California unemployment claims remain high despite new job additions Employers in California are hiring more and more people (a record-breaking pace) as the state’s unemployment claims remain high Since February, California has averaged more than 111,000 new jobs a month which has recovered about 58% of the 2.7 million lost in March and April of… Continue reading California News – 08-20-2021
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California News – 08-31-2021
A record-breaking amount of container ships stuck off California coast California’s two largest ports (Los Angeles and Long Beach) now hold 44 freight ships which is the highest number stopped since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Marine Exchange of Southern California This long queue is reportedly a result of the labor… Continue reading California News – 08-31-2021
California News – 08-30-2021
More evacuations triggered as Caldor Fire moves towards Lake Tahoe Sunday, August 29, more forced evacuation notices have been issued as California’s Caldor Fire moves towards Lake Tahoe with 126,182 acres already burned and only 11% containment More than 15,200 firefighters are working on California wildfires and the U.S. Department of Defense is sending 200… Continue reading California News – 08-30-2021
California News – 08-27-2021
California lawmakers consider COVID-19 vaccine mandate after Newsom recall election Lawmakers in California are discussing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate that would require residents to show their proof of vaccination in order to enter most businesses They are considering how this statewide mandate could help or hurt Newsom’s chances of being recalled during the election According… Continue reading California News – 08-27-2021
California News – 08-26-2021
First wave of stranded California children and parents return home from Afghanistan On August 25, A group from the California families stranded in Kabul returned to the United States, according to the Cajon Valley Union School District The 24 children and 16 parents went to Afghanistan earlier this summer to visit extended family but were… Continue reading California News – 08-26-2021
California News – 08-24-2021
Police find California recall ballots, loaded gun, and drugs in felon’s vehicle On August 23, The Torrance Police Department reported that they’ve found hundreds of ballots for California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election, drugs, and a loaded gun This discovery occurred after Police responded to a call of a man passed out in a vehicle… Continue reading California News – 08-24-2021
California News – 08-23-2021
California officer accidentally kills bystander while shooting at suspect A police officer in Guadalupe, California accidentally killed a bystander who was sitting in a vehicle while shooting at a suspect on August 21, 2021 Authorities have not identified the officer who opened fire or the suspect who was arrested, but may, “pending additional interviews and… Continue reading California News – 08-23-2021
California News – 08-18-2021
San Bernardino deputy shot during attempted traffic stop; Police vehicle also found destroyed Southern California officials have reported that a deputy for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was shot during his attempt to conduct a traffic stop Authorities have said that the deputy’s police cruiser was found torched in a possible ambush attack around… Continue reading California News – 08-18-2021
California News – 08-16-2021
Young California boy contracts brain-eating amoeba and dies A 7-year-old boy named David Pruitt has died about a week after swimming in a Tehama County-area lake where he contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba According to the family, David was flown to UC Davis Medical Center on July 30 where he was diagnosed with “primary amebic… Continue reading California News – 08-16-2021
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Eight-year-old San Jose girl allegedly raped by man before grandfather chases him out A 24-year-old man named Dupree Kenneth Hornsby has been arrested by San Jose police after he was accused of breaking into a family’s home and raping an 8-year-old girl The alleged crime happened at the victim’s home on August 6 around 7:30… Continue reading California News
California News – 08-12-2021
California father murders his two children over “serpent DNA” conspiracy theories A California dad and surfing school owner has been charged with murdering his two children in Mexico and told federal officials he thought the children “were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them” 40-year-old Matthew Taylor Coleman has been charged… Continue reading California News – 08-12-2021
California News – 08-11-2021
Man charged with starting blaze near Dixie Fire According to court documents, a California man named Gary Stephen Maynard has been charged with setting a fire near the Dixie wildfire Despite its location near the Dixie Fire, at this point, the man has not been associated with its start on July 13 Vaccine or regular… Continue reading California News – 08-11-2021
California News – 08-10-2021
Delta variant fuels Covid-19 spikes with some California hospitals reaching capacity As of Sunday, August 8, California’s total number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients was at 5,973; a large increase from 2,981 hospitalizations on July 25 For the week of July 31, the average coronavirus case rate in California’s unvaccinated population was 33 per 100,000 residents… Continue reading California News – 08-10-2021
California News – 08-09-2021
Shooting at California Airbnb party leaving 1 dead and another wounded A shooting at an Airbnb rental property in Sunnyvale, California, during a party with almost 200 juveniles has left 1 adult dead and another severely injured There is currently an ongoing investigation and officers estimate that many of the attendees were between the ages… Continue reading California News – 08-09-2021
California News – 08-07-2021
Smoke from Northern California fires cause Air quality alert For multiple Central Valley counties, an air quality alert has been issued due to the large amount of smoke from ongoing fires in Northern California Air quality officials for San Joaquin Valley have issued the alert through 5 pm on August 9 which also includes Merced,… Continue reading California News – 08-07-2021
California News – 08-05-2021
Parts of town in Greenville County, California destroyed by raging wildfire A mountain town in Northern California has been heavily impacted by the Dixie Wildfire which has taken most of the town’s dry vegetation This 3 week-old wildfire has been the state’s largest and has burned over 435 square miles and burned dozens of homes… Continue reading California News – 08-05-2021