New technology propels efforts to fight Western wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.
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New technology propels efforts to fight Western wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
New technology propels efforts to fight Western wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
New technology propels efforts to fight Western wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates people's constitutional right to bear arms.
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Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates people's constitutional right to bear arms.
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Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates people's constitutional right to bear arms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates people's constitutional right to bear arms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
U.S. judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge Friday overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms.
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U.S. judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge Friday overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the nation's most populous state while seeking more than $6 billion in multiyear water spending as one of the warmest, driest springs on record threatens another severe wildfire season across the …
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California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency to a large swath of the nation's most populous state while seeking more than $6 billion in multiyear water spending as one of the warmest, driest springs on record threatens another severe wildfire season across the …
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Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Latino man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Latino man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Latino man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
California keeps key virus data out of public sight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
California keeps key virus data out of public sight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
California keeps key virus data out of public sight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
California keeps key virus data out of public sight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
It's a secret: California keeps key virus data from public
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has from the start said his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.
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California lifting stay-home order for Sacramento region
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lifted a stay-at-home order in the 13-county Sacramento region on Tuesday as hospital conditions improved, a rare turn of good news as the state pushes through what Gov. Gavin Newsom called “its most intense surge” in the coronavirus.
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California turns stadiums into COVID-19 vaccination centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking lot into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms hospitals and sets a deadly new record in the state.
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Virus deaths surging in California, now top 30,000
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in California reached 30,000 on Monday, another staggering milestone as the nation's most populous state endures the worst surge of the nearly yearlong pandemic.
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California turns stadiums into COVID-19 vaccination centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is transforming baseball stadiums, fairgrounds and even a Disneyland Resort parking lot into mass vaccination sites as the coronavirus surge overwhelms hospitals and sets a deadly new record in the state.
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Virus deaths surging in California, now top 30,000
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in California reached 30,000 on Monday, another staggering milestone as the nation's most populous state endures the worst surge of the nearly yearlong pandemic.
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California is desperate, but volunteer health corps dwindles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California desperately needs more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, but almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Gov. Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of 95,000 initially raised their hands, and just 14 are now …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virus, housing issues await returning California lawmakers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mending California's coronavirus-ravaged economy and fixing a state unemployment agency that is at the center of a titanic fraud case that could exceed $2 billion are at the top of the to-do list when lawmakers resume their session on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California is desperate, but volunteer health corps dwindles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California desperately needs more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, but almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Gov. Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of 95,000 initially raised their hands, and just 14 are now …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California is desperate, but volunteer health corps dwindles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California desperately needs more medical workers at facilities swamped by coronavirus patients, but almost no help is coming from a volunteer program that Gov. Gavin Newsom created at the start of the pandemic. An army of 95,000 initially raised their hands, and just 14 are now …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California budget urges $90 billion for schools, reopening
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Friday a $90 billion budget aimed at helping schools rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, as he pushes public schools to resume in-person classes quickly.
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California budget urges $90 billion for schools, reopening
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Friday a $90 billion budget aimed at helping schools rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, as he pushes public schools to resume in-person classes quickly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
For nurses, California's virus outbreak has a personal toll
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For Caroline Brandenburger, the coronavirus outbreak that has overwhelmed California hospitals comes with a very personal toll.
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California virus deaths rocket higher as ICU space tightens
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and the state’s hospital association are at odds over how best to create space for critically ill coronavirus patients at already strained medical facilities that soon could be overwhelmed by the expected surge of new cases from holiday gatherings.
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For nurses, California's virus outbreak has a personal toll
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For Caroline Brandenburger, the coronavirus outbreak that has overwhelmed California hospitals comes with a very personal toll.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California virus deaths rocket higher as ICU space tightens
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and the state’s hospital association are at odds over how best to create space for critically ill coronavirus patients at already strained medical facilities that soon could be overwhelmed by the expected surge of new cases from holiday gatherings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California sees two-day record of coronavirus deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California health authorities reported Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads
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Hospitals say California officials too slow in virus crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported its second-highest number of daily coronavirus deaths Wednesday with 459 lives lost, bringing the death toll to 2,504 in the last week as more than a quarter-million new weekly cases portended a continued overwhelming crush on hospitals and intensive care units strained to the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals prepping for grim COVID-19 choices
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don't have to make that choice.
