogs and cats right outside Miners Ranch Saloon near Lake Oroville on Olive Highway ever since the mandatory evacuation order."When the fire started, I didn't want to leave. But when they came and said you gotta go, we had to go," Christensen said. "So, I got my motor home and animals and came down here."Bar owner Janelle Harczynski opened her doors, but not for business."It's always been our business to make sure we serve the...
Thompson Fire: Salvation Army deployment locations
Forebay Aquatic Center, 930 Garden Drive in Oroville. - This location primarily feeds first responders. - There will be a canteen on site, preparing and serving sack lunches (400 daily). - Sack lunches will be served from 5AM-6AM and from 4PM-5PM. - 75 meals will be served at breakfast (7:30AM),...
‘Frame It’ show featured in Ukiah Corner Gallery’s front windows
Esther Siegel and Spencer Brewer have decided that it’s the right time, once again, to do a show of their assemblage students’ work in the front windows of the Corner Gallery. This year’s show, entitled “Frame It,” will be similar to the show they put together last summer,...
3 Calif. firefighters hospitalized after fire engine overturns
RICHVALE, Calif. — Three firefighters were injured Wednesday morning when their CAL FIRE engine crashed and overturned along Aguas Frias Road in the Richvale area of Butte County. The Oroville Police Department responded to the crash and found the fire engine off the road, according to a news release...
Redding Fire Department urges water safety amid extreme summer heat in the Northstate
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The Redding Fire Department is reminding everyone to be cautious around water if you're looking for a way to cool off. They told us, with the extreme heat we’re experiencing in the Northstate, remembering water safety is vital for both adults and children. RFD...
Avelo soon to depart Redding for good, but Supervisor hopes to restore flights
REDDING, Calif. — District 5 Shasta County Supervisor Chris Kelstrom is adamant about restoring Avelo Airlines' services to generate tourism dollars. He says he'll do everything he can to return the airline to the Redding Regional Airport. Avelo's last flight out of Redding is set for August 26 because...
Man arrested for alleged robbery in Ukiah; second suspect being sought
UKIAH, Ca., 7/4/24 — Ukiah Police Department (UPD) arrested a man on the evening of June 25 on suspicion of robbery. UPD is currently looking for a second suspect. Police responded to the alleged robbery in progress near Express Mart on Gobbi Street in Ukiah. A 28-year-old man reported that two suspects robbed him of his bicycle and personal belongings. The suspects fled before police arrived.
SF bartenders torn on new drug testing law
As revelers bar hop over the holiday and weekend, they might notice something new at their local watering holes: signs warning them about getting “roofied” and offering test strips to check for spiked drinks. Roughly 2,400 bars and nightclubs across California must now, by law, offer and advertise...
Final Farewell? Aging Ex-Costars Dick Van Dyke and Carol Burnett Were 'Misty-Eyed' After Emotional Reunion at Her Hollywood Ceremony
Entertainment legends Carol Burnett and Dick Van Dyke bid each other an emotional farewell after their recent reunion at Hollywood's Walk of Fame — because the frail nonagenarians knew it might be their final goodbye, sources dished to RadarOnline.com.The longtime pals — and comedic collaborators on The Carol Burnett Show — shared a tender embrace when Dick, 98, came to witness the 91-year-old funnylady leaving her palm prints in cement outside L.A.’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. “Both of them got a little misty when it was time to say goodbye,” a Tinseltown tipster tattled. “It was the first time that...
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