Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki & National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Afghanistan

Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki & National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Afghanistan

Washington, DC…Hi, everyone. So, joining me today is our National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, who will provide an update on Afghanistan and then take some of your questions. And with that, I’ll turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN: Thank you, Jen. And hello, everybody. I’m going to start with just an update, in terms […]

Caldor Fire Evacuations Underway from Hwy 88 to Pollock Pines on Hwy 50

Caldor Fire Evacuations Underway from Hwy 88 to Pollock Pines on Hwy 50

Pollock Pines, CA…Caldor Fire Evacuation Information Update 8/17/21 at 1PM. The new Evacuation Center is set up at the Cameron Park CSD at 2502 Country Club Drive, in Cameron Park. We are transitioning away from the Diamond Springs Fireman’s Hall. There will be additional shelters open soon. If you have not signed up for Code […]

Air Quality Advisory issued by Calaveras Public Health and the Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District

Air Quality Advisory issued by Calaveras Public Health and the Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Health Officer and Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District are issuing a joint air quality advisory to notify the public of the potential for poor air quality conditions primarily due to smoke from the Dixie Fire in Plumas County and the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County. This advisory shall […]

Traffic & Fire Update….Caldor Fire Forces Close of Mormon Emigrant Trail

Traffic & Fire Update….Caldor Fire Forces Close of Mormon Emigrant Trail

Tragedy Springs, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Caldor Fire Forces Close or Mormon Emigrant Trail Incident: 00175 Type: Closure of a Road Location: Sr88 / Mormon Emigrant Trl Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.628149 -120.208637 Detail Information 12:31 PM 3 [4] CT CALLED AND ADV THEY WANTED MORMON EMIGRANT CLOSED AND FOREST SERVICE IS DOING IT 12:28 PM 2 […]

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Mornings with the One Percent™ Live Weekdays 7-10am, This Morning’s Replays are Below

Arnold, CA…Mornings with the One Percent™ is live weekday mornings from 7-10am. The premise for the show is that the USDA ranked all 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the USA on a livability or desirability scale based on factors such as climate, scenic beauty, bodies of water for recreation, humidity and much more. All […]

Retail Sales Lower in July than June as Recovery Slows

Retail Sales Lower in July than June as Recovery Slows

Washington, DC…Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $617.7 billion, a decrease of 1.1 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, but 15.8 percent (±0.7 percent) above […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Building Injury Collision Off Martell Road

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Building Injury Collision Off Martell Road

Martell, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Building Injury Collision Off Martell Road Incident: 00099 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 12370 Martell Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.366346 -120.797187 Detail Information 9:03 AM 5 [8] A94-001 TRANS TO SUTTER AMA PRIOR TO CHP 97] 8:59 AM 4 [6] A94-005 1185 97 8:53 AM 3 [5] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 […]

Caldor Fire Burns to 6,500 Acres, Some Structures Lost, Potential to Impact Hwy 88 Corridor

Caldor Fire Burns to 6,500 Acres, Some Structures Lost, Potential to Impact Hwy 88 Corridor

Grizzly Flats, CA…Extreme fire behavior was observed overnight causing immediate mandatory evacuations in the area and structure loss was observed. The actual number of destroyed/damaged structures is undetermined as fire conditions are not yet safe to bring in damage assessment teams. The fire continues to pose a high risk to multiple populated communities. Additional evacuations […]

Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin

Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin

Boulder City, NV…The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2021 24-Month Study. This month’s study projections are used to set annual operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead in 2022. Releases from these massive reservoirs are determined by anticipated reservoir elevations. Most of the flow of the Colorado River originates in […]

The Calaveras Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

The Calaveras Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Board of Supervisors are Back in Action Today. The Agenda for the special meeting is below… Board of Supervisors Special Meeting 8/17/2021 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249 Downloads:  Agenda  Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll Call Closed Session Agenda 1. Pursuant to Govt. Code […]

Defense Dept Briefing on Fall of Afghanistan & Evacuation Operations

Defense Dept Briefing on Fall of Afghanistan & Evacuation Operations

Arlington, Virginia….Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Held a Press Briefing today. Accompanying him were Garry Reid, Afghanistan Crisis Action Group; Major General Hank Taylor. Good afternoon, everybody. I know we gave you an update this morning, so I brought a couple of additional briefers with me this afternoon to flush out some more detail […]