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California hospitals prepping for grim COVID-19 choices
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don't have to make that choice.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Hospitals say California officials too slow in virus crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported its second-highest number of daily coronavirus deaths Wednesday with 459 lives lost, bringing the death toll to 2,504 in the last week as more than a quarter-million new weekly cases portended a continued overwhelming crush on hospitals and intensive care units strained to the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
In first, Black men lead two California public safety panels
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first Black lawmakers to lead the California Legislature’s two public safety committees at the same time promised Tuesday to bring “radical change” to improve treatment of Blacks and Latinos by law enforcement.
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In first, Black men lead two California public safety panels
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first Black lawmakers to lead the California Legislature’s two public safety committees at the same time promised Tuesday to bring “radical change” to improve treatment of Blacks and Latinos by law enforcement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
In 1st, Black men lead both California public safety panels
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first African American lawmakers to lead the California Legislature’s public safety committees at the same time promised Tuesday to bring “radical change” to improve treatment of Blacks and Latinos by law enforcement.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California is third state to pass 25,000 coronavirus deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Thursday surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, the third state to do so after New York and Texas, health officials said.
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High LA virus deaths, more contagious variant hit California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mutant variant of the coronavirus that appears to be more contagious has been found in Southern California, where the state's most populous county recorded more than 10,000 deaths and authorities warned they will be patrolling streets to shut down large New Year's Eve gatherings that …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California governor offers plan to reopen in-person schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan Wednesday for schools to resume in-person teaching next spring, starting with the youngest students and those who have struggled most with distance learning while assisting with $2 billion in state aid for coronavirus testing, personal protective equipment and increased …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
High LA virus deaths, more contagious variant hit California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mutant variant of the coronavirus that appears to be more contagious has been found in Southern California, where the state's most populous county recorded more than 10,000 deaths and authorities warned they will be patrolling streets to shut down large New Year's Eve gatherings that …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California governor offers plan to reopen in-person schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan Wednesday for schools to resume in-person teaching next spring, starting with the youngest students and those who have struggled most with distance learning while assisting with $2 billion in state aid for coronavirus testing, personal protective equipment and increased …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California hits record COVID-19 deaths as new variant found
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus Wednesday as California also hit a record high number of fatalities. The governor also announced the first detected case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in a San Diego man.
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Los Angeles County surpasses 10,000 deaths from coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County’s public health director said Wednesday the county has surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus.
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California announces first case of virus variant
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the first known case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the nation's most populated state, following the first reported U.S. case in Colorado.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California governor offers schools plan amid record deaths
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan for schools to resume in-person teaching next spring, even as he somberly announced 432 additional deaths, a state record for a single day’s reporting but a figure that likely includes lagging death reports from the Christmas holiday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California governor offers plans to reopen in-person schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday encouraged schools to resume in-person education next year, starting with the youngest students, and promised $2 billion in state aid to promote coronavirus testing, increased ventilation of classrooms and personal protective equipment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
New California laws address virus, fires, law enforcement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What a strange legislative year it was.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
New California laws address virus, fires, law enforcement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What a strange legislative year it was.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California court: Sex offenders can qualify for early parole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that inmates who have been convicted of nonviolent sex crimes may be eligible for early parole consideration as part of a ballot measure that nearly two-thirds of voters approved of four years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California court: Sex offenders can qualify for early parole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that inmates who have been convicted of nonviolent sex crimes may be eligible for early parole consideration as part of a ballot measure that nearly two-thirds of voters approved of four years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Effective date delayed for California's flavored tobacco ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state officials have agreed to delay the effective date of what state lawmakers intended as a Jan. 1 ban on flavored tobacco products, after opponents led by tobacco companies said they filed enough signatures to put the new law to a statewide vote.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Effective date delayed for California's flavored tobacco ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state officials have agreed to delay the effective date of what state lawmakers intended as a Jan. 1 ban on flavored tobacco products, after opponents led by tobacco companies said they filed enough signatures to put the new law to a statewide vote.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California COVID-19: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order.
