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Yosemite wildfire grew overnight, but is now 51% contained

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Washburn fire burning in Yosemite National Park continued to grow slightly overnight from Saturday to Sunday, but so did firefighters’ containment of the blaze.

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California’s public health tax is dead for the year

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

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Source: Kings add wing depth, signing free agent KZ Okpala to two-year contract

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Kings made a move to address their lack of wing depth Friday, bringing in a young forward with size, length and athleticism.

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Improving, but still grim, conditions in immigration detention centers, California AG says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report from the state Department of Justice shows that while conditions in California’s federal immigration detention facilities have improved since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, they remain grim.

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As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After the Russian invasion, Katie Nelha and her husband couldn’t safely return to their home in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, so they took their chances as refugees. Flying from Poland, where they were working, to Mexico in early April, they crossed into the U.S. at Tijuana, where they were…

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Where and how did Spencer Webb die? Oregon ‘rock slide’ swim hole is popular cliff jump spot.

Spencer Webb, a star football player from Sacramento who played tight end for the University of Oregon, died this week in a cliff-diving accident at a popular swimming hole not far from the university’s Eugene, Oregon, campus.

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George Skelton: Would California's abortion ballot measure allow late-term abortions? Its author says no

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Based on a simple reading, Proposition 1 would seem to push California abortion law far left by allowing pregnancy termination right up until birth. Could that be correct?

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California built a safety net for millions of undocumented residents. Here’s how it happened

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Isabel Coronel, 76, walked into a hospital for the first time in almost 30 years last month.

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Caesars Sportsbook takes $10,000 bet on Sacramento Kings to win NBA championship in 2023

NBA analysts and fans have given the Kings good reviews for the offseason moves they’ve made to improve their roster, but one person is betting a small fortune on them to be the best team in the league.

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California enacts sweeping gun control laws, setting up a legal showdown

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Less than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against restrictions on carrying firearms in public in a substantial victory for Second Amendment advocates, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed at least three major gun control measures into law to restrict access to the weapons and…

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Wildfire burning in Yosemite quickly grows; more firefighting resources on the way

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park has grown significantly to over 700 acres, fire officials reported Saturday morning.

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Wildfire in Yosemite National Park grows; evacuation order for Wawona

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fire that closed down a portion of Yosemite National Park has grown to 166 acres, according to Friday afternoon update.

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Wildfire in Yosemite National Park grows; Wawona could face evacuation order

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fire that closed down a portion of Yosemite National Park grew to an estimated 250 acres, according to an update Friday.

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California deepens water cuts to cope with drought, hitting thousands of farms

California regulators have begun curtailing the water rights of many farms and irrigation districts along the Sacramento River, forcing growers to stop diverting water from the river and its tributaries.

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Kevin Huerter has parting words for Hawks after being traded to Kings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former Hawks guard Kevin Huerter left a piece of his heart in Atlanta as he made his way to Sacramento to start a new chapter in his career with the Kings.

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Lakers finish 2-1 in California Classic after loss to Kings

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers fell for the first time this summer, ending the California Classic in San Francisco with an 87-75 loss to Sacramento on Tuesday afternoon.

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How many wildfires has California had so far this year? There are several burning now

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Electra fire in Amador and Calaveras counties has already blazed through 3,034 acres as of Tuesday morning, and this isn’t the first time this year that a wildfire has ignited in California.

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Sacramento Kings guard Davion Mitchell speaks on summer roster moves, rookie Keegan Murray

Davion Mitchell isn’t officially part of Sacramento’s summer league squad, but the second-year guard has been highly involved since the team was assembled for the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer League.

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The Guardian - US

California: explosive wildfire more than doubles in size overnight

Fast-moving Electra fire forces hundreds to evacuate and threatens crucial power infrastructure east of Sacramento

The Independent UK

California forest fire temporarily strands July 4th revelers

A Northern California forest fire is chewing through a mountainous area near Sacramento after forcing evacuations in two counties

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California taxpayers told they owe the IRS money when they already paid. Here’s why

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Internal Revenue Service has sent letters to taxpayers throughout California telling them they owe money — and hefty penalties and interest — for their 2021 taxes even though they had already paid everything they were obligated to pay.

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Pausing the gas tax would have been great for California Democrats. Instead we got a July 4 price increase

A gas tax break would have been nice as Californians hit the road over the July 4 weekend. Instead, they were smacked with a tax increase.

Evening Standard

Gregory Grimes: Police name victim of Sacramento nightclub shooting

A former high school American football star has been named as the victim of a nightclub shooting in downtown Sacramento.

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1 killed, 4 injured in late-night downtown Sacramento shooting outside club

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five people were shot, one of whom was killed, early Monday in downtown Sacramento, police say — the second mass shooting in the city’s core in three months.

The Independent UK

1 killed, 4 wounded in shooting outside Sacramento nightclub

Sacramento police say one person was killed and four wounded in a shooting early Monday outside a downtown nightclub

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