Active 20/30 International - Gold Rush #1034 has teamed up again this year with "KOATS 4 KIDS" of El Dorado County. "KOATS 4 KIDS" distributes coats & sweatshirts free of charge to and & all El Dorado County residents annually 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Masonic Lodge, 2820 Cold Springs Road, Placerville Coats are distributed free of charge to all El Dorado Co. residents. Proof of residency in El Dorado Co. is required. Coats are distributed throughout the entire day.
For more information contact: Robyn Kelly (530) 621-0950
Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path reaching the coast Wednesday and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida ? possibly as a hurricane.
A powerful typhoon packing winds of 87 mph battered the northern Philippines with heavy rains Wednesday, closing schools and putting authorities on alert for flash floods and landslides.
The Rio Grande Valley's main highway was open to traffic again Tuesday as flooding receded following a deluge of up to 13 inches of rain across southern Texas.
Extra olives with your martini? Bartenders soon may think twice about that, with table olive prices expected to go up as California growers face their second-lightest harvest in more than a decade.
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