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California COVID-19: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California sees near-record deaths, modest signs of hope
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California had a near record number of daily coronavirus deaths as pandemic cases strained hospitals and reduced normal intensive care space to a record low, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, yet there were faint hints that residents may be heeding medical officials’ increasingly desperate calls for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California COVID-19: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California becomes 1st state to top 2 million virus cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has become the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases.
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California's new virus message: 'Don't share your air'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s health care system is in the throes of a coronavirus crisis stemming from ill-advised Thanksgiving gatherings, top executives from the state's largest hospital systems said Tuesday as they put out a “desperate call” for residents to avoid a Christmas repeat they said would overwhelm the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California sees near-record deaths, modest signs of hope
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California had a near record number of daily coronavirus deaths as pandemic cases strained hospitals and reduced normal intensive care space to a record low, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, yet there were faint hints that residents may be heeding medical officials’ increasingly desperate calls for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California sees near-record deaths, modest signs of hope
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California had a near record number of daily coronavirus deaths as pandemic cases strained hospitals and reduced normal intensive care space to a record low, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, yet there were faint hints that residents may be heeding medical officials’ increasingly desperate calls for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California health system buckling under COVID-19 pandemic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's health care system is buckling under the strain of the nation's largest coronavirus outbreak and may fracture in weeks if people ignore holiday social distancing, health officials warned as the number of people needing beds and specialized care soared to previously unimagined levels.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California's new virus message: 'Don't share your air'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s health care system is in the throes of a coronavirus crisis stemming from ill-advised Thanksgiving gatherings, top executives from the state's largest hospital systems said Tuesday as they put out a “desperate call” for residents to avoid a Christmas repeat they said would overwhelm the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California health system buckling under COVID-19 pandemic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's health care system is buckling under the strain of the nation's largest coronavirus outbreak and may fracture in weeks if people ignore holiday social distancing, health officials warned as the number of people needing beds and specialized care soared to previously unimagined levels.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California's new virus message: 'Don't share your air'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s health care system is in the throes of a coronavirus crisis stemming from ill-advised Thanksgiving gatherings, top executives from the state's largest hospital systems said Tuesday as they put out a “desperate call” for residents to avoid a Christmas repeat they said would overwhelm the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Californians warned of possible post-holidays virus disaster
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians are being warned it is too risky to celebrate the winter holidays normally and if they don’t change plans a deadly explosion of coronavirus cases could follow.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and in a month could be facing a once-unthinkable caseload of nearly 100,000 hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top health official said Monday.
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California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has recorded a half-million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and in a month could be facing a once-unthinkable caseload of nearly 100,000 hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top health official said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California virus surge brings field hospitals, body bags
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hospitals are filling up so fast in California that officials are rolling out mobile field facilities and scrambling to hire more doctors and nurses to prepare for an expected surge in coronavirus patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California virus surge brings body bags, makeshift morgues
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is distributing 5,000 body bags mostly to the hard-hit Los Angeles and San Diego areas and has 60 refrigerated trailers standing by as makeshift morgues in anticipation of a surge of coronavirus deaths from hospitalizations that now are double the summertime peak and threaten to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California virus surge brings field hospitals, body bags
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hospitals are filling up so fast in California that officials are rolling out mobile field facilities and scrambling to hire more doctors and nurses to prepare for an expected surge in coronavirus patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California virus surge brings body bags, makeshift morgues
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is distributing 5,000 body bags mostly to the hard-hit Los Angeles and San Diego areas and has 60 refrigerated trailers standing by as makeshift morgues in anticipation of a surge of coronavirus deaths from hospitalizations that now are double the summertime peak and threaten to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals prepare to get first vaccine doses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California reported a record of nearly 35,500 positive coronavirus cases on Friday, there's a glimmer of hope: The state is awaiting the first batch of coronavirus vaccine and plans to distribute it to hospitals to inoculate healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals prepare to get first vaccine doses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California reported a record of nearly 35,500 positive coronavirus cases on Friday, there's a glimmer of hope: The state is awaiting the first batch of coronavirus vaccine and plans to distribute it to hospitals to inoculate healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers: California jobless claims still a 'black hole'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A beleaguered California agency's attempt to stem an unemployment benefits scam potentially exceeding $2 billion while reducing a frustrating backlog is failing, two state lawmakers from opposing political parties said Thursday, though others reported fewer problems.
