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Isolated mountain thunderstorms aren’t uncommon in the North State this time of year. When they do occur, they can produce hazardous dry lightning that can spark fires. In fact, lightning has caused several massive fires in the region.
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Butte County has received just 20 doses of the monkeypox vaccine. Also, the National Weather Service issues an excessive heat watch for much of the North State, and a State Auditor’s report finds nearly a million Californians are drinking unsafe water.
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Two North State counties — Glenn and Trinity — are lagging the statewide rate for high school graduations. Also, dry lightning forecast this week in the Sierra Nevada is posing fire risks, and lawmakers want to raise wages for California prison inmates.
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NSPR speaks with a CalMatters reporter about Cal Fire’s struggle to retain firefighters as it confronts an ongoing threat of megafires. Also, high temperatures are bringing concerns for heat-related illness in the North State, and California lawmakers are investigating the state’s high gasoline prices.
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NSPR has Part 2 of ‘Fire Returned,’ a series on cultural and prescribed burning in Butte County. Also, fire officials warn that elevated fire conditions in the North State mean residents should stay alert, and survivors of sexual harassment at the state Legislature are calling for changes to the way their claims are investigated.
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NSPR debuts Part 1 of 'Fire Returned,' a series on cultural and prescribed burning in Butte County. Also, PG&E pleads not guilty in connection with the 2020 Zogg Fire, high temperatures elevate fire conditions in the North State, and Shasta County elections official describes tense, loud night during Tuesday’s primary election.
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A red flag warning has been issued for the Sacramento Valley and portions of the foothills. Also, endangered chinook salmon are moved above the Shasta Dam to cooler water, and six people were injured Friday after a bull escaped from the Redding Rodeo’s bull riding event.
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The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for Thursday and Friday in the North State. Also, the Redding city council moves forward with a plan to build a new housing site for unhoused residents, and gas prices reach new record high in California, surpassing the six dollar mark.
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Weather is an important part of the daily lives and commerce of the U.S. In charge of keeping us apprised and safe is the National Weather Service. Dave talks to Meteorologist in Charge Michelle Mead and Warning Coordination Meteorologist Courtney Carpenter from the National Weather Service's Sacramento, CA office.
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PG&E equipment that helped spark the 2018 Camp Fire will soon be on display at the Gold Nugget Museum. Also, a cold front approaching California is expected to bring scattered rain, wind, light snow, and cooler temperatures to the Sierra Nevada and California voters are increasingly using the state’s recall system in an effort to oust politicians.