Wednesday, July 11, 2012 LOS ANGELES — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that the Homeowner Bill of Rights, which will protect homeowners and borrowers during the mortgage and foreclosure process, was signed into law today by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. The Homeowner Bill of Rights prohibits a series of inherently unfair bank practices that have needlessly forced thousands ...

REDDING, Calif. – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer is lucky to be alive after suffering a critical, life-threatening injury while performing a medevac rescue Thursday near Big Bear Lake, a remote and rugged location in the Shasta Trinity Forest. CHP Pilot, Officer Brian Henderson, and Flight Officer/Paramedic, Officer Tony Stanley, had arrived on scene to transport an injured hiker ...

Memories from Betty’s children and grandchildren

MADERA — A Superior Court jury convicted 32-year-old Firebaugh resident, Manuel Miranda, on July 5, of two felony counts for trafficking methamphetamine in the city of Madera, according to Michael R. Keitz, District Attorney for Madera County. Miranda was charged with conspiring to sell methamphetamine and possession of it for sale, transportation of more than one kilogram, and an additional ...

Yosemite National Park is requesting help from visitors to protect newborn animals in the park. During the summer months, many baby birds, fawns, and other young wildlife can be found on the ground. They may appear to be in distress, but are not sick, injured, or abandoned. If moved from their location, the parents cannot care for their offspring and ...

The 3nd Annual 4th of July Family Freedom Fest will be at the Coarsegold Historic Village, 35300 Highway 41, Coarsegold, CA, (gateway to Yosemite and the Bass Lake fireworks) on Wednesday, July 4th. The main program will be from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm, but there are activities all day, so families can come early and stay late. This is ...

Visitors and campers are reminded that the use or possession of all fireworks and pyrotechnic devices is prohibited on all national forests and national grasslands year-round, regardless of weather conditions or holidays. Regulations are enforced, and violation is punishable as a misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than six months, or both. ...

Yosemite National Park Seeking Volunteers for Habitat Protector ProgramHalf Day Drop- In Volunteer Help Needed Throughout Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park is seeking volunteers to become a Habitat Protector of Yosemite (HaPY) Volunteer. The park’s Resources

CAL FIRE is warning the public of the state’s zero tolerance regarding the use or sale of illegal fireworks. CAL FIRE is working closely with local law enforcement and firefighting agencies to seize illegal fireworks and prosecute those found in possession of them. Under California law, illegal fireworks include sky rockets, bottle rockets, roman candles, aerial shells, firecrackers and other ...

Nearly 150 years ago, Californians and their Senator John Conness recognized the remarkable nature of Yosemite Valley with its majestic cliffs, gentle meadows and lovely meandering Merced River—as well its fragility and threat from exploitation. Their foresight and subsequent efforts secured the original Yosemite Grant, which gave us an extraordinary legacy-Yosemite National Park. Today, using that same foresight, Representative Jim ...