Nothing Is Impossible ~ Audrey Hepburn
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! Audrey Hepburn
NHTSA Sets ‘Quiet Car’ Safety Standard To Protect Pedestrians
Washington, DC…The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it is adding a sound requirement for all newly manufactured hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to help protect pedestrians. The new federal safety standard will help pedestrians who are blind, have low vision, and other pedestrians detect the presence, direction […]
Sgt. John W. Perry, 30, of Stockton One Of Men Killed In Afghanistan IED Explosion
Washington, DC…The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died Nov. 12 of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Bagram, Afghanistan. The soldiers were assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. […]
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Wallace, Killed in the Line of Duty & Investigators Seeking Information On Timeline
Hughson, CA…Yesterday morning at 8:25 am, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Wallace, initiated an investigation of a suspicious van at the Fox Grove Fishing Access. The Fox Grove Fishing Access is located at 1000 Geer Road, in the unincorporated area of Hughson, CA. Deputy Wallace was notified by dispatch the van was stolen and the […]
$4 Million Available To Address Tree Mortality On Private Forestlands
Sacramento, CA…This week, the California USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced the availability of $4 million in funding, through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), for tree mortality projects on private forestlands. Landowners on non-industrial private forestlands in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, San Bernardino, […]
(Updated) Suspect Identified David Machado Now In Custody After Slaying 20 Year Veteran Stanislaus Deputy Dennis Wallace
Hughson, CA….This morning Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53 was killed execution style by a still as yet unknown assailant. The suspect now identified as David Machado was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue gray baseball hat was driving a white 2009 Kia Rio with license plate 6JIS245. He is considered […]
Investigation Continues Into How Suicide Bomber Killed 4 In Bagram Airfield Explosion
Washington, DC…Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened” to learn that an explosion at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan just after 5:30 a.m. local time resulted in U.S. casualties. An apparent suicide bomber took the lives of two U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors working on the base, Carter […]
7.8 Earthquake Shakes New Zealand & Triggers Local Tsunami Warning
New Zealand…The November 13, 2016 M 7.8 earthquake in North Canterbury, New Zealand, occurred as the result of shallow oblique-reverse faulting on or near the boundary between the Pacific and Australia plates in South Island, New Zealand. At the location of this earthquake, the Pacific plate moves to the west-southwest with respect to the Australia […]
Presidential Weekly Address: Honoring Our Veterans
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. This weekend, as we search for ways to bridge our differences, we look to the principles that are more enduring than politics. And some of the best examples are found in the men and women we saluted yesterday, and every day – our troops and veterans. It is the example of young […]
California Housing Affordability Holds Steady In 3rd Quarter Despite Wages & Lower Interest Failing To Raise Purchases
Los Angeles, CA…Rising wages and slightly lower interest rates did little to improve California’s housing affordability, which remained flat compared to the previous quarter, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today. The percentage of home buyers who could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in third-quarter 2016 remained at 31 […]