Shasta county
Fundraiser for Carr Fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/11/2018 - 7:20pm
Event Date:
August 12, 2018 - 5:00pm Benko Art Gallery in South Lake Tahoe to host fundraiser for Carr fire victims in Shasta County.
Location
Benko Art Gallery
3979 Lake Tahoe Blvd, Unit 2
Shares a parking lot with Applebee's
United States
38° 57' 16.1568" N, 119° 56' 46.014" W
See map: Google Maps
Former South Lake Tahoe couple loses home in Carr Fire
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/31/2018 - 9:44pmOn Monday afternoon, people packed the civic auditorium to attend a community meeting to get answers to their pressing questions of evacuation orders, what’s next and who is in Shasta County to help.
One couple attending this meeting lost their home off Iron Mountain Road after living there for only 11 months.
You kind of go numb. You grab stuff like, ‘Why did I get that and not that that was right next to it?’ you know,” said Kathy Williams.
Ferguson, Carr, Perry and Whaleback Fires still burning
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/30/2018 - 9:02am
The Perry Fire burning between Reno and Pyramid Lake has now burned 25,600 acres and is now 15 percent contained. It started Friday evening and the cause is unknown at this time.
Lake Tahoe and Western Nevada getting smoke from two California fires
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/27/2018 - 7:36pm
Two large California fires are sending smoke into Lake Tahoe, Reno and the Carson Valley. For several days, smoke from the Ferguson Fire has filled the area skies, but today most of the smoke came from the one-day old Carr Fire.
The Ferguson Fire burning west of Yosemite continues to burn through rugged, hard to access terrain. Officials reported a 764-acre growth in the fire today for a total of 46,675 acres as of 6:00 p.m. Friday. Containment is at 29 percent.
Estimated 3,500 homes and businesses destroyed in NorCal fires; Red Flag Warning in place
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/11/2017 - 3:12pm
Overnight fire conditions were very active on several fronts forcing additional
evacuations across Northern California. Firefighters are battling 22 large
wildfires that have burned nearly 170,000 acres. Firefighters are bracing for
the winds to shift this evening and increase in speed. 17 people are confirmed
to have died in the wildfires this week. 11 people alone died in the Tubbs Fire,
making it the 6th deadliest fire in our state’s history.
While damage assessment continues on all the fires, it is estimated that at
Evacuation orders still in place as over 115,000 acres burn in California
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/10/2017 - 9:03am
17 large wildfires that started in the past 24 hours continue to burn across California and have burned over 115,000 acres. The winds that fanned these fires Sunday night and Monday morning have decreased significantly, but local winds and dry conditions continue to pose a challenge. With the decrease in the winds combined with cooler weather, firefighters made good progress overnight. Sheriff officials have confirmed that 11 people have died as a result of the wildfires in Sonoma, Mendocino, Napa and Yuba counties.
73,000 acres burn in California in 12 hours- 1,500 structures burn, 20,000 people evacuated
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:31pm
Overnight significant winds fanned over a dozen fires across Northern California. 15 new wind whipped wildfires in nine counties have already burned over 73,000 acres in the past 12 hours. Firefighters have been challenged with winds gusting in excess of 50 mph causing extreme rates of spread and volatile burning conditions.
Search for missing San Francisco teacher continues in Sierra
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/29/2015 - 10:04pm
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue is still looking for 45-year-old Edward Cavanaugh who was last seen on July 17 riding his blue Yamaha YZ250 motorcycle in the Rock Creek trail system near Georgetown.
Area Search and Rescue volunteers help in Shasta County
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/16/2015 - 6:43am
Almost 40 Search and Rescue volunteers from El Dorado County Office of Emergency Services (OES) went to Shasta County over the weekend to help search vast terrain for an abducted 6-month-old baby.
The team of 20 volunteers were in Redding, CA, just hours after their services were requested on Friday, July 10 and spent the weekend searching through chest high starthistle and stickers, with no sign of the missing baby. Another group of 18 El Dorado County Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers headed up on Sunday.
Chief Probation Officer Appointed for El Dorado County
Submitted by paula on Sat, 11/23/2013 - 9:31pmThe County of El Dorado and the Judges of the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado, are pleased to announce that Brian Richart has accepted appointment as El Dorado County’s new Chief Probation Officer. A unique position under California law, the Chief Probation Officer is appointed by the judges of the Superior Court, with the Board of Supervisors setting the salary and benefit levels. Due to the importance of this position, the Superior Court worked collaboratively with the Sheriff’s Department and county officials to select the best possible candidate.
Outdoors with Don Q: Fishing The California Alps
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 10:47pm
It’s that time of the year to pick up your copy of a widely-distributed and widely-read annual publication known as “Fishing The California Alps.”
That outdoor newspaper is your personal guide to the fishing, camping, sightseeing and vacationing world in our general area and it has many, many pages of in-depth information provided by lots of experts in their specific areas of knowledge and experience.
Be sure to use this 2012 edition as your handy and ready-to-use guide on what, when, where and how to enjoy the Great Outdoors.
