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Harpist-singer Thym to perform railroad songs
The Placer-Sierra Railroad Heritage Society meeting on Tuesday, July 23, will feature Nancy Thym, world-famous harpist and singer presenting a program of songs about railroads and those who ride the trains. She will accompany herself on a 100-year-old antique harp. Thym was born and raised in Auburn and studied archaeology...
Logging trucks overturn in Georgetown
The Georgetown Fire Department, with assistance from Garden Valley Fire Protection and California Highway Patrol, responded on two consecutive days to overturned logging truck trailers. On July 8 at 1 p.m. crews responded to Wentworth Springs Road east of Chipmunk Trail. The spilled logs left a lot of debris in...
Rocklin Friends of the Library President wins award
Rocklin Friends of the Library President Michele Vass won the United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant. Vass received paid registration to the American Library Association Annual Conference in San Diego and a $1,000 grant for hotel and travel. Mary George, the director of library services for the Placer County...
Folsom extends river district committee 6 months
The city of Folsom extended the 24-member river district committee with the same members for another six months to finish a waterfront master plan. The Folsom City Council established the first River District Master Plan Citizen's Advisory Committee last year, approving $362,500 of American Recovery Plan Act funds for project management services for $62,500 and a consultant for $300,000. The committee includes 24 individuals representing different community stakeholder organizations, property managers and Folsom individual citizens.
Thursday concert series hosts AKA Band this week in Historic Folsom
After a week off last week due to extreme heat, Folsom Historic District’s Summer Twilight Concert continues this Thursday evening. This week will mark the first of 10 more weeks of live music to take place in the Zittel Family Amphitheatre in the heart of the Historic District with the AKA Band bringing their energetic show to the outdoor stage in the heart of Historic Folsom.
Registration opens as Break Free Run will return to Folsom
3Strands Global Foundation, a nonprofit organization working toward a world free from human trafficking, is thrilled to announce the return of the Break Free Run which will take place Saturday, Oct, 19. The run will start at Lakeside Church on the Parkway Trails in Folsom. The event includes a Kids...
Arcade Creek’s Stellar Season Ends at NorCal Tourney
CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - A dream season for the 50/70 team from Arcade Creek Little League ended at the Northern California State Championship Tournament last week at Brooktree Park in Citrus Heights. After winning their first game of the double-elimination tournament on July 7 versus Sunnyvale Little League, the team...
Roseville residents celebrate 52 years of marriage
Roseville residents Robert and Christine Stacey celebrated more than 50 years of marriage by reminiscing on their honeymoon – a seven-month adventure touring Africa in a Volkswagen van. The Staceys' travels had some troubles along the way. The first conflict they encountered was at the South Africa border, where...
Copeland Wins Night Two of WST/SCCT Speedweek
COOS BAY, OR (July 16, 2024) — Roseville’s Colby Copeland started from the pole and dominated the main event en route to his fourth career SCCT victory on Tuesday night at Coos Bay Speedway. In doing so, the driver of the Van Lare Steering Repair No. 5v machine...
Folsom prison inmate death investigated as homicide
The recent death of an inmate in California State Prison in Folsom is being investigated as a homicide. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, on the morning of July 14, prison officers witnessed three inmates attack another inmate, Randy Schlaepfer. The officers responded to the attack by ordering inmates to get down and used pepper spray and an instantaneous blast grenade to control the scene. Medical personnel responded and 9-1-1 was called.
16-year-old shot and killed in Vallejo Wednesday night
VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) — Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Wednesday night, according to the Vallejo Police Department. At around 11:30 p.m., the teen was shot near the corner of Carolina and Butte streets, police said. Responding officers provided aid to the boy before medical personnel arrived and took over, VPD […]
Jackson Elementary teachers earn Certified California Naturalist Status
The Rescue Union School District recently announced that two of its dedicated staff members, Amy Hadden and Julie Carruth, have successfully earned the title of Certified California Naturalists. This certification was awarded by the prestigious University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources program, which is committed to fostering a deep understanding and appreciation of California’s unique and varied natural environment.
Update: Search Underway In Groveland For Man Carrying Ax
Update at 2:25 p.m.: The CHP was first on the scene after a caller reported a nude white male with long hair carrying an ax along Bairds Road, near Merrell Road, south of Highway 120 in the Groveland area of Tuolumne County. CHP officers searched the area, including some outbuildings and even a home at the end of Bairds Road, but could not find the suspect and the case was turned over to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. Spokesperson Ashley Boujikian tells Clarke Broadcasting that their dispatch also received two reports of this suspect, with the callers reporting that the man was not exhibiting any signs of aggressive behavior and could be a resident in the area. After two hours of searching without locating the suspect, the deputies cleared the scene.
High-Speed Chase Ends in Arrest as Stolen Camaro Speeds Through Vacaville and Davis, Suspect Caught with Gun and Drugs
Last night, a high-speed chase unfolded as California Highway Patrol’s Golden Gate Division Air Operations, known as H30, detected a stolen Camaro entering Vacaville. Despite previous attempts by both the Vacaville Police Department and Solano County Sheriff's Office to arrest the thief, the thief managed to avoid capture, as detailed by the CHP - Golden Gate Division Air Operations.
CalMatters’ 9th anniversary: Trusted community-centered journalism, now with The Markup
Nine years ago today, CalMatters started publishing journalism to hold officials accountable, reveal unseen community issues and empower Californians. Our nonprofit newsroom has grown steadily over time, but this year has been especially unique: We added The Markup’s tech-focused team, hosted the inaugural CalMatters Ideas Festival in Sacramento, debuted the government transparency tool Digital Democracy, and started airing on California TV five nights a week through PBS SoCal.
Western Baptist State Convention Plans 134th Annual Session
Members of the Western Baptist State Convention of California will hold their 134th Annual Session starting Saturday, August 3, and continuing through Thursday, August 8. According to WBSC President J. Benjamin Hardwick, the session will take place in the Southwest District Association at Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church in San Diego. The Rev. Joe Conner is the host moderator and the Rev. Donnell Townsend is the host pastor.
Local business owner faces life-altering challenge after severe spinal injury
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – On June 23, South Lake Tahoe business owner, Casey Tynan, who operates Lake Tahoe Tours and Rentals, was airlifted to Renown Hospital in Reno after shattering his L1 vertebrae and impacted his T12 and L5 vertebrae. Tynan suffered a severe spinal cord injury during the Tahoe Mountain Bike Festival while performing a backflip that went wrong.
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