South Lake Tahoe, CA…About six miles of additional containment line were secured along the westside of Christmas Valley and the area east of Meyers allowing the Eldorado County Sheriff’s Office to downgrade another Evacuation Order to a Warning in South Lake Tahoe area of the Pioneer Trail. The fire remained active along the northeast and […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…September 7, 2021 – Passersby found a subject face down in the water an estimated 50 ft. from the shoreline. Officers located the male decedent. No cause of death or positive identification have been made at this time. Investigative responsibility has been handed to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and is […]
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey…Thanks, Gov. Thank you. Wish I were here under different circumstances, but you really took a hit and New Jersey took a hit; parts of my state as well, but New Jersey and New York in particular. And I want to begin by thanking Senator Booker for all the work he’s doing […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The Caldor Fire still burns in many areas of El Dorado County in the South Lake Tahoe area. County residents are not being allowed back due, in part, to these fires. US-50, SR-89 & SR-88 remain closed. There are many spots where either the fire has reached the road or fire fighters […]
Grizzly Flats, CA…As the Caldor Fire enters the demobilization and repopulation phase in a growing portion of the fire one of the saddest and stark reminders of what many of our friends, neighbors & some of you will be going through. As of this morning the stark and sobering total is 994 Structures Destroyed. In […]
Vallejo, CA…USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) mourns the passing of two of our agency’s “family members” and heroes in the firefighting community –Allen Johnson and Marcus Pacheco. Losing any member of our Forest Service family is a heartbreak for each one of us – let alone two in a week. Words cannot […]
Sacramento, CA…The Governor has requested $16.7 million to support Afghan arrivals. California partners with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees on $20 million California Dignity For Families Fund, including new philanthropic supports for Afghan arrivals. Furthering California’s long-standing role as a state of inclusion and refuge, Governor Gavin Newsom, along with Senate President pro Tempore […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced his nomination of Judge Victor A. Rodriguez as Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Three. The Governor also announced his appointment of 22 Superior Court Judges, which include two in Contra Costa County; six in Los Angeles County; one in Madera County; one in Monterey County; […]
Carson City, NV…The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) wants to ensure all claimants receiving federal extended unemployment insurance benefits understand that these programs end on September 4, 2021. The last paying benefit week is the week ending September 4. The last time claimants can file for these benefits is September 5-18, 2021. […]
Las Vegas, NV…Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed Emergency Directive 050, which expands the mask exception for large indoor events to now include conventions within counties that have “substantial” or “high” COVID-19 transmission if all attendees are vaccinated. This policy expansion gives an option for convention organizers to choose between requiring masks indoors for all attendees, […]
