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They're a team of 15 UC Davis student resident firefighters. They train alongside career firefighters and help out on real emergency calls. In exchange for certain shifts a month, they get free housing at Station 34, and they're paid for any hours beyond what's required.
Lodi business owners told city hall they've seen a significant number of homeless coming through their alleyways, and they say the crimes they are witnessing have them too afraid to approach the homeless themselves.
The tow calls on a rainy Sacramento Friday have been constant, which is fine with him. The more cars Robert tows, the more money he makes.
The rain turned into snow a lot lower than expected making for a mess on the roadways. In the Blue Canyon area, Hector Ochoa and his family weren't expecting to get stuck in four hours of messy traffic between Sacramento and Kingvale.
High profile financial disputes between TV networks and satellite and cable providers have put customers in the middle – stuck with blacked out or lost channels. So, if this happens to you, are you still tied to that contract?
The lightning was to blame for a number of power outages, leaving more than 1,000 people without power at different times on Friday. The DMV in Sacramento was also without power for a time this morning.
"We know its very contagious and it can spread very quickly," said Placer County Health Officer Dr. Robert Oldham. "There's a number of suspect cases we've investigated just in the last week or so."
Sacramento County health officials say 16 of the 155 students and staff tested for tuberculosis came back positive for exposure to the disease.
Winds gusting up to 134 mph over ridge tops early Friday closed ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, snapped dozens of trees more than 2 feet-thick, downed power lines and sparked a series of small brush fires.
TurboTax, the country's most popular do-it-yourself tax preparation software, said Friday that it has temporarily stopped processing state tax returns because of an increase in fraudulent filings.
