PG&E announced that high fire-risk conditions are expected to arrive Wednesday evening, Oct. 21 in Northern California and continue through Friday morning, Oct. 24, impacting 50,000 people in 19 counties including 353 in Plumas County as of now. Sheriff Todd Johns said that those customers include residents in the La Porte/Little Grass Valley Reservoir areas,… Keep Reading
Eating out has been a well-mourned commodity since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down social systems and immune systems alike. Many small businesses in the area have been severely impacted, and some have gone under due to the temporary shut-down and subsequent lack of indoor eating accommodations. Others have still managed to survive by delivering or… Keep Reading
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As millions of seniors across California select Medicare Advantage plans for the coming year, SCAN Health Plan®, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, earned a series of accolades reflecting SCAN’s unending commitment to keeping older adults healthy and independent. First, SCAN received a 4.5-star rating* from the Centers for… Keep Reading
Cal came out of its abbreviated spring workouts with basically four of five offensive line positions set. Now, it appears, all five starters are pretty well established. Sophomore Will Craig was listed as the No. 2 left tackle on the post-spring depth chart, but that may have been more a function of him battling back… Keep Reading
Stanislaus County Moves into Red Tier Stanislaus County has been given the approval by the California Department of Public Health to move down one tier in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, clearing the path for businesses to expand operations or in some instances reopen their doors. The primary changes allowed under the state order… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Natomas Unified School District is paving the way to re-opening in-person school instruction, its board of trustees announced Thursday. The district plans to use a phased approach to returning to the classroom with students possibly resuming on-campus learning as soon as Nov. 16, the district said. Six benchmarks would need to be… Keep Reading
STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — The Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters is warning of several unauthorized ballot boxes placed in churches throughout the area. Donna Linder, Registrar of Voters for Stanislaus County, said she knew of three unofficial ballot boxes in Turlock and two in Modesto. The three in Turlock were at the following locations: New… Keep Reading
MODESTO, Calif. — Businesses in Stanislaus County are celebrating after finally being moved into California’s “red tier” of re-opening on Tuesday afternoon. The red tier means restaurants, movie theaters, churches, and other businesses can re-open indoors at 25% capacity. Many of the business owners and even some regulars say they’re breathing a major sigh of… Keep Reading
When Julie Wiggs made the decision to sell her Ceres pizzeria she had no intention of selling the family name and the secret recipes to Bob’s Take-N-Bake pizzas. But when a family member saw the business for sale on social media, she called her cousin and told her they wanted a piece of the pie.… Keep Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s siege of wildfires has significantly quieted but forecasters warned Tuesday that a fall heat wave will bring back high fire danger this week. Red Flag warnings were to go into effect in much of Northern California before dawn Wednesday due to high pressure producing hot and dry conditions with offshore… Keep Reading
