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As they investigate the cause of of the mosquito fire. The u. S. Forest service says flames sparked a long one powerline. Several homes and buildings in el dorado and placer countys. Pg e has been blamed in recent years and is cooperating. Governor newsom vetoed a bill bill that would make kindergarten mandatory before going to the first grade. He cited the unfunded cost of more than 200 million a year. The state senator and former teacher teacher argues that it will help help keep more vulnerab...

Testing catherine. Yeah, thats what theyre hoping for, pam. And can Officials Say . In just the past week theyve distributed more than 600,000 doses of the Monkeypox Vaccine all across the country. And they say theyre now able to perform as many as 80,000 tests every week. The white house, as you know, has been criticized for responding too slowly to monkeypox. Local doctors say yes, they hope the announcement from the white house today. Well get Critical Resources out faster to people who need ...

Thank you for watching another addition of washington journal comes your way at 7 00. We take you to the house of representatives. Order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. July 29, 2022. I hereby appoint the honorable lucille roybalallard to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chap...

A former college professor from the South Bay was sentenced Thursday to five years and three months in federal prison for setting a series of fires in summer 2021.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There were 16,800 seedlings planted this spring, a lot of little trees including sugar pines, Jeffrey pines, and white pines, according to the Sugar Pine Foundation. They said there are now a lot of little trees to water this summer!

UPDATE THURSDAY: The Dixie Fire burning in northern California is now 678,369 acres and is 35 percent contained, according to the latest from InciWeb. *** The Dixie Fire burning in northern California and advancing toward Highway 395 is now more than 635,728 acres and is 33 percent contained as of Wednesday, according to InciWeb and Cal Fire.

When it comes to wildfire readiness, interconnectivity is the name of the game, mirroring the interconnectedness of the natural landscapes around us.

The biomass energy industry centered in the U.S. Southeast is now seeking expansion to California, with U.K. wood pellet maker Drax joining a state-funded nonprofit to increase pellet exports to Asia — a plan forest advocates oppose.

The CDC and NOAA have launched a new HeatRisk indicator to help people avoid heat-related illness and protect themselves during high temperatures.

Travis Shane Smith was arrested in 2021 and charged with reckless arson and possession of a machine gun. In January, a judge ruled there was “not sufficient evidence” to take the arson charge to trial, and another dropped the gun charge this week.