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Nevada National Guard deploys to help fight California wildfires
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Nevada Army National Guard has deployed to Sacramento to help California battle wildfires. One Nevada Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departed the Army Aviation Support Facility in Stead on Monday to help fire suppression efforts out of Sacramento Mather Airport. They are joined by one Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck for firefighting operations.
Exploring the Promise of the Racial Justice Act Tool
Berkeley Law’s Paper Prisons Initiative, led by Professor Colleen V. Chien, recently unveiled an innovative database aimed at helping defendants and people convicted of crimes challenge a charge, conviction, or sentence under the California Racial Justice Act (RJA). The initiative’s Racial Justice Act Tool, which is currently in beta...
Man driving truck without front tire sparks NorCal wildfire
Fire season is well underway in California, and while some have obvious causes like fireworks or pyrotechnics at gender-reveal parties, some seem to be born out of a lack of common sense. Take, for instance, the Flora Fire in Sonoma County, which officials say was caused by an Anderson man driving his truck for four […]
3 Redwood City police officers injured in confrontation with shoplifter
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Three Redwood City police officers are recovering after being assaulted while trying to question a suspected shoplifter. Police say they also faced hostile behavior from a large group of bystanders while they were trying to subdue the man. One of the officers suffered a fractured ankle in the melee while another suffered a cut to the head which required stitches. A third officer received a minor cut which did not require medical treatment.
BYU Football Picks Up Commitment From RB Kingston Keanaaina
PROVO, Utah – BYU football has landed another commitment from a running back prospect for the class of 2025. Kingston Keanaaina, at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, announced on X that he is committed to BYU. “First off I want to thank God for the strength...
Hunter Biden’s attorneys say they ‘never tried to mislead’ court in response to judge’s sanction threat
Attorneys for Hunter Biden pushed back against a federal judge’s threat to sanction them for making “false statements” while admitting their motion to dismiss Biden’s criminal charges in California. In a filing Sunday with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Biden’s legal...
10 Contra Costa athletes compete at 2024 Olympics
CJ Nickolas – Brentwood – Taekwondo. As previously reported, Carl “CJ” Nickolas, Jr. of Brentwood is competing for gold in taekwondo in his first Olympics during the Paris 2024 Games. He was trained by Givans – his dad – until he was 18 and had heart surgery in 2020. As of last December, Nickolas was ranked number two in the world.
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