On Friday night, the Marinesa 3rd Aircraft Wing announced that Capt. John Sax, 33, was killed when his MV-22B tiltrotor aircraft crashed near Glamis. He was one of two pilots on board during a training session. Four other marines were also killed in the crash. Sax and another Marine Captain…
The US weather bureau has issued a SEVERE and excessive heat warning for today starting at 11 am lasting to 11 pm Saturday. Temperatures are forecast to be between 100 and 106 with overnight 65 to 75. Cooling is expected Saturday, but still high heat warnings are in effect until…
City hall has installed ZOOM equipment and meetings held in ROOM 10 on the second floor can broadcast activity of meetings for watching and participating from a remote location.…
California State Agencies are being task with plans for their independent workforces to return to in office work time. Some plan to have one day a week then two and eventually three days per week working in office and agency buildings. Agencies are also reporting there is discussions ongoing with…
A small but active wildfire burning Sunday in a rural area of El Dorado County has prompted evacuations. The Caldor Fire started Saturday just before 7 p.m. about four miles south of Grizzly Flats, east of Omo Ranch. It has burned 300 acres and Forest Service crews have not yet…
Yolo County issued an advisory Wednesday strongly recommending that residents wear masks in most public indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status, citing a recent increase in COVID-19 activity attributed to the highly transmissible Delta variant. The Yolo County Health Official is former Placer County Health Officer Dr. Amiee Sisson a Vaccinated…
The California state Capitol has reinstated its mask mandate for all legislators and staff, regardless of vaccination status, after an outbreak of nine new COVID-19 cases was reported among employees last week. Effective immediately, masks will have to be worn in the Capitol, Legislative Office Building and district offices. Unvaccinated…
Nevada Irrigation District, which serves North Auburn, announced it is mandating water-use restrictions for its customers amid a dry, hot summer. The restrictions will aim to minimize water supply shortage impacts and protect public health, the NID Board of Directors determined during a July 1 special meeting. Directors approved a…
Vaccine experts yesterday started discussing if there may be a possible need for a third vaccine required for the COVID-19 virus. Pfizer has a two-dose process that has proven to be very effective, but scientists are already predicting the virus will have mutated into several more types and strains of…
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Friday proposed pouring tens of billions of dollars into Californiaas struggling economy as part of a record-setting state budget proposal that will play out as he defends himself in a recall election. The $267.8 billion plan would direct billions in spending toward stimulus checks for Californians, give…