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Lawmakers: California jobless claims still a 'black hole'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A beleaguered California agency's attempt to stem an unemployment benefits scam potentially exceeding $2 billion while reducing a frustrating backlog is failing, two state lawmakers from opposing political parties said Thursday, though others reported fewer problems.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
More California counties on lockdown as COVID-19 explodes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's coronavirus surge has caused so many hospitalizations and deaths that the numbers brought usually stoic public health officers in major metropolitan areas to pleas — and even near to tears — as they urged people to heed safety rules.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
More California counties on lockdown as COVID-19 explodes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's coronavirus surge has caused so many hospitalizations and deaths that the numbers brought usually stoic public health officers in major metropolitan areas to pleas — and even near to tears — as they urged people to heed safety rules.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Calif. governor's companies got $3 million in relief loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Companies affiliated with California Gov. Gavin Newsom received nearly $3 million in federal loans created to help small businesses survive the pandemic, more than eight times the amount originally reported, according to newly released information from the U.S. government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
13 counties in California moving into strict virus category
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen counties in Northern California will be placed under the state's most restrictive coronavirus rules this week because capacity in intensive care units has fallen below 15%, and officials warned Wednesday that hospitals across the state are filling up with COVID-19 patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Greater Sacramento region moving into strict virus category
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The greater Sacramento region will be placed under California’s most restrictive coronavirus rules this week because capacity in hospital intensive care units has fallen below 15%.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California's hospitals filling up as virus cases skyrocket
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California hospitals are close to reaching their breaking point, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to bring in hundreds of hospital staff from outside the state and to prepare to re-start emergency hospitals that were created but barely used when the coronavirus surged last spring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California's hospitals filling up as virus cases skyrocket
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some California hospitals are close to reaching their breaking point, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to bring in hundreds of hospital staff from outside the state and to prepare to re-start emergency hospitals that were created but barely used when the coronavirus surged last spring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus, depleted GOP shape new California Legislature
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats will begin their second half-century of dominating California's Legislature on Monday, when lawmakers reconvene for the first time since last month's election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California firefighters critically injured setting backfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two firefighters critically burned while trying to set backfires to slow the spread of a Southern California wildfire in October likely shouldn’t have been there in the first place given the extraordinarily dangerous conditions, according to an investigation of the incident.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California faces possible COVID-19 hospital crisis, lockdown
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A staggering rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm California's health system within weeks and “drastic" action such as a widespread stay-at-home order may be needed to combat the threat, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitalizations soar, may spur more restrictions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could see a tripling of hospitalizations by Christmas and is considering stay-home orders for areas with the highest case rates as it tries to head off concerns that severe coronavirus cases could overwhelm intensive care beds, officials said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California imposes nighttime COVID-19 curfew but some resist
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing a nighttime curfew as its coronavirus figures soar but it will lean heavily on voluntary compliance and sheriffs of some counties say they won’t enforce it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes curfew to curb skyrocketing COVID cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes nighttime COVID-19 curfew but some resist
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing a nighttime curfew as its coronavirus figures soar but it will lean heavily on voluntary compliance and sheriffs of some counties say they won’t enforce it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes curfew to curb skyrocketing COVID cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Experts, California residents question curfew effectiveness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Come Saturday night, California will join other states and nations in trying a partial overnight curfew as its latest desperate attempt to stem a surge in coronavirus cases, though experts said its effect may be more symbolic than real and many law enforcement agencies are refusing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes nighttime COVID-19 curfew but some resist
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing a nighttime curfew as its coronavirus figures soar but it will lean heavily on voluntary compliance and sheriffs of some counties say they won’t enforce it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes curfew to curb skyrocketing COVID cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes nighttime COVID-19 curfew but some resist
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing a nighttime curfew as its coronavirus figures soar but it will lean heavily on voluntary compliance and sheriffs of some counties say they won’t enforce it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes curfew to curb skyrocketing COVID cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California cities, counties split on enforcing health orders
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore on Thursday announced a “full-time law enforcement presence” to get more businesses to comply with California's tightening coronavirus restrictions, joining one of the most aggressive enforcement efforts in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes overnight curfew to curb coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could tax its health care system, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California imposes overnight curfew to stem coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is imposing an overnight curfew as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Police groups back requiring college classes for recruits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California organizations encompassing both police chiefs and rank-and-file officers proposed legislation Thursday in the wake of recent civil unrest that they said would raise standards for police recruiting and training while increasing diversity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
