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Firefighters battle blaze at Wisconsin railroad tie recycling facility
CAMPBELL, Wis. (AP) — Firefighters spent all day Tuesday battling a blaze at a railroad tie recycling facility in western Wisconsin. The fire broke out early Tuesday morning at Omaha Track in the town of Campbell on French Island, just outside La Crosse, multiple media outlets reported. The facility grinds up scrap railway ties and materials into chips that can be used as biofuel.
Excessive heat bakes SF Bay Area; record temperatures expected
Record-breaking hot weather was expected to bake the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday, the hottest day of the current heat wave, including coastal areas where people usually seek relief from the heat. The National Weather Service issued an Excessive Heat Warning for dangerous, life-threatening heat for most of the Bay Area, including the Marin and Sonoma Coastal Ranges, North Bay interior mountains, East Bay Hills and interior valleys, the San Francisco Bay shoreline, and Santa Clara Valley. The warning is in effect through 11 p.m. Wednesday. In San Francisco, where some areas of the city could reach as high as...
Street closures in effect due to ruptured gas line in Sunnyvale
(KRON) — Fire personnel are responding to a ruptured gas line Monday morning, according to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. The incident occurred on Sunnyvale Avenue near Maude Avenue. Several streets have been closed off. Officials are asking people to avoid the area if possible. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Silicon Valley community college district offers free tuition
West Valley College student Mike Katakis and his dad are among thousands of students who will earn part of their college education in Silicon Valley for free. West Valley-Mission Community College District’s tuition will be free for the next seven years for all students who live in San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Santa Clara or Saratoga, funded by about $2 million in property taxes from those communities. The opportunity is thanks to a recently signed law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Assembly Bill 3158, slated to sunset in 2031, applies to full-time, part-time and returning students in these areas. Full-time tuition costs about $1,100 a year, which students outside the area will still have to pay without state assistance. Officials say the initiative will fill equity gaps created by the California Promise program’s limitations that leave out part-time and returning students.
Hundreds of veterans expected at 2nd annual Stand Down event in Santa Clara Co.
Santa Clara County is getting ready to host hundreds of men and women who have served.This week, the county's Office of Veterans Services will host their second annual Stand Down event at the Fairgrounds.The free three-day resource fair is designed to support veterans and their families.PREVIOUS: Veterans will be connected to these key resources at Santa Clara Co.'s first 'Stand Down' eventOn July 8th and 9th, more than 50 providers will offer free food, haircuts, mental services, legal services, and more to veterans at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Here's what to know.Carissa Hardee is a Veteran Services Representative."It's important...
Feds order Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty for infamous SF crash
Federal regulators on Monday announced they had Cruise pay a $1.5 million penalty for withholding details in reports following an accident nearly a year ago in which one of the company’s self-driving cars pinned and dragged a woman nearly 20 feet at a San Francisco intersection. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration consent order dated to Sept. 26 requires the General Motors subsidiary to submit a corrective action plan, which must include summaries on any software update made to the company’s automatic driving system, as...
Full Daytime Closure of California State Route 9 in Remote Mountains for Critical Maintenance Work
Saratoga, CA – Caltrans Bay Area-District 4 has announced a full daytime closure of State Route 9 (SR-9) between Redwood Gulch Road and Sanborn Road in Saratoga. The closure will be in effect Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, starting September 30 and continuing through November 1.
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