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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...
Allstate approved for 34.1% rate hike in California, affecting over 350,000 policyholders
Allstate has received approval from the California Department of Insurance to raise rates by an average of 34.1% for more than 350,000 policyholders statewide, with some customers facing premium increases of up to 650% and others seeing their rates drop by as much as 57%.
Teen Conflicted About Skipping Family Wedding for Concert
A teen is feeling conflicted over skipping a family wedding for a concert. The teen explained in her post to Reddit that she has family coming in from out of state to go to a concert and her other family member is getting married at the same time. However, the conflict came because of the date of everything.
Kings of Cali Motorcycle Club celebrates 20-year anniversary
Donnie Robinson, founder of the Kings of Cali Motorcycle Club, celebrated their 20-year anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, with clubs from throughout California in attendance. The vision for the motorcycle club started with Donnie and nine co-founders. The club was originally located in Bayview Hunters Point, the largest Black...
Crusaders ‘pleasantly surprise’ at scrimmage, get set for Hoopa
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will have to account for a pair of quarterbacks this week, as they get set to kick off the new high school football season against St. Bernard’s on Thursday night. Most of the H-DNL teams took part in a preseason scrimmage...
It’s Official! Eureka’s Visitor Center Is Now a State-Designated California Welcome Center
Eureka has officially joined the big leagues! At a ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon, city officials and community leaders celebrated the grand opening of California Welcome Center Eureka – the city’s state-designated visitor center. “I think it’s huge for our area,” Eureka City Manager Miles Slattery told the Outpost....
Klamath River dams breached, returning free-flowing waters for salmon
KLAMATH, Calif. — Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion.
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.
Richard Simmons' Autopsy Report Reveals 76-Year-Old Fitness Guru's Body Was Riddled With Cuts and Bruises
Richard Simmons was covered in cuts and bruises and had a broken leg when he died the day before his 76th birthday.RadarOnline.com exclusively obtained a copy of Simmons' autopsy report revealing the extent of the "blunt traumatic injuries" credited with causing the fitness guru's accidental death. Simmons, who disappeared from the public eye in 2014 after a prosperous career in exercise media, suffered the injuries during a "ground level fall" at his Hollywood Hills home. The date of injury was listed as "unknown" by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner.On the evening of July 11, "he experienced an episode of dizziness...
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