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Beach Boys draw big crowd for final Friday of 2024 California State Fair
SACRAMENTO — The 2024 California State Fair is nearing its end, and this year's run has had even more triple-digit heat days than last year.On the last Friday of the fair this year, big crowds turned out to see one of the fair's concert headliners: the Beach Boys. The good vibrations made this Friday one of the fair's busiest days."They sold out very quickly with our concert series," fair spokesperson Darla Givens said.So far, the West Coast sunshine has brought triple-digit heat days to the fair this year.Many people said it would be nice if the state fair moved to...
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
Flames curled around a white 1997 Buick as the airbags exploded, sounding like gunshots. The tires popped next, sending metal pieces flying. Four men battled the blaze, shooting water through a firehose while Captain Michael Chapman looked on. By the end of the day, he said, this training academy of the Los Angeles County Fire Department will torch 10 cars. Not only is the training free for these firefighters-in-training —...
Suspect in deadly Sacramento shooting turns himself in
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The suspect in a deadly Sacramento shooting turned himself in to police Sunday. The shooting dates back to July 8; it was reported along the 3100 block of Northstead Drive. According to Sacramento Police Department, police responded for a medical aid call, but found a woman...
Folsom police search for at-risk, missing woman Terri Liggett
FOLSOM, Calif. — Folsom police are looking for an at-risk elderly woman who has been missing since Thursday. Terri Liggett is described by the Folsom Police Department as a 67-year-old woman with silver hair and blue eyes, standing at about 5-foot, 1-inch tall. She was last seen in a t-shirt and black pants in the area of Green Valley Road in El Dorado County.
Folsom Housing Market Mid-Year Numbers are In
We’re just past the half-way mark of 2024, and it’s a good time to assess the Folsom housing market. Is it a buyer’s market? Some say ‘yes’ as the high interest rates have put home ownership out of reach for many. Is it a seller’s...
What Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to clear homeless encampments means for the people who live in them
Homeless advocates say California’s crackdown on encampments would simply move people to other areas in a state where the cost of living is high and the number of shelter beds limited.
$18 million NOAA grant to aid Pacific Coast Ocean Restoration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the awards that are recommended for funding under the Transformational Habitat Restoration & Coastal Resilience grant program. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) California has been recommended to receive $18 million over three years to launch the Pacific Coast Ocean Restoration Initiative (PCOR),...
Northern California man found with fentanyl, meth, metal knuckles after traffic stop
(FOX40.COM) — A man from Northern California was arrested on Wednesday after deputies conducted a traffic stop and found him with fentanyl, meth, metal knuckles, gun parts, and gun ammunition. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office said the man, 39 of San Andreas, was arrested and booked into the Calaveras County Jail for various possession charges […]
California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada
An evacuation warning has been issued for the town of Paradise, where residents say the smell of smoke and sight of advancing flames on the horizon is enough to retraumatize them with the same horrors unleashed by California’s deadliest wildfire in 2018, which incinerated much of the town.
Pacific has strong return on investment for low- and moderate-income students
University of the Pacific has one of the fastest returns on investment for low- and moderate-income students among private schools in California, according to a new study. The first-of-its-kind report from College Futures Foundation analyzed how long it takes undergraduate students from nearly 300 institutions in California to recoup their out-of-pocket costs.
Mega Millions ticket worth $415,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $331 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be $400,000 richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $415,055 was sold at the Palma Liquor on La Palma Avenue in La Palma, California. The...
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