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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.
'I was really excited: Drivers, business owners in Marysville hopeful after Highway 70 reopens
MARYSVILLE, Calif. — Relief is on the way for drivers who travel through Marysville. It's been more than a month since a historic hotel caught fire, closing down Highway 70. (Previous coverage in video player above) On Thursday, Cal Trans opened southbound lanes, saying it's safe for drivers. After...
Fal Asrani, a California superintendent, is working to restore education’s prestige
Superintendent Fal Asrani leads California’s Marysville Joint Unified School District with three keywords: wellness, communication and celebration. These three priorities also drive her campaign to restore the nation’s respect for education and educators. Her focus on wellness stretches back to a decline in behavior that started during the...
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...
Judge temporarily halts state plan to monitor groundwater use in crop-rich California region
A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained Tuesday.Kings County Superior Court Judge Kathy Ciuffini issued a temporary restraining order halting the State Water Resources Control Board's plan for the Tulare Lake Subbasin until an Aug. 20 hearing. The ruling came after the farm bureau in the largely agricultural county of about 150,000 people filed a lawsuit saying the plan exceeded the board's authority."This is a huge first step," said Dusty Ference,...
Caltrans warns of delays on I-80 and Highway 50 in Yolo County due to construction
(FOX40.COM) — Construction work in Yolo County is expected to cause delays for drivers on Interstate 80 and Highway 50 beginning Friday, according to Caltrans. The work is part of the $280 million Yolo Interstate 80 Pavement Rehabilitation Project that seeks to repair the roadway surface on I-80 and Highway 50 in Yolo County. The […]
City of Sacramento yet to take action on south Natomas illegal backyard extensions
SACRAMENTO — Weeks after the City of Sacramento said it was cracking down on illegal backyards, CBS13 has learned it has not even started taking any action."As long as the city's budget is not here, why do they want us to stop doing this?" said George Azar, who has had an encroachment along Ninos Parkway for over 20 years.It has been a decades-long double backyard debate along Ninos Parkway in south Natomas, and people like Azar said they have invested practically $25,000 out of their pockets to maintain the city property behind their backyard fence."It started out with a small...
Video shows Baskin Robbins employee being attacked by suspect in Elk Grove
ELK GROVE — A Baskin Robbins employee in Elk Grove was hospitalized after she said a customer repeatedly attacked her Tuesday.The moments those punches were thrown were caught on security footage.The suspect is still on the run. That employee, Emily Ruiz, was still in shock a day later but is going to be OK.It all happened when the suspect ordered a sandwich and first left the store before turning around and going back inside.You can see in the security footage that the suspect was talking to a male employee before following him toward the back of the store. That's when...
State's fair becomes first to legally sell cannabis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KMAX/KOVR/KTXL/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A state's fair has become the first to legally sell cannabis. The California State Fair made history when it opened over the weekend. Sunday marked the first time that cannabis could be bought, and consumed, at a state-sanctioned fair in the United States. Recreational marijuana...
Videos showing Stockton man seemingly shoot dog with BB gun lead to his arrest
STOCKTON — Videos taken by an anonymous source show a Stockton man appearing to shoot his dog with a BB gun multiple times while it's in a cage.Neighbors along Bristol Avenue said they hear yelping from the dog in the backyard at all times of the day. The person who took the videos wanted to remain unidentified out of fear of retaliation."It's like a little dog, over and over and over and it's crying, and it looks like it's fun for him," the individual said.The person who recorded the footage asked a friend to post it to social media...
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