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Big Lots Closing All North Bay Locations, Several in Sac Region
Discount retailer Big Lots will be closing all of its locations in the North Bay. The company says it will be shuttering its Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Fairfield, Ukiah and Vacaville locations later this year. Big Lots will also be closing several of its locations in the Sacramento region. That...
California Latinos Call on Local, National Leaders to Address Housing, Economy
Maria Vargas sells sliced jicama, cucumbers, and watermelon, among other fruits, from a sidewalk stand in San Francisco’s Mission District. The El Salvadoran immigrant has two children and is expecting a third. After losing her previous job, she said she had no other choice but to find some way to support them.
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...
Phone lines down at Shasta County courthouse, jurors advised to check status online
Phone lines at Shasta County Superior Court went down Sunday night and could remain offline for the rest of this week, according to one court official. Court officials cannot receive calls or make outgoing phone calls, according to Melissa Fowler Bradley, court executive officer. The phone system is hosted out of Los Angeles. The...
Austin sees surge in California transplants, U-Haul data shows
AUSTIN, Texas — Most people who are coming to Austin from out-of-state are from California, according to a new U-Haul report. U-Haul collected its data by looking at one-way U-Haul truck transactions for the first half of 2024. The data was then accumulated and shared in its Midyear Migration Trends report.
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...
More Than 700,000 Acres of Wildfire Ravage Oregon
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as new wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its own weather. Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon was closed in both directions Tuesday between Ontario and...
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