(Tehama County, CA) — The Park Fire has now burned more than 373-thousand acres of land and is 14 percent contained.The fire, which is in its seventh day, is now the sixth-largest wildfire in California’s history. It has destroyed 165 structures and damaged another 15. That includes at least 100 homes that are destroyed. Most…
(Sacramento, CA) — A study, conducted in California, finds that exposure to wildfire smoke leads to a higher risk of someone being diagnosed with dementia. The study was released Monday, at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Researchers believe toxic chemicals found in wildfire smoke and fine particulate matter, also called PM2.5, are damaging to the…
(Sacramento, CA) — Sacramento County is seeing a summer surge in COVID cases. The CDC says nearly 18 percent of COVID tests taken in California within the past week came back positive. Sacramento County has seen a two-point-three-percent positivity rate increase during that same time.Sacramento County Public Health Officer Doctor Olivia Kasirye says the numbers…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The City of Marysville’s attorney and the attorney for owners of the Hotel Marysville faced off in court last Friday, as the city seeks a warrant allowing them access to the building. The city wants to begin demolition and asbestos abatement, and has asked the judge specifically to declare an emergency, for…
(Shasta County, CA) – A suspect was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing from a Park Fire evacuated residence in the Shasta County community of Manton.Jay Wood of Burney was initially pulled over for a vehicle code violation and refused to provide proper I.D. That earned him cuffs, a seat in the back of a patrol…
(Chico, CA) — Thousands of firefighters were battling a fast growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the fire more than doubled in size in 24-hours.The Park Fire has burned more than 350-thousand acres about 90 miles north of the state capital city of Sacramento as of Sunday evening, according to officials. The fire…
(Sacramento, CA) — A non-profit organization is handing out debit cards with 250 dollars in relief funds for families forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires. Rick Martinez is the Executive Director of The California Fire Foundation and says thanks to support year-round from the community, there is enough money to respond to the…
(Sacramento, CA) — Homeless advocates across the state are reacting to Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order to have local municipalities clear out homeless encampments. There are almost two hundred thousand unhoused people and thousands more on the edge of homelessness.The Sacramento Regional Coalition To End Homelessness says the executive order is out of touch with…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A DUI checkpoint will be set up at an “undisclosed location” tomorrow, according to a release from the Marysville Police Department. The checkpoint will occur from 5:00 until midnight, and locations are chosen based on previous incidents where driving impaired accidents have occurred.MPD also reminds the public that DUI is not limited…
(Butte County, CA) – Cal Fire investigators have already determined the cause of the Park Fire as arson, and have made an arrest: 42-year-old Ronnie Dean Stout of Chico.Stout was reportedly seen by witnesses Wednesday afternoon at around 3:00, pushing a burning car down a ravine in Upper Bidwell Park. A press release from the…
