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Health officials warning community about Valley Fever
It was on New Year's Day when Rob Purdie started feeling the symptoms of Valley Fever, which started out as a really bad headache."I went to a local urgent care and they said you have a sinus infection, take these antibiotics," he said. "Took the antibiotics, finished the antibiotics, didn't feel any better."Purdie says he then went to several different urgent care facilities and within a month, he began to develop vision problems.He then went to a hospital in Bakersfield, where a doctor did some tests."That's how they determined that I had Valley Fever that had become meningitis, which is...
Mad River Hospital's birth center to close and CCC's Chili Champs
This week's episode of the NCJ Preview features tag-team action! As arts & features editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill and California Local Journalism fellow Kelby McIntosh discuss The Journal cover story 'Loss' written by news editor Thadeus Greenson. As well as catching you up on the Humboldt County Fair chili cookoff and other competition hijinks. Watch all this and more on the NCJ Preview.
Wings of Angels, Shasta County law enforcement unite for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — A Shasta County nonprofit is partnering with local law enforcement agencies like the Anderson Police Department to support children battling cancer. Wings of Angels is leading the initiative during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The organization helps families who have children dealing with critical illness. An...
Cal Fire adds massive military cargo plane to its fleet
photo credit: CalFire CalFire's C-130H air tanker. Cal Fire showed off its first C-130H air tanker this week. The unveiling featured the first seven planes to be converted into firefighting aircraft. CapRadio's Tony Rodriguez says it's the largest plane in Cal Fire's fleet. The Coast Guard cargo planes have been repurposed and modified to bolster CAL FIRE’s aerial capabilities. The C-130H carries a massive load of fire retardant, making it a powerful tool for fighting California wildfires. Cal Fire Deputy Chief Chris Jurasek says this capacity gives CAL FIRE a critical advantage. "With the ability to carry a larger payload and to supplement our...
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