More Comments Being Heard Regarding the Proposed Casino-Resort Near Windsor
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs will be taking more public comments about the tribal casino-resort proposed by the Koi Nation. The Koi Nation wants to build the facility on more than 68 acres of land it
California’s Drought Status Up to 19-Percent; First Growth of The Year
California’s drought status is expanding for the first time since the beginning of the year. The state peaked on June 18th with just one percent of California in any drought status. But the last three weeks have
Allstate Pushing to Raise Homeowners Insurance Rates by 34-Percent in California
More California homeowners are bracing for sticker shock. One of the state’s largest insurers is asking to raise rates by an average of 34-percent. Allstate already hiked prices three times over the past five years. The company
Sinkhole Being Fixed at Intersection in Sebastopol
Crews are closing up a sinkhole that opened in a busy intersection in Sebastopol. Public works crews and a private subcontractor began the repairs on Thursday, at the intersection of Bodega and Dutton avenues. A five-inch hole
Developer Takes Another Crack at Mini Neighborhood Plan in Santa Rosa
A developer is reviving plans to build a mini neighborhood in eastern Santa Rosa. The so-called pocket neighborhood would be built on two-and-a-half acres of land in Rincon Valley. Several single-family homes would be built around a
Life-threatening heat heading to East Coast as high temperatures continue to rage in the West
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Historic heat is still raging in the West, with life-threatening temperatures baking California to Colorado before the dangerous, triple-digit heat moves to the East Coast. Las Vegas hit its sixth day in
One dead, two missing after helicopter crashes into ocean in Hawaii
CT757fan/Getty Images (KAUAI, Hawaii) — One person is dead and two others are missing after a helicopter carrying three people in Kauai, Hawaii, crashed into waters about a quarter mile offshore, according to state officials. Officials said
When will the extreme heat end? What the current forecasts are saying
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Keep the air conditioners running and the sunscreen handy — the extreme heat in the U.S. is not going anywhere soon. Portions of the country have been experiencing scorching temperatures over the
How zoos in the hottest parts of the country keep animals healthy during extreme heat
Shasta, a male cougar, licks a cool ice pop treat at the Houston Zoo, June 26, 2013, in Houston. — Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Animals are perhaps more readily equipped than