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Ski parks celebrate booming guest numbers this year as they stay open longer than planned, but employees are getting tired of moving all that snow.

Despite a dozen triple-digit days recently that had the potential to trigger fatal fish diseases, this summer’s Rogue River salmon migration has gone quite swimmingly, thanks to plenty of stored reser...

Redding Record Searchlight The National Weather Service warns North State residents will see temperatures so high this weekend, theyre considered dangerous to peoples and animals health. The NWS issued excessive heat warnings for Northern Californias interior, in effect Friday afternoon through Monday night. Temperatures over the weekend are forecast to go as high as 116 degrees in the Sacramento Valley, and well above 100 degrees in the foothills. Mountain temperatures could reach 105 deg...

How to keep your pets cool TheHumane Society of America and ASPCA warn pets can also get sick or die from heat-related illnesses. Animals with flat faces/short muzzles  — Persian cats, pugs, boxers, shih tzus, etc. — cant pant as effectively as other breeds. They and elderly or overweight animals, and those with heart or lung diseases are especially vulnerable to heat-related illnesses.  To help protect animals: Keep pets indoors and in air conditioning as much as possible. Neve...

Temperatures in Redding, CA were worse Redding reached at least 100 degrees 17 times in June, tying a record for the most number of days hitting the century mark. The temperature hit 114 degrees in Redding on June 26, breaking a record that had stood since 2006 when the high reached 113 degrees, according to Sierra Littlefield, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.  But wait — thats not all. If June was an Olympic high temperature team, it would be bringing home the gold. The m...