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Merced community pool reopens for first time since 2011
A pool in Merced is back open for the first time since 2011, just in time for this very hot week.One local grandmother couldn't wait to celebrate the much-anticipated moment!Edna Bermuda showed up an hour early at the Ada Givens Pool for the reopening on Tuesday.She wanted to make sure she and her grandson were the first swimmers!We're told Edna used to bring her son to this same pool on Hawthorne near 27th Street when he was a child.The pool was out of commission for 13 years until the city approved funding for major renovations, including ADA upgrades.Action News stopped by in April when the project was nearly complete.It's now open for recreational swimming from 1 pm to 6 pm this week, except the 4th of July.
2 Powerball tickets worth about $400,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? Two Powerball lottery tickets worth just under $400,000 were sold in California during the July 3 drawing. According to California Lottery's website late Wednesday night, a ticket worth $397,355 was sold at Best Buy Liquor in Sanger and a second ticket of monetary value was sold at Rotten Robbie in Forestville, California.
Aaron Rodgers donates money to help Northern California evacuees in his home county
NFL star Aaron Rodgers is stepping up to help Thompson Fire evacuees in Northern California. The New York Jets quarterback, who is from Chico in Butte County, together with the North Valley Community Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants on Wednesday to organizations that are helping some of the tens of thousands of people impacted by the wildfire burning near Oroville.
Supreme Court gives cities in California and beyond more power to crack down on homeless camps
The U.S. Supreme Court in June granted cities more power to arrest, cite and fine people who sleep outside in public places — overturning six years of legal protections for homeless residents in California and other western states. In Grants Pass v. Johnson, the court sided with Grants Pass...
IID approves potential hefty payments for farmers to not grow hay in hot months
Farmers could be paid not to make hay while the sun shines, per a new Imperial Irrigation District payment schedule and other actions authorized Tuesday aimed at shoring up the Colorado River's dwindling reservoirs and coping with low forage prices. If all goes as planned, growers and owners of farm...
Burt’s Bees data privacy class action lawsuit investigation
Burt’s Bees data privacy violations: Who’s affected?. Have you purchased products from www.burtsbees.com? Do you live in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Florida or Massachusetts? An investigation has been launched into allegations that the personal care company risked consumers’ data privacy by improperly tracking their browsing activity with PayPal cookies. Fill out the form on this page to see if you qualify to join this class action lawsuit investigation.
Grande Fire in Stanislaus County near Patterson grows to 323 acres
STANISLAUS COUNTY – Firefighters say the forward progress of a wildfire in rural Stanislaus County near Patterson has been stopped.The incident has been named by Cal Fire as the Grande Fire. It's burning west of Patterson, across from Interstate 5, near Del Puerto Canyon Road and Diablo Grande Parkway.As of 11:30 a.m., Cal Fire numbers show that the wildfire has grown to 323 acres with 30% containment. No evacuation orders or warnings are in effect at this time. Exactly what started the fire is under investigation.
Fireworks on the Tapestry of the Sky
It is the fireworks month of July, starting with a bang of a holiday week with the return of the DoMo First Friday Market on July 5, extending the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Local artists, crafters, vendors, and music fill 10th Street. Tenth Street will be missing the Chartreuse...
Man wanted after April deadly shooting in Fresno arrested, police say
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man who was wanted in connection with a deadly shooting in Fresno in April, described by police as a member of the unhoused community, has been arrested, according to arrest logs published by the Fresno Police Department. Officials say 41-year-old Robert Phompong was wanted in connection with a shooting on […]
Lincoln police arrest man accused of brandishing stolen firearm
(WJAR) — Lincoln Police Department announced that it arrested a California man accused of brandishing a stolen firearm on Wednesday. Police said they responded to a report of an argument that led to a man brandishing a firearm at another person at around 2:28 p.m. near 100 Higginson Ave.
10 people rescued within 2 hours from Kings River on 4th of July
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — Ten people were rescued within 2 hours from the Kings River Thursday morning near Sanger. And the continued all day. By 2:00 p.m. over 16 people had been assisted and/or rescued by boating deputies. According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called...
Northern California city cancels July Fourth fireworks as wildfire grows
Officials in a Northern California community canceled an annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration as an estimated 26,000 residents remained displaced by a growing wildfire, while hundreds of firefighters toiled under extreme heat to keep flames from reaching more homes. The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70...
California Warehouse, Logistics Companies Fined Nearly $840K After Worker Pay Probe
Three recent U.S. Department of Labor investigations in San Diego, California recovered nearly $840,000 for 32 employees, some of whom one employer reportedly paid less than $3 per hour. The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined that Ruffo de Alba Forwarders LP, SAI Logistics Exports Inc. and Moving Technologies of...
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