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A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It
LOS ANGELES — They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They stock their street kits with glass pipes used to smoke meth, crack, or fentanyl. They keep company credit cards on hand in case a patient needs emergency food or water, or an Uber ride to the doctor.
10th Paddlesplash to be biggest yet on Lake Natoma next week
Just as the temperatures soar to the triple digits ahead, something very “cool” is coming to Folsom’s Lake Natoma. It’s the return for Paddlesplash featuring Seychelle SUP, a multi-day event that is all about just what is in its name, paddling, splashing and throw in a whole lot of fun.
Arizona mom says daughter’s strap fell off on roller coaster: ‘I can’t rest easy’
A visit to SeaWorld San Diego turned harrowing for an Arizona mother and daughter. Salina Higgins recounted to Fox News Digital how their fun day on July 9 took a frightening turn when they decided to ride the Electric Eel roller coaster. She recounted that during the ride’s initial upside-down...
Water Tests at South Lake Tahoe Beaches Find No Harmful Algae Blooms
Recent water tests at two South Lake Tahoe beaches did not detect harmful algae blooms (HABs) in the lake itself, following concerns raised by the death of a dog. However, very low levels of a cyanotoxin, saxitoxin, were found in a shallow pond at a beach on the Nevada side, officials reported.
Smoke from California fires to bring more hazy skies through Saturday. See the map
As the winds pick up from the north, smoke from fires burning to the north in Siskiyou and Humboldt counties will make the skies above Redding hazy through the first part of this weekend. The skies above Redding this week have been intermittently smoky, though air pollution levels remained in...
Mandatory evacuations underway for fires burning in Placer County
NEWCASTLE – Mandatory evacuations were issued after two fires broke out in Placer County on Friday evening. NewcastleThe Lehi Fire was burning near Lehi Lane and was spreading at a moderate rate, Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit said. It burned about nine acres and one structure was involved before crews stopped the forward spread.Evacuation orders for Winter Snow Court, Autumn Wind Court and Summer Star Way were downgraded to warnings at 9 p.m. Lehi Lane remains in an evacuation order. The evacuation warnings for the areas south and east of Ridge Road to Taylor Road, and north and east of Lincoln Newcastle Highway at Skyview to Taylor Road were lifted at 9 p.m. Cal Fire said the fire was started by someone mowing a lawn in dry grass. Weimar CrossAnother fire was burning in the area of Interstate 80 at Weimar Cross. This fire forced evacuations on Canyon Way north of I-80, including Heavenly View and Oak Ridge. By 7:15 p.m., all evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings.Canyon Way was closed from Weimar Cross to Yankee Jims Road but has since reopened.The Placer Hills Fire Protection District said the fire has burned three acres.Check back for updates.
Sacramento restaurant featured on Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" to close by end of July
SACRAMENTO – A longtime Land Park area restaurant that once got national recognition will be saying goodbye at the end of the month. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the owners of Dad's Kitchen announced that their Freeport Boulevard location will be closing for good on Sunday, July 28. "We have so much gratitude for the last 14 amazing years in this location but it is time to close the doors," the restaurant's owners wrote. No specific reason has been given for the restaurant's impending closure.Food Network star Guy Fieri featured Dad's Kitchen in a 2011 segment on "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives." It was one of a handful of Sacramento-area restaurants to be featured on the show. Dad's Kitchen says its last two weeks in business will be a celebration of the restaurant. They urge patrons to keep an eye out for a celebration schedule. While the Land Park location will be closing, Dad's Kitchen has another location in Fair Oaks on Sunset Avenue.
South Lake Tahoe ordinance aims to make community more fire resilient
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – A first-of-its-kind city ordinance aims to help the South Lake Tahoe community be safer and more fire resilient."They were definitely too close, so we had them removed entirely," Al Breitwieser, a South Lake Tahoe resident, said.Breitwieser is talking about three trees planted in his backyard that posed a risk to his home if a fire should spark nearby. "It's in the forefront of our minds," Breitwieser said. In 2021, Breitwieser and his wife Cheryl were evacuated during the Caldor Fire, which burned nearly 222,000 acres coming dangerously close to South Lake Tahoe."As we drove away, he looked back...
Smoke from California fires to bring more hazy skies through Saturday. See the map
As the winds pick up from the north, smoke from fires burning to the north in Siskiyou and Humboldt counties will make the skies above Redding hazy through the first part of this weekend. The skies above Redding this week have been intermittently smoky, though air pollution levels remained in...
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