California struggles with how to enforce coronavirus orders
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Health inspectors fanned out to 29 businesses across San Diego County, threatening criminal prosecution and $1,000 fines for ignoring orders to avoid indoor activity during the coronavirus pandemic. Not just that, the businesses' names appeared on the county's website — unwelcome publicity as officials push companies …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
US judge blocks Trump Administration rule inhibiting unions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Trump Administration rule that opponents said would have harmed the bargaining rights of more than 500,000 home healthcare workers in California and several hundred thousand additional workers across the nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
US judge blocks Trump Administration rule inhibiting unions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Trump Administration rule that opponents said would have harmed the bargaining rights of more than 500,000 home healthcare workers in California and several hundred thousand additional workers across the nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Newsom says he made 'bad mistake' attending pricey party
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday apologized for what he called “a bad mistake” in attending a birthday party that broke the very rules that he has been preaching to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Experts, owners question California business shutdown policy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s coronavirus cases are surging and health officials say social gatherings and people not wearing masks or keeping their distance are fueling the rise. Yet it’s businesses that are paying the price in the form of revenue-sapping restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Scott Peterson to stay at San Quentin as judge mulls retrial
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — No one outside of San Quentin State Prison will be seeing Scott Peterson in person anytime soon as officials consider if he should face a new trial in the headline-grabbing slayings of his pregnant wife and unborn child, a California judge decided Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
As virus cases rise, more of California shuts down
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More areas of California must impose restrictions on businesses to try to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus that has hospitalizations rising as they did in June when the state imposed a statewide mask requirement, state officials said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California seeing biggest jump in virus cases in months
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's coronavirus cases are at their highest levels in months, a disquieting reality Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday was “obviously sobering" and that led San Francisco Bay Area health officials to urge people who travel outside the region to quarantine for two weeks upon return.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California elects 25-year-old lawmaker, youngest in 82 years
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has elected its youngest state lawmaker in more than eight decades, elevating a 25-year-old progressive Democrat who already has years of legislative experience to the state Assembly.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Plea deal in California officer killing that fed Trump fight
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Mexican national pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors in an emotional hearing Thursday to killing an immigrant California police officer in a case that President Donald Trump used to bolster his call for tougher border security.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California retains cash bail, rejects punishment rollbacks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fresh from months of protests over the police killings of people of color and national angst over racial inequities in the criminal justice system, California voters rejected an effort to roll back reforms targeting mass incarceration and reinstate tougher criminal penalties. But they also overturned a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California sticks to cash bail, rejects nation-leading move
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters stuck with the state’s traditional cash bail system in this year's balloting, rejecting a nation-leading move to rely instead on risk assessments to decide which suspects should remain jailed awaiting trial.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California votes to keep criminal justice changes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has upheld several criminal justice changes, endorsing recent efforts to ease mass incarceration by reducing penalties and allowing for earlier releases. Voters also appeared likely to maintain the state's current cash bail system as a majority opted for the status quo on both criminal justice …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some California legislative incumbents fighting to survive
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats are in no danger of losing control of the state Legislature and may well expand their supermajorities in the 80-member Assembly and 40-member Senate after votes are tallied.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California eyes ending cash bail, rolling back crime reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to completely end cash bail, even as voters are weighing whether to roll back other criminal justice reforms enacted during the last administration of Gov. Jerry Brown.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Judge limits California governor's powers during pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Monday preliminarily ordered California Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop issuing directives related to the coronavirus that might interfere with state law.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
San Francisco halts reopenings as virus cases rise
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will temporarily halt the reopening of additional activities and businesses planned for next week because of an increase in coronavirus case rates and hospitalizations, the city's mayor and health director said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
San Francisco halts reopenings as virus cases rise
