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Happening Now – August 2026 — Keep cool and hydrated like the resident bear cub. Photo YubaNet

Happening Now – August 2026

Regional

Construction Update for Hwy 20 and Hwy 49 Gold Country Corridor

Construction Update for Hwy 20 and Hwy 49 Gold Country Corridor

North San Juan Fire Protection District looking for a new Fire Chief

Eastbound Hwy 20 Closure Scheduled in August

Eastbound Hwy 20 Closure Scheduled in August

Regional

“Ambassadors of the Fair” – Volunteers Bring Welcoming Smiles and Helping Hearts

“Ambassadors of the Fair” – Volunteers Bring Welcoming Smiles and Helping Hearts

Nevada County to Host an Oil Filter Exchange and Battery Recycling Event August 29

Nevada County to Host an Oil Filter Exchange and Battery Recycling Event August 29

A Portrait of America in Song: Omari Tau & Friends at the Center for the Arts

A Portrait of America in Song: Omari Tau & Friends at the Center for the Arts

First Confirmed Human Case of West Nile in Yuba County

Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, Pigs! Oh My!

Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, Pigs! Oh My!

Community Invited to Participate in the Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Survey and Town Hall

Community Invited to Participate in the Forest Health and Wildfire Risk Survey and Town Hall

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California

California State Parks’ FREE Fourth Grade Pass Now Available for 2026/27 School Year

California State Parks’ FREE Fourth Grade Pass Now Available for 2026/27 School Year

California Secretary of State invites Californians to Join Her in Celebrating National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

State Officials and Wildlife Partners Provide Update on Beloved Bald Eagle Known as Jackie

State Officials and Wildlife Partners Provide Update on Beloved Bald Eagle Known as Jackie

Bonta Issues Statewide Guidance: Local Jurisdictions Must Integrate the Needs of Californians with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness and Response

Bonta Issues Statewide Guidance: Local Jurisdictions Must Integrate the Needs of Californians with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness and Response

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USA

Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Implementing Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Implementing Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

Opposition to local data centers rises sharply, Annenberg survey finds

Opposition to local data centers rises sharply, Annenberg survey finds

The US is Still No-Vacation Nation

The US is Still No-Vacation Nation

How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable

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World

World Food Programme ramps up preparedness and response plans as El Niño threatens to push tens of millions into acute hunger

World Food Programme ramps up preparedness and response plans as El Niño threatens to push tens of millions into acute hunger

UN experts urge Thailand not to return human rights defender Bai Zhaodong to China

UN experts urge Thailand not to return human rights defender Bai Zhaodong to China

Iran: UN experts alarmed by alleged torture, enforced disappearances and persecution of Bahá’í minority

Iran: UN experts alarmed by alleged torture, enforced disappearances and persecution of Bahá’í minority

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Sci-Tech

4 ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames

4 ways wildfires generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames

New study explains when some conspiracy theories can lead to action

New study explains when some conspiracy theories can lead to action

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts

The two most distant quasars ever observed: U of A astronomers help shatter cosmic record

The two most distant quasars ever observed: U of A astronomers help shatter cosmic record

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Enviro

A Native California Wildflower Isn’t Keeping Up with Climate Change

A Native California Wildflower Isn’t Keeping Up with Climate Change

Melting Icebergs Can Weaken a Massive, Far-Off Ocean Current System

Melting Icebergs Can Weaken a Massive, Far-Off Ocean Current System

Copernicus: Record heatwave brings hottest June for western Europe during second-warmest June globally

Copernicus: Record heatwave brings hottest June for western Europe during second-warmest June globally

California Wolves Feed Heavily on Cattle, Study Finds

California Wolves Feed Heavily on Cattle, Study Finds

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Op-Ed

Smith Condemns Trump’s Threats to Take Control of the Strait of Hormuz

John A Tures: Why Hyper-Partisan Voters Deliberately Make Bad Choices

John A Tures: Why Hyper-Partisan Voters Deliberately Make Bad Choices

UCS: Supreme Court Decision Weakens Independence of Federal Agencies

Michael Froman: Myths, Fables, and Hard Truths

Michael Froman: Myths, Fables, and Hard Truths

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Life

That Avocado Oil Chip You’re Eating May Not Be Made With Pure Avocado Oil

That Avocado Oil Chip You’re Eating May Not Be Made With Pure Avocado Oil

Music Community Introduces New Labeling Program To Distinguish Generative AI In Sound Recordings

Fireworks, heat and drought put this July 4th at high risk for wildfires

Fireworks, heat and drought put this July 4th at high risk for wildfires

“E.T. phone home”: Unistellar and the SETI Institute separate fact from fiction about extraterrestrial activity

“E.T. phone home”: Unistellar and the SETI Institute separate fact from fiction about extraterrestrial activity

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