California is affected by the fourth Coronavirus wave
- The fourth COVID-19 wave in California has caused public health and political messaging to come back again
- On July 29, Sacramento County has become the third to require face mask-wearing indoors regardless of the individual’s vaccination status
- Additionally, a federal judge has said that he would consider ordering all inmate firefighters and prison employees to be vaccinated
Hiker in Death Valley, California found dead
- A 68-year-old from Tukwila, Washington named Douglas Branham had planned a 12 mile round trip through the salt flats in Death Valley but died during his journey
- On July 28, a California Highway Patrol helicopter found his body about 2 miles from the nearest road where it was 115 at the time
- Officials think that the man may have begun his hike around Sunday or Monday when the temperatures rose to 118 degrees but Inyo County is still investigating the cause of death