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will temporarily halt the reopening of additional activities and businesses planned for next week because of an increase in coronavirus case rates and hospitalizations, the city's mayor and health director said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California warns of virus uptick, names vaccine ethics panel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has seen an uptick in coronavirus-related hospitalizations and intensive care admissions in the last two weeks, prompting renewed warnings Tuesday from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top health official even as newly confirmed cases remain well below the recent surge across much of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California warns of virus uptick, names vaccine ethics panel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has seen an uptick in coronavirus-related hospitalizations and intensive care admissions in the last two weeks, prompting renewed warnings Tuesday from Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top health official even as newly confirmed cases remain well below the recent surge across much of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Audit pans California's lead cleanup at Exide battery plant
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will need to spend $650 million to clean up a heavily contaminated battery recycling plant in Southern California, but has less than half the money in hand and is behind its estimated schedule for removing dangerous lead dust affecting 100,000 nearby residents, the state auditor …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Inspector says lax prison enforcement increased virus risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prison officials did a poor job requiring inmates and staff to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and even “perplexingly loosened” their policy just as cases were spiking, the state's inspector general said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Lakers, Dodgers fans helping drive uptick in LA virus cases
The success of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers are bringing fans together in the LA area and that may be helping drive an uptick in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County's top health official said Monday,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Inspector says lax prison enforcement increased virus risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prison officials did a poor job requiring inmates and staff to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and even “perplexingly loosened” their policy just as cases were spiking, the state's inspector general said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Lakers, Dodgers fans helping drive uptick in LA virus cases
The success of the Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers are bringing fans together in the LA area and that may be helping drive an uptick in coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County's top health official said Monday,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California prosecutors again seek death for Scott Peterson
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors said Friday they again will seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson even as a county judge considers throwing out his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, because of juror misconduct during a 2005 trial that riveted the nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California prosecutors again seek death for Scott Peterson
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors said Friday they again will seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson even as a county judge considers throwing out his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, because of juror misconduct during a 2005 trial that riveted the nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Court orders California to cut San Quentin inmates by half
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world's most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials' “deliberate indifference” to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Court orders California to cut San Quentin inmates by half
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court has ordered state corrections officials to cut the population of one of the world's most famous prisons to less than half of its designed capacity, citing officials' “deliberate indifference” to the plight of inmates during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen, the state's top health official said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen, the state's top health official said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California won't allow virus vaccines without state approval
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won't allow any distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the nation’s most populous state until it is reviewed by the state’s own panel of experts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California won't allow virus vaccines without state approval
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won't allow any distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the nation’s most populous state until it is reviewed by the state’s own panel of experts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive blazes that have scorched the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California jobless rate dips as jobs added despite pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has regained more than a third of the 2.6 million nonfarm jobs the nation's most populous state lost to the coronavirus pandemic in March and April, state officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive blazes that have scorched the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California jobless rate dips as jobs added despite pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has regained more than a third of the 2.6 million nonfarm jobs the nation's most populous state lost to the coronavirus pandemic in March and April, state officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive blazes that have scorched the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive blazes that have scorched the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California jobless rate dips as jobs added despite pandemic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has regained more than a third of the 2.6 million nonfarm jobs the nation's most populous state lost to the coronavirus pandemic in March and April, state officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trump administration denies California relief for 6 fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration rejected California’s request for disaster relief funds aimed at cleaning up the damage from six recent wildfires among the siege of deadly and destructive blazes that have scorched the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California panel recommends limits to police crowd control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Days after police and members of an unruly crowd were injured following the Los Angeles Lakers' latest basketball championship, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday released a report urging better communication and restraint by officers and warning that the use of tactical weapons for crowd control can …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California panel recommends limits to police crowd control
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Days after police and members of an unruly crowd were injured following the Los Angeles Lakers' latest basketball championship, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday released a report urging better communication and restraint by officers and warning that the use of tactical weapons for crowd control can …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California rules now allow for 3 households to socialize
