Attention - all canines. Join other canines
and their humans for entertainment and a walk along the El Dorado Trail
while helping to raise funds for the El Dorado Center for the Visually
Impaired. Sponsored by local Lions ClubsThe first 80 people that
pre-register will receive an Uncle Matty dog training tape. 8:00
a.m. The event will start at Schnell School with registration beginning
at 8:00 a.m. with a great walk on the El Dorado Trail at 9:00 a.m. Pre-registration is $15 and includes a t-shirt; day of registration is $15 & no shirt; ages 5 & under are free For more information contact: Neil Pfafman (530) 626-8279
With California on edge as a heat wave threatened to worsen firefighting efforts, hundreds of people north of the state capital evacuated Tuesday after a fire shifted direction.
The first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic storm season continued to weaken Tuesday, dropping to a Category 1 storm with 85 mph winds, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported.
The West's fire season used to stretch from May into August or September, but now fires touch off in April or earlier, and the season sometimes stretches into October.
NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process.
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