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August 17, 2021

• Afghan immigrants fleeing Taliban are coming to Sacramento. Here’s how to help them
• Bear in dumpster startled California man who then hurt himself in fall. Now he’s suing
• Caldor Fire levels homes in Grizzly Flats, destroys school, church in El Dorado County
• Late-night sandwich shop with bar opening in midtown Sacramento this fall
• Pollock Pines told to evacuate as Caldor Fire burns in Northern California
• Folsom residents to cut water use by 20% amid worsening drought, officials say
• Bee’s Best prep football: No. 7 Jesuit is senior-heavy but faces a tough schedule
• Bee’s Best prep football: No. 8 Oak Ridge Trojans bring in new coach and familiar name
• Driver suffers ‘catastrophic gunshot injury’ in south Sacramento shooting, deputies say
• Evacuation guide: Here’s where to go and how to get there for the Caldor Fire
• Where’s the Caldor Fire burning? Blaze threatens rural homes, Sly Park summer camp
• Old Hollywood meets modern-day California castle lists for $4.9 million. Take a look
• Lost your job during the pandemic? California will give you $2,500 to train for new work
• Pandemic and angst: Arrested Youth brings head-banging indie pop rock to Sacramento show
• Quarry Park Adventures will host all-day outdoor concert for UC Davis Burn Institute
• Republican Doug Ose drops out of Newsom recall race for governor, citing heart attack
• California recommends private employers require COVID vaccines or testing for workers
• COVID cases hit all-time highs in rural California hospitals as delta variant rages
• A pill for COVID-19? UCSD scientists say they’re able to deliver remdesivir in a capsule
• Tiny El Dorado County elementary school destroyed in Caldor Fire
• Huge Airbnb party with up to 200 guests in California has company threatening to sue
• Hit-and-run driver drags man under car to gas station, California police say
• Is the California recall election unconstitutional? A new lawsuit makes the case
• Police are investigating after a man died on a boat near the Tower Bridge
• PG&E expands scope of likely blackout as Northern California wildfire danger grows
• Burned bear cub Tamarack, which escaped facility, will stay in South Lake Tahoe tree
• Anthem, Dignity Health reach agreement that restores coverage to thousands of Californians
• Recall ballots on the way + Pro-Newsom ads hit deep blue Bay Area + CalChamber CEO to retire
• 230,000 pounds of ball bearings stolen from New Mexico missile range, Army says
• Alligator latches onto zoo handler in Utah. Watch as guests jump to her rescue
• Source: Sacramento Kings hire veteran NBA assistant to join Luke Walton’s coaching staff
• People are dying in Sacramento County jails. The sheriff isn’t telling the public
• Gwyneth Paltrow’s childhood home hits the California market. See where she grew up
• If you can smell it, get inside: Here’s how to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
• Covered California opens special health insurance enrollment period for wildfire survivors