President Biden on Fall of Afghanistan

President Biden on Fall of Afghanistan

Washington, DC…Good afternoon. I want to speak today to the unfolding situation in Afghanistan: the developments that have taken place in the last week and the steps we’re taking to address the rapidly evolving events. My national security team and I have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and moving quickly […]

Tiger Creek Road Collision Takes Life of Kathleen Fillmore, 22 from Pioneer

Tiger Creek Road Collision Takes Life of Kathleen Fillmore, 22 from Pioneer

Pioneer, CA…Orval Flannery was driving his Cadillac westbound on Tiger Creek Road, east of Old River Road, in Amador County. He was driving at an unknown speed when he approached a gradual right hand curve in the roadway. Mr. Orval allowed the Escalade to travel off the south side of Tiger Creek Road where it […]

No Getting Around It….Ugly Hot Smokey Weather to Start Week

No Getting Around It….Ugly Hot Smokey Weather to Start Week

Arnold, CA…We don’t say this often but fairly ugly weather to start the week. The latest from the National Weather Service in Sacramento for the Mother Lode & West Slope. Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada Rest Of Tonight Mostly clear. At higher elevations, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in […]

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Reported Near Obyrnes Ferry Rd / Black Creek Dr

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Reported Near Obyrnes Ferry Rd / Black Creek Dr

Copperopolis, CA…Traffic Update….Head On Collision Reported Near Obyrnes Ferry Rd / Black Creek Dr Incident: 00147 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Obyrnes Ferry Rd / Black Creek Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.951567 -120.613466 Detail Information 10:11 AM 1 [2] PER ANOTHER HEAD ON TC / 2 MILES JEO SR4 ON OBF Unit Information 10:12 AM […]

President Biden Reflects on Child Care and his Family

President Biden Reflects on Child Care and his Family

Washington, DC…President Biden knows from personal experience how difficult it can be to find high-quality, affordable child care — and he’s committed to investing in American families with the expanded Child Tax Credit, universal pre-K, and access to high-quality, affordable child care for all. To learn more about the child tax credit go to childtaxcredit.gov.

Tragedy Unfolds at Kabul Airport: People Fall Off Plane Mid-Air Amid Jostle to Flee Afghanistan

Tragedy Unfolds at Kabul Airport: People Fall Off Plane Mid-Air Amid Jostle to Flee Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan…(Hindustan Times)…Desperate Afghans ran on the tarmac of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as a US military aircraft attempted to take off. Some people held on to the aircraft as it took off in their bid to fly out of Afghanistan. According to Reuters, 3 people fell off as the plane was mid-air […]

Caldor Fire Now 400 Acres & 0% Containment

Caldor Fire Now 400 Acres & 0% Containment

Grizzly Flats, CA…The Caldor Fire is burning in the Middle Fork Cosumnes River Canyon east of the Omo Ranch area near Sopiago Creek. Challenging terrain has made accessing the fire difficult. The fire grew to approximately 300 acres today as it moved east. Direct attack was used where possible to do so safely and firefighters […]

PM Boris Johnson Spoke to the NATO Secretary General and the UN Secretary about Situation in Afghanistan.

PM Boris Johnson Spoke to the NATO Secretary General and the UN Secretary about Situation in Afghanistan.

London, UK…This afternoon the Prime Minister spoke to the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the UN Secretary General António Guterres about the current situation in Afghanistan. He welcomed the joined-up international efforts to get foreign nationals, Afghan contractors and humanitarian workers to safety in recent days. The Prime Minister emphasised the need for a […]

Leader McCarthy Statement on Situation in Afghanistan Following Administration Briefing

Leader McCarthy Statement on Situation in Afghanistan Following Administration Briefing

Washington D.C…Today, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Members of the House of Representatives received a briefing from the Biden administration regarding the current situation in Afghanistan. But unfortunately, the Biden administration only provided excuses for their lack of leadership. Leader McCarthy released the following statement after the call: “Last month, President Biden told […]

McConnell on Biden’s Afghanistan Collapse: “The Embarrassment of a Superpower Laid Low”

McConnell on Biden’s Afghanistan Collapse: “The Embarrassment of a Superpower Laid Low”

Louisville, KY…U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement after receiving a Biden Administration briefing on the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan: “The Biden Administration’s botched exit from Afghanistan including the frantic evacuation of Americans and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul is a shameful failure of American leadership. “The rapid advance of the […]