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West Oakland Steel Recycler Charged With 10 Crimes After Toxic Fire Last Summer
Radius Steel and two company leaders were charged with 10 environmental crimes for a fire that broke out last August at the large scrap metal processing plant near the Port of Oakland, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Tuesday. The charges allege that Radius Steel, Daniel Woltman and Dane...
Dominic Gates Charged in Connection with Telegraph Avenue Shooting Death of Alliauna Green in Oakland
Authorities have made a significant breakthrough in the July 13th shooting on Telegraph Avenue, which claimed the life of Alliauna Green, also known as Tan DaGod. The Oakland Police Department revealed that Dominic Gates has been arrested and now faces charges over the fatal incident. Even though the shooting took...
Residents Subdue Thieves in Shady Lane Shootout; Two Suspects in Custody, Injured
This is a press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty. On 07/22/2024 at approximately 3:11 P.M., Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a property...
Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its own weather. Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon was closed in both directions Tuesday between Ontario and Baker City as flames from the Durkee fire advanced toward the roadway in multiple locations. The Oregon Department of Transportation also closed the eastbound lanes of I-84 from Pendleton to Baker City and warned Tuesday night that travelers should expect continued highway closures in eastern Oregon as fire crews actively fight fire from the interstate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday night authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the lightning-caused blaze that started July 17. It had scorched nearly 375 square miles (971 square kilometers) as of Tuesday afternoon. The Durkee fire was threatening homes in and around the communities of Durkee, Huntington and Rye Valley, as well as the interstate, cell towers and power infrastructure in the area. Fire crews and equipment from 22 states were battling the blaze as of Tuesday, authorities said.
California Report Reveals Devastating Impacts of Extreme Heat on Marginalized Communities
Black Voice News photojournalist Aryana Noroozi was born in San Diego, California and graduated with a master’s degree from The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her love for visual storytelling led her to document immigrant and deportee communities and those struggling with addiction. She was a 2020 Pulitzer Center Crisis Reporting Fellow and a GroundTruth Project Migration Fellow. She is currently a CatchLight/Report for America corps member employed by Black Voice News. You can learn more about her at aryananoroozi.com. You can email her at aryana@blackvoicenews.com.
Willits Community Saves Redwoods from Starbucks’ Chainsaws
A grassroots effort by Willits residents to save a pair of redwood trees from being cut down by developers building a new Starbucks has been successful. A series of letters to the editor posted in the Willits Weekly spurred action, informing community members that Starbucks was remodeling the former Jack in the Box building at the 700 block of Main Street with the intention to remove two large redwood trees on the property. The letter writers argued the loss of the trees would remove needed shade cover, air purification, and carbon sequestration. One letter also pointed out the irony of cutting down two healthy redwoods within sight of the town’s iconic “Gateway to the Redwoods” sign.
‘Senseless Killing’: Kelseyville Bull Gunned Down, Investigation Underway
The following is a press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:. On July 16, 2024, at approximately 8:45 PM, an investigation was conducted into the report...
EXCLUSIVE: 13-year-old basketball player stomps on opponent's head during Bay Area game
There is a police investigation over what is seen on video in this story. One 13-year-old basketball player stomping on an opposing player's head."He was down on the floor and this kid just came and just stomped on him and on his head."Eva and Roderick Guingab's son was playing on the Tumakbo United team, which is a Filipino-American youth team based in the Bay Area, with players from all across the U.S.The game took place Sunday at the College of Alameda versus Payton's Place, another Bay Area team. There was a scuffle to get possession of the ball, then another...
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Tours Offer Rare Look Inside
Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park will offer Lighthouse Lens Tours on Saturday, August 3, and Sunday, August 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to climb to the top of Mendocino’s historic lighthouse, stand next to the 1909 Fresnel Lens, and enjoy stunning views of the Mendocino coastline. The tours, led by volunteer docents from the Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association, occur only a few times a year.
Deputies detonate live hand grenades found in Northern California home, avoid area
(FOX40.COM) — Several bomb squads are currently working to remove explosives from a home in Northern California, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. Around 4:30 p.m., TCSO, Calaveras County, and the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to an area near Pin Oak Court in Jamestown after someone reported finding multiple live […]
Newsom's admin says "action will be taken" to schools that resist new LGBTQ+ policy
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the first-in-the-nation law Monday called the "SAFETY" Act, which bans districts from requiring school staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission, with some exceptions. Anderson Union High...
California environmentalists sue Port of Los Angeles, alleging clean water violations
A California environmental group on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles, accusing the defendant of unleashing toxic pollutants into the San Pedro Bay. The activists — from the organization Environment California — claimed that the port has violated the federal Clean Water Act with more than 2,000 illegal discharges in the past…
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