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President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for the next two fiscal years, a move that affects more than 16,000 firefighters and comes as much of the West braces for a difficult wildfire season.
The American Academy of Pediatrics says that drowning is the leading cause of death for children under four.
No injuries have been reported.
Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a hit-and-run in Carmicheal Monday night.
Nearly 350,000 rainbow trout must be euthanized as California wildlife officials battle bacteria outbreaks at two fish hatcheries in the eastern Sierra.
Firefighters knocked down flames in the attic of a South Sacramento home Monday after a vegetation fire burned through the area, charring roughly three acres.
With California drivers paying more than $6 for a gallon of gas and state officials deadlocked for months over how to provide relief, lawmakers in the state Assembly on Monday announced they would investigate oil companies they say are "abusing a historic situation to suck profits from Californians' wallets."
The suspect was somehow able to remove one hand from his cuffs, and get away with the other hand still in them.
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being assaulted overnight at a park in Tracy, police said Monday.
A woman died and her passenger was hospitalized with serious injuries after their vehicle collided with a tree in Rancho Cordova over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
Fairfield police said a driver crossed the double yellow lines in the roadway and hit the car carrier head-on.
At certain gas stations across Sacramento, one can find gas prices above $6, but tucked away on smaller signs is flex fuel, which is being offered at as much as $2 fewer per gallon.
For parents and caregivers planning to get their little ones vaccinated, pediatricians say there are a few things to watch out for -- generally the same effects adults or older children might have experienced after their shots.
