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Pathway program helps assistant become a teacher
Rescue Union School District announced that Christina Pendygraft, a dedicated instructional assistant for the past seven years in the district, has successfully utilized the California School Employees Association No-Cost Teacher Pathway Program to obtain her teacher credential. Upon completion Rescue USD quickly hired Pendygraft as a transitional kindergarten teacher at Rescue Elementary starting in August.
Grasshopper devastate Latrobe property; problem growing in state
The problem started in early June. A swarm of Melanoplus devastator arrived on Janet Haynes' Settlers Trail property in Latrobe — living up to their name. The grasshoppers destroyed the garden and plants, snuck through screen doors and covered any surface that suited them.
Oak Ridge alum reaching great heights
Oak Ridge High School alum Tyler Burns recently completed his first Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Pole vaulting an impressive 18 feet, 4½ inches, Burns placed 15th, a decent showing for his first trial. “I think I could’ve jumped one or two bars higher if I had had a...
Courier wins 12 California Journalism Awards
The Claremont Courier was recognized by the California News Publishers Association with 12 California Journalism Awards at a July 13 awards ceremony and dinner at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City. The awards honored the best of California journalism from 2023 and included nearly 3,000 entries from across the state.
‘We can’t drop her off’: Parents upset after Folsom Cordova school district eliminates 42 bus stops
FOLSOM, Calif. — The Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) last month eliminated 42 bus stops from its Folsom area citing economic factors, and parents are outraged. Daren Prociw’s daughter will start at Folsom Middle School on Aug. 8. They live in Empire Ranch and their house is within...
Video shows SUV ‘intentionally’ crash into motorcyclist in Folsom, police say
(FOX40.COM) — The driver of an SUV was arrested after allegedly intentionally colliding with a motorcyclist Tuesday evening in Folsom, the Folsom Police Department said. According to police, officers responded to “multiple callers” reporting a crash, which was captured on video by a nearby camera, between the two vehicles around 8 p.m. near East Bidwell Street and Iron Point Road.
How these 3 trail towns rebuilt after natural disasters
In 2007, the Angora Fire ripped through 3,100 acres of land near South Lake Tahoe, destroying hundreds of homes and commercial buildings. The disaster occurred before the mega fires that make headlines today, but it still devastated the community and impacted trails used by mountain bikers and other trail users.
Sparks Man Faces Charges After Chase in South Lake Tahoe in Alleged Stolen Truck
Police have arrested a man who allegedly stole a truck from Sparks and then led officers on a pursuit in South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday night. Police say they tried to make a traffic stop on the alleged stolen truck on Lake Tahoe Blvd. after 8 p.m., but the suspect drove off.
Weather Experts: Heat Waves Can Cause Wildfires, Health Problems and Death
It was more than a simple walk in the park for exercisers pacing and jogging around Warner Center Park in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles around midday on July 4. The weather was “sweltering,” according to one of the parkgoers, an African American man in his 40s who...
Statement released on managing invasive barred owls to protect at-risk spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls. The Service’s preferred alternative is the implementation of a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy, which would result in the annual removal of less than one-half of 1% of the current North American barred owl population. Northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining due to competition with invasive barred owls and...
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