Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion.. Crews will use excavators this week to breach rock dams that have been diverting water upstream of two dams that were already almost completely ...
Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely …
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion.. Crews used excavators to remove rock dams that have been diverting water upstream of two dams ...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be …
WEBAugust 22, 2024. WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses.
Public health experts offer guidance for avoiding respiratory virus ...
WEBJul 11, 2024 · As the North Bay experiences a summer surge in COVID-19 infections, in part driven by highly contagious FLiRT subvariant and low vaccination rates, local health experts with Sonoma County Public Health Division are offering ways to avoid infection.. Stay up to date on vaccines. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for everyone over 6 months. If over 65 years old, an additional dose of ...
Deputies: Person shot following burglary in Lake County, suspects …
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Suspects fleeing after breaking into a Lake County building last week shot and injured a neighbor, authorities said.. Witnesses told Lake County sheriff’s deputies that the suspects broke into a building about 3:45 a.m. Thursday in the 15000 block of Spruce Grove Road in Hidden Valley Lake and then fired at neighbors as they drove away, the agency said in a news release.
Heat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a …
WEBAugust 26, 2024, 10:28AM. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park. Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen ...
US clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a third fall …
WEBSeptember 3, 2024, 10:09AM. Updated 1 hour ago. U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping shots modified to better match more recent strains of the ever-evolving coronavirus. Those doses can be used in …
Windsor Day Parade goes big, adds festival on the Green
WEBOct 1, 2023 · The Rotary International float is wheeled around the Windsor Town Green during the Windsor Day Parade in Windsor, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat) KERRY BENEFIELD. THE PRESS DEMOCRAT. September 30, 2023. By Michelle Celli’s way of thinking, she was all dressed up so she might as well go all in.
Advocates demand a vote on 2 key California reparations bills
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Reparations advocates began organizing a caravan to Sacramento on Friday. They also asked those not in the area to call Democratic Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Assemblymembers Wilson and Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles to ask them to introduce the bills to the floor. “That’s literally all they have to do … ” …
Local wine shops showcase winning wines from North Coast Wine …
WEBApr 3, 2024 · As soon as the winners of the North Coast Wine Challenge are announced, the hunt is on for both wine connoisseurs and casual drinkers to get their hands on the competition’s top drops before they sell out.. The winning wines can be found in tasting rooms — providing the producer has one, and certain wines from larger producers might be available at big box wine retailers and local ...