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San Diego County investigates possible case of coronavirus

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SAN DIEGO – Health officials are waiting for word from the CDC on whether someone in San Diego County has the coronavirus. The suspected case first came to the attention of the County Health Department over the weekend.

Officials confirmed California’s first two cases of coronavirus in Los Angeles County and Orange County Sunday.

“The infected person presented themselves for care once they noticed that they were not feeling well and is currently receiving medical treatment,” according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “There is no immediate threat to the general public, no special precautions are required, and people should not be excluded from activities based on their race, country of origin, or recent travel if they do not have symptoms of respiratory illness.”

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2 confirmed cases of coronavirus in California

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SANTA ANA (KUSI) – California’s first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Orange County after a traveler from Wuhan, China — ground zero for the deadly disease — tested positive, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.

That patient — man in his 50s — was taken to a local hospital, is in isolation and in good condition, according to a written statement from the agency.

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As California’s homeless people camp out on railroad tracks, train-related deaths are rising

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BERKELEY  —  Just after 8 on a warm evening in September, Janae Bell was shooting the breeze with two friends at the Hearst Avenue railroad crossing, sharing some pastries and talking bikes. Over the clanging bells of a Union Pacific freight train rumbling past on the opposite track, they didn’t hear the Amtrak barreling toward them.

With seconds to spare, Bell, 41, looked up, screamed “Train!” and dove off the tracks. But when he turned to look for his friends, he said, “They were gone.”

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10 Things to do this weekend in Northern California | Jan. 24-26

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Whether you like bucking bulls, or building things, or even just eating bacon, this weekend around Northern California has an event that will interest you.

Sacramento’s Bacon Week wraps up on Sunday and what better way to end things than by crowning the best bacon chef in the city? Mulvaney’s in Midtown hosts the challenge and guests will get the chance to taste all the competing dishes.

Also in Sacramento, beer-lovers should "hop" on over to the Art of Beer Invitational at the McClellan Conference Center. This is a beer festival unlike any you may have ever attended. On top of unlimited tastings, organizers say the invitational offers a unique opportunity for beer drinkers to chat with beer makers to learn more about the craft.

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Manteca Murals: Downtown Is One Giant Canvas Of Art, History & Culture

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Tracy has the Grand Theatre for the Arts. Stockton has the Haggin Museum. Turlock has the Carnegie Arts Center. Modesto has the Mistlin Gallery. And Manteca has its downtown.

When it comes to art displays nobody in the 209 has a bigger venue or larger canvases than Manteca.

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In California: Yes, homeless people are from your town

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It's a claim frequently made: Homeless people in town are from somewhere else. It's really not true. In related news, Gov. Newsom wraps up a homelessness tour in Oakland, where he promises to "own the issue." And planning a trip to Yosemite this long weekend? One word: norovirus.

It's news for Thursday.

But first, Carlos Santana plans to launch his own line of cannabis and CBD products in the state. Will they be smooth?

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Sprawling Homeless Camps — Modern ‘Hoovervilles’ — Vex California

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Charles Gibson pushes a shopping cart towards his soggy tent on a tenuous patch of a grassy drainage ditch along a bike trail in Santa Rosa, Calif. He's one of nearly 200 people living in a sprawling camp here that has sprung up along a popular recreation corridor. It's a community, Gibson says, that often feels caught between opposing forces who aren't always listening.

"I mean, they [local officials] want us to be able to govern ourselves, but they are not giving us the tools we need," Gibson says. "They don't want you hiding, but they don't want you in their face, you know?"

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California and Nevada officers fatally shoot murder suspect

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NIPTON, Calif. — California and Nevada law enforcement officers fatally shot a murder suspect during a “high-risk” traffic stop near the state line, authorities said Thursday.

The investigation closed northbound Interstate 15 on the California side for hours through Thursday morning, causing a 6-mile backup on the freeway. I-15 is the main route between Southern California and Las Vegas.

The man was shot and killed near the Mojave Desert community of Nipton, in San Bernardino County — about 200 miles east of Tehachapi in Kern County, where a 55-year-old woman was killed.

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