[aggregation-styles] Trains News Wire California’s High-Speed Rail Authority voted Thursday to send a business plan to the state legislature calling for an initial operating segment between Merced and Bakersfield, with the possibility of opening that segment in 2029 as a single-track service. Current plans call for a two-track railroad, but...
Don’t Expect Soaring Lumber Prices to Drop Anytime Soon, Builders Association Says
[aggregation-styles] CBD/Radio-Canada Lumber prices in British Columbia and the rest of Canada are surging and industry experts warn that it could be years before the numbers go down to pre-pandemic levels. According to the latest data, prices have gone up threefold when compared to previous annual averages. "Unfortunately, we do...
Middle and High Schoolers are Back on Campus, but Visalia Parents Demand Changes
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta About 53% of Visalia Unified School District's nearly 30,000 students are back in-person now that Tulare County has transitioned to the state’s less restrictive red COVID reopening tier. But the hybrid learning schedule adopted by the district is causing frustration among some parents. They say the...
Auto Theft Goes Sky-High in Bakersfield. Over 100 Cars Stolen Weekly, Cops Say.
[aggregation-styles] KGET News California Highway Patrol says Bakersfield has some of the highest rates of car theft in the nation, surpassing every other city in the county in 2019. And local police say those numbers are only going up this year. Bakersfield resident Nichole Hobson watched a thief drive away...
Fresno Police Arrest Suspect in Food Vendor Murder, Community Rallies for Victim’s Family
[aggregation-styles] KSEE 24 FRESNO, California (KSEE) — Fresno Police have arrested an 18-year-old who investigators believe is responsible for the murder of a Fresno street vendor. 18-year-old Demarcus Vega of Palmdale faces murder and robbery charges for the death of 45-year-old food vendor Lorenzo Perez. Police Chief Paco Balderrama called...
4 Takeaways From Biden’s First News Conference
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post President Biden faced reporters on Thursday in an extended session, taking questions at his first news conference as president. Below are some takeaways from what he said. There wasn’t much truly groundbreaking news in the news conference. But when it comes to something that could shake up...
Pilot Caught in Bizarre Hot Mic Raging Against Bay Area
[aggregation-styles] Fox News A pilot was heard delivering an expletive-laced rant about the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this month, reports said. The bizarre diatribe was picked up on the Mineta San Jose International Airport's air traffic control scanner, according to the blog One Mile at a Time. The unidentified...
Fresno News Anchor Laid Off One Year After Joining Station
[aggregation-styles] Toledo Blade A year ago, Kristi Leigh left her news anchoring job at two Toledo, Ohio TV stations for the Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned KMPH-TV in Fresno. On Wednesday, she announced on social media that she had been laid off. “I am so grateful and thankful for everyone that I...
California’s Drought Is Back, but Nobody Wants To Hear It From Newsom
[aggregation-styles] Politico SAN FRANCISCO — California’s drought conditions might normally prompt calls for shorter showers and shutting off sprinklers. But Californians are in no mood to hear it after a year of pandemic deprivation. Especially from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing an almost certain recall election after imposing multiple...
Amazon Asks Lawmaker if He Really Believes Its Workers Have to Pee in Bottles
[aggregation-styles] Business Insider Amazon would really like Democratic lawmakers to forget stories about its warehouse workers peeing in bottles amid allegations of union-busting tactics. The retail giant told one of its critics, Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan, on Twitter on Wednesday: "You don't really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do...