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California secures federal assistance to support response to Hawarden Fire
SACRAMENTO – Working quickly to bring in additional funding and resources to help fight the rapidly burning Hawarden Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire burning in Riverside County.
SF Zoo welcomes young female red panda named Little Mebo
An endangered young female red panda named Little Mebo has been welcomed to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, officials said Friday. Little Mebo's name was chosen by San Francisco Zoological Society board member Kevin Xu in honor of his mother and to complement the animal's playful and curious nature.The youngster was flown to San Francisco from Memphis as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan for Red Pandas, said Tanya Peterson, chief executive officer and executive director of the zoo.Zoological experts "study various factors before moving an animal to ensure the genetic diversity of a species,"...
Looking Back, Loomis:1999 - Get Ed, he can fix anything
Cal and Barbara Rowland's "Rockin' R Carriage Co." was the setting for the Loomis Basin Chamber Mixer. The couple had 3 Belgian and 4 Percheron draft horses to provide horse power for a street wagon and a covered wagon. They also had an Amish-built 6-passenger vis-a-vis for weddings. Leanna Hogland...
Gold Country Denizens: Music, licenses. cars, music, books, batteries
I learned something new when I found a car with this surrounding its license plate: "Music Heals – www.MPIH.org." I was impressed when I investigated. MPIH stands for Music Partners in Healthcare. At first, I figured this nonprofit organization helping people in hospitals and elsewhere worked mostly in Sacramento....
Dry lightning outbreak could spark Northwest wildfires during critical fire conditions
Rounds of thunderstorms moving across the Northwest may trigger a dry lightning outbreak across parts of Oregon, California and Nevada, which could quickly spark fires in those regions recently facing record-breaking temperatures and dry conditions.
Two homes burn in Rancho Cordova fire Saturday evening
Try quick work of firefighters saved two different Sacramento County homes from devastation Saturday evening in Rancho Cordova. Just before 6 p.m. Saturday evening, the 911 call center received calls for a fire that had broken out between two homes on the 10,000 block of Paiute Way in Rancho Cordova.
Search continues for missing ‘jeeper’ in El Dorado County
(FOX40.COM) — The search continues for missing ‘jeeper’ Warren Elliott, 70, in the Rubicon Springs area, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. Elliot was reported missing on Friday after last being seen along the Rubicon trail that afternoon. Deputies said Elliott was last seen wearing a blue denim short-sleeved shirt and blue denim shorts. […]
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