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is easing its coronavirus restrictions to allow up to three households to socialize outdoors, an expansion of rules aimed at people tempted to have even larger gatherings around Halloween, Thanksgiving and end-of-year holidays, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California rules now allow for 3 households to socialize
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is easing its coronavirus restrictions to allow up to three households to socialize outdoors, an expansion of rules aimed at people tempted to have even larger gatherings around Halloween, Thanksgiving and end-of-year holidays, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California faces huge fires before usual peak of season
California�s firefighting agency is in talks with the National Guard and California Conservation Corps about providing reinforcements as an already devastating wildfire season threatens to get even worse
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Gun groups sue Los Angeles sheriff over shutdown order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Four gun-owners rights organizations on Friday sued Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva over his repeated attempts this week to shut down firearms dealers, contending that his actions violate citizens' constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Deja vu: LA County sheriff closes gun shops again
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time this week, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has ordered gun shops to close, a move that challenges the county legal counsel's finding that the stores are essential businesses that should remain open during the coronavirus crisis.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Federal judges urged to free thousands of California inmates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys representing California inmates late Wednesday filed an emergency motion asking federal judges to free thousands of infirm and lower-security prisoners to prevent what they predict will otherwise be the catastrophic spread of coronavirus through a vulnerable population.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
LA sheriff clashes with county lawyer over closing gun shops
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff said Tuesday gun shops are not essential businesses and ordered deputies to make sure they were closed during the coronavirus crisis — a move that was contradicted hours later when the county's top lawyer said the shops could be open.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California governor cautious on earlier release of inmates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday ruled out releasing violent inmates in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but left the door open to other relief that he said needs to be carefully weighed to avoid worsening the state's homelessness crisis.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
40 million Californians ordered to stay home to halt virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the coronavirus threatens to overwhelm the state's medical system.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
40 million Californians ordered to stay home to halt virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the coronavirus threatens to overwhelm the state's medical system.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —
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California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —
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More of California under tight restrictions due to virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Extraordinary restrictions on everyday activities expanded to more areas of California on Wednesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would spend $150 million to try to head off the coronavirus from sweeping through the state's homeless population.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California governor: Most schools won't reopen this spring
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It’s likely “few if any” California schools will reopen before summer break, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday as he provided a stark assessment of the implications from the spreading coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state’s hospitals and drain its spending reserves.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California governor: No large gatherings due to coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged an end to gatherings of more than 250 people to counter the spread of new coronavirus, a move he said would cause “real stress" for many people and businesses but save lives.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Dynasties, infighting mark California legislative battles
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California voters picked through 101 legislative contests Tuesday, from a battle between two Democratic dynasties to nasty infighting among outnumbered Republicans.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California wildfire incinerates town
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Five people were found dead in their burned-out vehicles after a Northern California wildfire incinerated most of a town of about 30,000 people with flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do, authorities said Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO
California wildfire incinerates town
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Five people were found dead in their burned-out vehicles after a Northern California wildfire incinerated most of a town of about 30,000 people with flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do, authorities said Friday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO
Parole considered for Manson's 'right-hand man'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California parole officials were considering Thursday whether Charles “Tex” Watson, the self-described right-hand man of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, should be released from prison 47 years after he helped plan and carry out the slayings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
California aims to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown joined fellow Democrats and labor leaders Monday in touting California's proposal to gradually lift the minimum wage to $15 an hour as an answer to the growing challenge of income disparity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Firefighters suffer burns in fast-moving California fire
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Sorting through the chaos
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO
Are lifetime pensions financially sustainable?
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Death toll from Reno crash at 9
RENO, Nev. - The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model plane appeared to lose a piece of its tail before slamming like a missile into a crowded tarmac.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Get out of jail free?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that California must drastically reduce its prison population to relieve severe overcrowding that has exposed inmates to increased violence, disease and death.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
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