El Dorado County Habitat for Humanity will be holding a Volunteer Orientation on Tuesday October 18, 2005 at 6:30 PM at the Habitat office – 180 Industrial Drive, Placerville, CA. Please join us to learn how you can make a difference in your community and Habitat for Humanity’s “Operation Home Delivery” to aid the victims of Katrina.
For further information or to reserve a spot call (530) 621-2111 ext 102 or e-mail cherunhfh@yahoo.com.
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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