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El Corado County wildlife rescue prepares to release fawns
EL DORADO COUNTY — Fawns are getting ready to be released from Sierra Wildlife Rescue after volunteers said they have taken in more this year than they've seen in decades."We had more calls and took in more fawns than any other year. Generally, over the period of the 25 years I've been doing it, every year the workload grows a little bit, but this year was explosive," Dave Cook, fawn rehabilitator for Sierra Wildlife Rescue, said.Cook has an enclosure on his property in El Dorado County. He said one-third of the fawns they take in are orphaned and the rest...
Another too hot October day | Weather Impact Alert Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northern California just experienced its hottest summer on record, and the hits keep coming. There's been 48 days with temperatures 100 degrees or hotter in Sacramento so far, but there could be a few more that would extend that record. In a normal year, Sacramento has 24 days of triple digit heat, so this year it's been doubled.
Excessive heat, red flag warnings in Bay Area, NorCal extended into the weekend
The relentless heat wave baking the Bay Area and Northern California, originally expected to peak on Tuesday of this week, will last into the weekend, forecasters said Friday, along with critical fire weather conditions in some areas.The National Weather Service said an Excessive Heat Warning was extended to 11 p.m. Saturday for the Marin and Sonoma Coastal Range, North Bay Interior Mountains, San Francisco Bay shoreline, East Bay Hills and interior valleys, Santa Clara Valley, and eastern Santa Clara Hills. Temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees and many spots will surpass triple digits.The warning also applied to the Santa...
Couple calls for more transparency in FAIR Plan premium pricing
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. — In California’s home insurance crisis, hundreds of thousands of homeowners have been forced to find insurance through the FAIR Plan. That’s the bare-bones, high-cost insurer of last resort. It’s state-mandated and privately run. Kathy and Rich Arian live in the El...
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