Evacuation orders lifted following Lake County fire that destroyed …
WEBSep 1, 2024 · Fire crews on Saturday night contained the flames of a nearly 2-acre fire that sparked near homes in Lake County, destroyed a building, caused a propane tank to explode and triggered evacuations, which were all lifted Sunday morning, authorities said.. No injuries were reported. As of 10:10 a.m. Sunday, the evacuation orders for zones LAK-E069 and LAK-E076 in Lakeport were no longer active.
Deputies: Person shot following burglary in Lake County, suspects …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Suspects fleeing after breaking into a Lake County building last week shot and injured a neighbor, authorities said.. Witnesses told Lake County sheriff’s deputies that the suspects broke into a building about 3:45 a.m. Thursday in the 15000 block of Spruce Grove Road in Hidden Valley Lake and then fired at neighbors as they drove away, the agency said in a news release.
Public health experts offer guidance for avoiding respiratory virus ...
WEBJul 11, 2024 · As the North Bay experiences a summer surge in COVID-19 infections, in part driven by highly contagious FLiRT subvariant and low vaccination rates, local health experts with Sonoma County Public Health Division are offering ways to avoid infection.. Stay up to date on vaccines. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for everyone over 6 months. If over 65 years old, an additional dose of ...
US clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a third fall …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping shots modified to better match more recent strains of the ever-evolving coronavirus. Those doses can be used in adults and children as young as 6 months.
Rates going up again for PG&E customers. Here’s how much and …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · PG&E residential customers face higher monthly bills in October, an increase due to arrive just weeks after the utility’s bills jumped Sept. 1, serving a fresh jolt to the company’s ratepayers.
Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely …
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion.. Crews used excavators to remove rock dams that have been diverting water upstream of two dams ...
With COVID cases on the rise locally, is it time to mask up again?
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Sonoma and Napa counties are seeing a summer surge in COVID-19 cases, should people consider masking up again?. Dr. Tanya Phares, Sonoma County’s health officer, said the ongoing summer surge has not triggered any …
Election Day in the US is approaching fast. Early voters have …
WEBSep 20, 2024 · The voting window for the Nov. 5 presidential election is now open. Early in-person voting started Friday in three states, after absentee ballots began going to voters last week. Here is a look at some key developments in the roughly six weeks remaining until Election Day. The first batch of ballots ...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer, Novavax, expects its modified vaccine version ...
FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions
WEBAug 11, 2024 · U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen.