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California News – 08-30-2021

K Buenavista — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:35:54 +0000

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 U.S. Army soldiers from Washington state

On August 26, a mountain lion was killed after it attacked and injured a 5-year-old boy in his front yard near Calabasas
The animal weighed 65-pounds; the injuries were to the boy’s neck, head, and upper torso
The attack occurred around 10:45 am, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

K Buenavista — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 06:35:24 +0000

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

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

K Buenavista — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:41:54 +0000

Homeowners and Environmental groups in Alabama have filed a federal lawsuit against the state regulators for approving Alabama’s Solar Power fees on customers who have on-site or rooftop solar
Alabama Power argues that the fees are needed to maintain the infrastructure that provides backup power to customers who don’t have sufficient power from their solar panels

Democrats from the Texas legislature who have left to Washington, D.C. in order to block new election laws have been demanded by the Texas GOP to return to the Capitol
The governor of Texas, Greg Abbot has authorized law enforcement to bring more than 50 legislators “under warrant of arrest if necessary”