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CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...

48,000 Californians are Without Power in the Sierra Nevadas

December 30, 2021 1:31 pmDecember 30, 2021 1:37 pm

News reports Thursday morning said PG&E announced that 48,000 residents in Northern California living in the Sierra Nevada Mountains region are without power. With more than 202 inches of snow (17+ feet of snow) dumped, a large section of Interstate-80...

California Sets New December Snowfall Record, May Break 200 inches Monday!

December 27, 2021 2:58 pmDecember 27, 2021 5:16 pm

The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab announced Monday a “NEW DECEMBER RECORD of 193.7 inches, which is more than 16 feet, and a prediction of breaking the 200 inch mark today. https://twitter.com/UCB_CSSL/status/1475511462588211200 “With a 24 hour official #snow total...

Father, Son Arrested Over Allegedly Starting Caldor Wildfire in Northern CA

December 9, 2021 11:52 am

A Northern California father and son were arrested on Wednesday over allegedly starting the large Caldor wildfire in August, which had come close to burning down the resort city of South Lake Tahoe. The Caldor Fire began on August 14th...

Rep. Tom McClintock Calls on President Biden to Fulfill His Promise to Caldor Fire Victims

November 20, 2021 7:50 amNovember 20, 2021 8:02 am

Rep. Tom McClintock sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling upon him to fulfill the promise he made to assist the victims of the Caldor Fire when he visited the scene on September 13, 2021. The Federal Emergency Management...

U.S. Forest Service To Reopen Most National Forests in California

September 15, 2021 4:05 pm

After two weeks of being closed off to the public, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced that nearly all National Forests would reopen Wednesday night at 11:59 P.M., two days ahead of schedule. Due to factors such as high...

Sacramento Braces for Wave of Traumatized Afghani Refugees

September 13, 2021 10:02 amSeptember 13, 2021 10:02 am

There are more Afghans in Sacramento County — 9700 according to the US Census—than in any other county in America. Add to that another 2,000 in Yolo, Sutter, Placer and El Dorado counties and one can see why northern California has...