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RENO (AP) — A nonprofit group’s new report raises concerns about changes in the workforce at Lake Tahoe and the future of the area’s economy, including looming impacts from climate change. It says the COVID-19 pandemic helped expose the growing vulnerability of its increasing dependence on tourism as housing costs balloon, year-round residency declines and…

Red flag warnings of critical fire danger were in place for much of the Southland through tonight amid a combination of Santa Ana winds, higher temperatures, low humidity and very dry conditions. The Los Angeles County Fire Department “pre-deployed” two strike teams to strategic locations around the county and ordered additional staffing of both ground…

SANTA ROSA (AP) — A popular wildlife preserve in the San Francisco Bay Area has been stripped of accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums over concerns about the facility’s care for animals. The association announced this week that it would deny its “gold standard” accreditation to Santa Rosa’s Safari West. The association’s commission…

Forty years ago today, U.S. mortgage rates hit 18.5%. That stunning Oct. 16, 1981 reading of the average, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage came during a period of soaring inflation. A bold move by the Federal Reserve used economic shock therapy to ice consumer prices that were surging 14%. The Fed’s tough-love tactic worked and inflation cooled…

ROCKLIN (CBS13) — Trader Joe’s newest location is set to open in a week. The new 10,200 square-foot store will be located along Rocklin Commons Drive, just off of Interstate 80, in Rocklin. It will be the first new Trader Joe’s store to open in the Sacramento metro area in over 10 years, the company…

Long Beach City College employees and students could be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before the spring semester, pending a vote by the Board of Trustees during a special meeting next week. If the trustees, who oversee the Long Beach Community College District, approve the mandate on Thursday, Oct. 21, employees would have to…

By Nandita Bose | Reuters WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. Justice Department should prosecute people who defy subpoenas to testify before a congressional select committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. “I hope that the committee goes after them and holds them accountable,” Biden said, referring to…

In his first public statement following his indictment on federal corruption charges, Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas said on Friday, Oct. 15, that he has “no intention of resigning” his seat and is focused on fighting the allegations. “When I ran for City Council, I made it clear that my highest priority would be…

One down, one to go. Or, rather, 26.2 more to go. Don Rodriguez, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach, and his friend Dr. Grant Uba walked from San Clemente to Crystal Cove State Park, in Orange County, on Friday, Oct. 15, as part of a fundraising effort called “2 Friends, 2…

WILTON (CBS13) — Thursday’s plane crash is looking like more of a miracle in Wilton as CBS13 has learned four family members, including a pregnant woman, fought to save each other. It was a flight we’re told lasted less than a minute before the plane plummeted to the ground landing on the front lawn of…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID testing and vaccine mandate is leading to parent pushback with plans for a statewide school walkout. Organizers want parents to pull their children from class on Monday. In a letter to parents, the superintendent of Twin Rivers Unified says its students don’t need to miss school for…

FOLSOM (CBS13) — A Folsom State Prison guard credits four inmates for saving his life after he suffered a heart attack. One of the inmates had a background in medicine. Only 14 inmates work for California Prison Inmate Authority’s braille program. “I love working here,” said inmate Robbie Lee Williams. The tight-knit crew works side…

By Alexander Jaffe | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill raising the nation’s debt limit until early December, delaying the prospect of an unprecedented federal default that would cause economic disaster. The House passed the $480 billion increase in the country’s borrowing ceiling on Tuesday, after the…