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Despite the hardship of starting from scratch after decades of being self-employed in a geographically isolated area that can feel like a snapshot from decades past, Steven Streufert said he was shocked and heartened by those who helped.

Streufert – a type one diabetic – passed out shortly before the fire began, was awoken by the flames and made it to the front porch before losing consciousness again. The smoke was spotted by a California Highway Patrol officer, who dragged Streufert from the porch to safety, where he was then loaded onto an ambulance and delivered to Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata.

These are the latest convictions from Doncaster Magistrates' Court. All addresses are Doncaster unless stated otherwise.

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These are the latest convictions from Doncaster Magistrates’ Court.All addresses are Doncaster unless otherwise stated.

A boy was swept into the ocean. His story reveals the hidden danger of California’s sneaker waves Upon reaching the bottom of the steps leading to Cowell Ranch State Beach, 8-year-old Siddhant Pruthi grabbed a fistful of sand and turned to his older brother, Arunay. Ahead lay the Pacific Ocean and an afternoon free of the pandemic’s confinements. “ Dadabhai,” Siddhant said, addressing his 12-year-old brother with a Bengali term of endearment. “This is a bad beach.” He was referring ...

Dennis Carl Dow July 2, 1950 – March 15, 2019 Dennis passed away two years ago at Stanford Hospital from complications of an undiagnosed heart condition. He would have turned 70 last year, and though he didn’t like being the center of attention, he definitely would have been had he reached that milestone. Inevitably, someone would have brought up that as a kid, he thought Fourth of July fireworks were for him.     Dennis was born in San Francisco and raised there by his parents, Fra...

So many people are dying in California. Almost 30,00 people in the state have died from Covid-19. Three dozen or more perished last year in the state’s 9,000-plus wildfires. Then there’s the roughly 3,000 deaths a year from gun violence. Tens of thousands of tragic deaths that are of no remarkable interest to people living in distant places. However, three recent California deaths grabbed my interest, reminding me dramatically just how fickle life is, and how our lives are connected. A fami...

UPDATED: Jan. 6, 12 p.m. A Jewish father is dead and his two young children presumed drowned after a sneaker wave, a surge that appears with tremendous force and no warning, dragged them into the ocean at a Sonoma County beach last weekend. The tragedy occurred on Sunday, Jan. 3, when Petaluma resident Michael Wyman, 40, his wife, Sarah, and their two children visited Blind Beach near Jenner along Sonoma’s rugged coastline. When the sudden rogue wave swept Anna, 7, and John, 4, out to sea, Wy...

A father dies and his two young children are missing after they were swept away by a wave A father died and his two children are missing after they were swept away by a wave Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.The family of... Posted: Jan 5, 2021 5:42 PM Updated: Jan 5, 2021 8:00 PM Posted By: CNN A father died and his two children are missing after they were swept away by a wave Sunday in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast. The family of four was on the shore at Blin...