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(Or How Country Faire Volunteers Rescued This Year’s Event from a Dangerous and Irresponsible Amusement Operator) (This article is the result of over two hours of interviews with Country Fair organizers, first-hand reports, eyewitnesses, and parents of children who were involved.) Like so many things in our community, the Rio Linda Elverta Country Faire doesn’t…
Each September, National Recovery Month takes place to increase awareness and educate people about how substance use and mental health services can help people and their families to live healthy and rewarding lives. Kicking off with the 29th annual Recovery Happens event on Sep.1, National Recovery Month shares the message of hope through treatment and recovery. All…
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Fire Weather Watch for much of Northern California for Sunday-Monday, July 18-19. Thunderstorms with Little Rainfall are expected to arrive late Sunday through Monday. Monsoonal moisture moving up from the south will bring the potential for thunderstorms with little rainfall across portions of interior northern California…
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Transmission lines impacted by wildfires, SMUD warns that power shortfalls are possible on extraordinarily hot weekend. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is asking customers to limit their use of electricity during this afternoon’s high temperatures and throughout the weekend. With the Bootleg Fire in Oregon impacting critical transmission lines, energy imported from the Pacific…
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Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance (DHA) is activating its severe weather sheltering program beginning Friday, July 9 and continuing through Monday evening, July 12, ahead of extreme heat forecasted over the weekend and into next week. With temperatures projected to be over 100 degrees beginning today, DHA staff in conjunction with homeless outreach partners…
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On June 24th at roughly 9pm, a collision took place at 22nd and E Streets that took the life of a young motorcyclist, identified as 26-year-old Matt Chacon of Rio Linda. I spoke with CHP Officer AJ McTaggart this morning to get the latest and most accurate information. CHP investigation has revealed that Chacon was…
