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Unsafe to Drink

Oct 07, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Rachel Becker, CalMatters.org

Wildfires Threaten Rural Towns with Tainted Water

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Metro Fire's "Months of Prevention" Promotes Fire and Cancer Prevention

Oct 07, 2020 12:00AM ● By Christopher Vestal, Captain/Paramedic, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

Additionally it Will Also Focus on Wildfire Safety

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Rep. Ami Bera's (HERO) Act Bill Assists First Responders

Oct 06, 2020 12:00AM ● By Office of Congressman Ami Bera

Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. with first responders during the unveiling of the HERO Act

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FEMA Response Update on Western Wildfires

Sep 23, 2020 12:00AM ● By Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA's Disaster Survivor Assistance teams are in California

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Boeing Provides Grants to Assist Families Affected by Wildfires

Sep 23, 2020 12:00AM ● By The Boeing Company Press Release

Boeing's grant to the Red Cross will provide shelter, food and essentials

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State Must Invest in Wildland Management and Modernize Electrical Infrastructure

Sep 23, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Nghia Nguyen, Office of Senator Jim Nielsen

Decades of forest management inaction by Democratic politicians

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President Gets Briefed on Wildfires

Sep 17, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Laurel Rosenhall, Cal Matters

Donald Trump Visits California as Disasters Amount

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California's National Forests Temporarily Closed due to Wildfires

Sep 11, 2020 12:00AM ● By Peter Tira, CDFW Communications

Hunters and Recreational Users are Urged to Stay Away

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PG&E Kicks-Off National Preparedness Month for Wildfire Safety

Sep 10, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Paul Moreno, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

How to prepare for an emergency in California

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The West is Burning

Sep 03, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Julie Cart, CalMatters

California Struggles to Find Help Fighting Its Wildfires

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DA Schubert Responds to Antifa Anarchists' Attack on Public Safety

Sep 02, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Shelly Orio, Sacramento District Attorney's Office

District Attorney's Office was targeted by a domestic terrorist and anarchist organization

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California Highway Patrol (CHP) Will Implement a Labor Day Weekend Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP)

Sep 02, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Fran Clader, California Highway Patrol

Maximum Enforcement Period for Labor Day Weekend

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CHP Commissioner Earns Lifetime Achievement Award

Sep 02, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Fran Clader, California Highway Patrol

Stanley became the first African American to hold the rank of CHP Commissioner

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President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California

Aug 27, 2020 12:00AM ● By FEMA News Release

Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs property losses

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PG&E Offers Personalized Emergency Plan Tool for Customers

Aug 27, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Brandi Merlo, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Families Can Create and Share a Customized Plan for Responding

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Newsom Exploits Health Crisis to Free Thousands of Convicted Felons

Aug 21, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Jacqui Nguyen, California Senate Republicans

Governor's early release plan could free at least 50,000 convicted felons

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CDFW Law Enforcement Division Now Hiring Wildlife Officers

Jul 23, 2020 12:00AM ● By CDFW Law Enforcement Press Release

Submit applications by July 31 to begin the next cycle of recruitment

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JAILBREAK! Gavin is Releasing 18,000 Criminals onto Our Streets

Jul 22, 2020 12:00AM ● By Orange County Republicans Press Release

Measures taken by Newsom will jeopardize Safety

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"Golden State Killer"" Pleads Guilty"

Jul 01, 2020 12:00AM ● By Orange County District Attorney's Office

Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. is Sentenced to Life without Parole

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Vehicle Vs. CHP Motorcycle Collision on I-80 Eastbound at Watt Avenue

Jun 25, 2020 12:00AM ● By By A.J. McTaggart, California Highway Patrol

Officer Arroyo sustained major injuries as a result of the collision, however, is in stable condition

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North Sacramento CHP Welcomes New Area Commander

Jun 25, 2020 12:00AM ● By California Highway Patrol Press Release

Goulding had been serving as the Ventura CHP Area Commander and has 28 years in law enforcement

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Fatal Traffic Collision on I-5 Southbound South of Powerline Road

Jun 25, 2020 12:00AM ● By By A.J. McTaggart, California Highway Patrol 

Wrong way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes causes collision with two pronounced deceased

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Additional Charging Decisions Related to Acts of Looting

Jun 18, 2020 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County District Attorney's Office

All events took place in the late evening hours of May 31st to the early morning hours of June 1st

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Rep. Bera Statement on Death of George Floyd

Jun 17, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Travis Horne, Office of Congressman Ami Bera

Thousands of Americans of different ages and races have marched across the country

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Having the All-In Attitude

Jun 11, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Captain Chris Vestal, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

New Firefighters Graduate to Join Metro Fire

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Governor Newsom Announces New Policing and Criminal Justice Reforms

Jun 11, 2020 12:00AM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Press Release

Governor seeks a statewide standard for policing peaceful protests and ending the carotid hold

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iHeartmedia Sacramento's Sam Shane Wins Murrow Award For Best Podcast

Jun 04, 2020 12:00AM ● By By John Nelson, iHeartMedia Sacramento

The New Angle: Jim Jones and The People's Temple

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CHP Sees California's Newest Canine Graduate Teams

Jun 04, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Jaime Coffee, California Highway Patrol

CHP K-9 graduates have received certification with the public and will begin deploying

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Governor Newsom's Statement on Demonstrations across California

Jun 04, 2020 12:00AM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

State is Actively Monitoring Violent Extremist Organizations

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Enforcement of Public Health Order in Sacramento County

Apr 22, 2020 12:00AM ● By Sacramento County District Attorney's Office Special Release

Government Code 8665 provides that anyone who violates, refuses, or willfully neglects to obey any lawful order or regulation during a State of Emergency is guilty of a misdemeanor

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Metro Fire Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Apr 08, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Chris Vestal, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

The member of a team providing care to a patient who had called 911 in a local emergency

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Sacramento Fire Agencies Deploying Mobile Integrated Healthcare Units

Apr 08, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Chris Vestal, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

Unit to be staffed by a Fire Captain who is also a licensed Physician Assistant (PA) and a Firefighter/Paramedic

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Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Fatal Collision on Sunnyvale Ave

Mar 27, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Greg Zumstein, California Highway Patrol

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department pronounced the 14-year old male deceased

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A Message from ARC President Thomas Greene

Mar 05, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Thomas Greene, American River College

Murder of two students concerns faculty

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Driver Killed In Collision On Auburn Blvd.

Jan 30, 2020 12:00AM ● By By Greg Zumstein, California Highway Patrol

Metro Fire transported the driver to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead

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