Nine famous Jazz Bands play at nine prime sites on Historic Main Street in Placerville. Gospel music from 10:30 a.m. at Town Hall, parade starts at 11:30 a.m. led by a ten-piece marching jazz band. Costume contest at 11:45 p.m. The bands will perform from12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Check the jazz jubilee website for specific jazz band locations on Main Street and the times that the bands will be playing Noon to 5:00 p.m. Historic Main Street Advance Badge Price: $12.00; On day of event: $15.00; Children 11 and under $8 www.hangtownjazz.com For more information contact: (530) 622-8186
Tropical Storm Fay hung offshore Thursday and poured more rain on Florida's central Atlantic coast after flooding hundreds of homes and leaving much of the state a soggy mess.
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.
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