Red Bluff, CA

The Guardian

Thompson fire near Oroville destroys homes and vehicles as state simmers in brutal and potentially historic heatwave

Nearly 30,000 people in northern California evacuated as raging wildfire spreads

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Butte County, CA

Oroville, CA

CBS Sacramento

BUTTE COUNTY – A local bar is serving up more than drinks during the Thompson Fire.Nancy Christensen has been living inside her motorhome with her dogs and cats right outside Miners Ranch Saloon near Lake Oroville on Olive Highway ever since the mandatory evacuation order."When the fire started, I didn't want to leave. But when they came and said you gotta go, we had to go," Christensen said. "So, I got my motor home and animals and came down here."Bar owner Janelle Harczynski opened her doors, but not for business."It's always been our business to make sure we serve the...

Oroville area bar becomes makeshift shelter for people and pets amid Thompson Fire evacuations

OROVILLE – New York Jets quarterback and Butte County native Aaron Rodgers and the North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) deployed $100,000 to help Thompson Fire evacuees.The NVCF announced that it and Rodgers awarded $10,000 to 10 organizations for emergency shelters, gas cards, food, diapers and other necessities for those who evacuated due to the 3,500-acre Thompson Fire near Oroville. "With the help of my friends at the North Valley Community Foundation, I will always be committed to helping my beloved Northern California home areas," Rodgers said in a news release. "My heart goes out to the families and communities affected, and...

Butte County native Aaron Rodgers, North Valley Community Foundation award grants for Thompson Fire relief

Modesto, CA

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Top 5 Things To Do In Modesto CA With Kids This Week

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WyoFile

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about the law enforcement response and the area where the shooting took place. Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

California State

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Very quietly and without much fanfare, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has donated $100,000 to fire victims in California.
Rodgers, set for his second year with the Jets, was born in Butte County. The fires have ravaged the area, consuming nearly 3,600 acres with thousands under evacuation orders to leave the area.
Recipients of the donations include the United Way of Northern California, the American Red Cross and the Oroville Church of the Nazarene among other groups.
Rodgers, in a statement, drew attention to the needs of those affected by the fires:
“With the help of my friends at the North Valley Community Foundation, I will always be committed to helping my beloved Northern California home areas. My heart goes out to the families and communities affected, and we will be deploying funds immediately to help those in need.”
Those interested in supporting the relief efforts can donate via the North Valley Community Foundation.
(h/t @RichCimini)
 

Aaron Rodgers, in conjunction with a civic organization near his native home in Northern California, donated $100,000 to help wildfire evacuees. The Thompson Fire, which started on Tuesday, has burned over 3,500 acres near Oroville and forced about 28,000 people to evacuate, per…
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) July 4, 2024


Aaron Rodgers partners with a community organization to help California fire victims

Business Insider

Mark Zuckerberg spent $59 million on two neighboring properties on Lake Tahoe. Now demolition has started to make way for his own extensive compound.

Mark Zuckerberg is planning a massive 7-building compound in Lake Tahoe: report

Oregon State

NBC News

A silent colossus lurks off the Pacific coast, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline with tsunamis and devastating earthquakes. For decades, scientists have warned about the potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a megathrust fault that runs offshore along the coast from northern Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino, California. When the fault — or even a portion of it — next snaps, it will reshape life in Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

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Thousands were ordered to evacuate in northern California ahead of a fire burning in Butte County, as an “exceptionally dangerous and lethal” heat wave in the West is building. Cal Fire reported that three firefighters suffered injuries on the fire and thousands of people were still evacuated early today near Oroville. Several others were injured today.

Thompson Fire burns in northern California

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

New Mexico State

La Pine, OR

The Independent

 A wind-driven wildfire spread Wednesday outside a central Oregon community, where residents of numerous homes and businesses were urged to evacuate, authorities said.The Darlene 3 Fire grew to nearly 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) near the community of La Pine and was 30% contained, Central Oregon Fire Information posted on the social media site X.Evacuation alerts were sent to 1,100 homes and businesses, said Lt. Jayson Janes of the Deschutes County Sherriff's Office. He said about 50-60 people sought refuge at a local high school serving as an evacuation center.It was not known whether any structures had burned....

Wind-driven wildfire spreads outside a central Oregon community and prompts evacuations

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

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Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — When 24-year-old Arielle Penick fled her home in Oroville, California, from the Thompson Fire Tuesday, she says it brought back memories of evacuating Paradise during the 2018 Camp Fire.

Woman who escaped 2018 Camp Fire just before son’s birth is forced to flee another California wildfire while pregnant again

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Joplin, MO

The location of the Undercliff Grill & Bar has some interesting history. It's a family-owned venue located at 6385 Old Highway 71 in Tipton Ford, Missouri according to its website. This restaurant might be a hidden gem if you're looking for an interesting dining experience under a cliff.

Yes, that's a cliff: the Undercliff Grill & Bar in Joplin, Missouri

Hotel Marysville was renowned for its floating dance floor and once hosted stars such as Babe Ruth and Bing Crosby

Landmark California hotel, nearly 100 years old, destroyed by fire

Ringtown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

UNION TOWNSHIP – A valley man was killed Wednesday in a lawn mowing accident, firefighters...
The post Lawn mowing accident claims life of Ringtown Valley man first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Lawn mowing accident claims life of Ringtown Valley man

Georgia State

Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Denver, CO

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

PG&E power outage affecting over 2,500 customers in Red Bluff

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