This day of celebrations will start with the return of the spectacular Balloon Parade at 12:00 am which will begin at the Placerville Library and travel down Ray Lawyer Drive to the Armory, followed with an Information and Fun Fair.At the National Kids Day Fair we'll be handing out National Kids Day stickers and providing entertainment and fun stuff like Jump Houses, games and information about local youth-serving organizations and opportunities. and more balloons.… Parade starts at Noon followed by a informational fair. Share a moment. Create a memory. Make a kid's day. Free to the public. National Kids Day is about celebrating kids -whether it's your sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, or any child in need of mentoring. www.bgce.org For more information contact: El Dorado County Western Slope Boys & Girls Club (530) 295-8019
Tropical Storm Fay made its third Florida landfall of the week on Thursday, forcing dozens more residents to flee floodwaters and even driving alligators and snakes out into streets.
Heavy rains settled in across areas of North Texas for the sixth consecutive day Wednesday, weakening a bridge and forcing postponement of a homecoming parade planned Saturday for Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin.
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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