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LOS ANGELES — County health officials reported Sunday that a total of 7,232 new coronavirus cases were processed since Thursday, while the county’s data-processing systems were updated. The breakdown was as follows: Thursday had 2,643 cases; Friday, 3,187 cases; and Saturday, 1,402 cases, according to Los Angeles County health officials. There were also 30 deaths…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A night of celebration went up in flames all across the Greater Sacramento area. The Rio Vista Fire Department blamed illegal fireworks for a fire off Church Road near Highway 12 that left behind a charred truck. More illegal fireworks were to blame for a grass fire on Tantura Way in South…

LATHROP (CBS13) – A man lost his hand after a firework exploded as he was attempting to light it in Lathrop on Saturday, authorities said. The Lathrop Police Department said it happened shortly after 10:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Greengate Place. Investigators learned a man in his 30s attempted to light a mortar-type…

TRACY (CBS13) – Eight people were injured after a fire damaged several homes and caused evacuations in Tracy on Sunday, officials said. Tracy firefighters battled what started as a backyard fire that spread to several residences. The scene was along W. Clover Road between Holly Drive and Buthman Avenue. Officials said one of the victims was…

by Mercury EverOut Staff Now the Fourth of July is in the rearview, you’d think the ungodly cacophony of (air-polluting, brush-fire starting, PTSD-triggering, pet-frightening-and-person-maiming) fireworks would have stopped too, right? Unfortunately, that’s not going to be the case! Because a lot of people are selfish, incosiderate rubes! BUT: if you’re looking to distract yourself from…

by Anonymous I grew up in a place where fireworks were and still is a tradition. On the 4th, let’s say if there were 10 houses on a street, 6 of them would be blasting fireworks. That’s on every street, in every city and town. Then when you get to NYE, the 4th is a…

The Orange County Health Care Agency reported three new deaths as of Sunday, July 5, increasing the total number of people in the county who have died from the coronavirus to 366. Of the 366 deaths, 191 were listed as people in skilled nursing facilities and two were listed as homeless. There were 663 new…

Tiny particles from Fourth of July fireworks left areas of Southern California  with air that was unhealthy or unhealthy for sensitive groups Sunday afternoon, July 5, the South Coast Air Quality Management District said. The residue from detonated fireworks put air quality in the hazardous category for parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties during…

Crews battled a fire on Sunday, June 5 that prompted the closure of Irvine Regional Park in Orange. The blaze was reported in the area of Peters Canyon Road at about 12:30 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg Barta said. No structures were immediately threatened, and firefighters managed to halt the forward progress by…

The graffiti remained on the limestone block, surviving the eventual razing of the second Capitol building in 1925 and burial underneath one of the current capitol’s four interior courtyards. Press Release Distribution Service

Lincoln reported 28 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases Sunday, pushing the total number of cases in Lancaster County to 1,866. Press Release Distribution Service

“We’re proud to be in DeWitt, Nebraska, because it’s the birthplace of the locking pliers. We want to continue that legacy and heritage. These people know more about locking pliers than any place in the world.” Press Release Distribution Service