This week started out a little glum, and then it just kept getting worse. Or at least weirder. The early summer turned to grey skies, incessant rain and snow in the foothills (check it out: crazy!). Be careful in the rain, officials.
Not everyone stayed indoors hiding from the rain. Bibliophiles braved a hailstorm for deals and steals at the Book Sale. Over 10,000 donated volumes were on sale.
The infamous 2007 . The shooter, Juan Manuel Carlos, was sentenced to the maximum sentence, 25 years to life in prison for the crime. The county administration mentioned that this development shows a tough stance on gang violence, even though Carlos was a minor when he commited the slaying.
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Meanwhile, the trial of Kevin Haywood, was of evidence. Haywood is charged with building a meth lab in his mother's residence, .
We also tracked down some unique locals practicing interesting trades.
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, a type of therapeutic massage designed to help relieve the pain of cancer patients, after her husband Mike, a retired fire chief, was diagnosed with parotid gland cancer. Oncology massage is a growing, but still rare practice in the states.
We also checked in with a local furniture designer who makes unique pieces from found and reused local wood. Green to the extreme! (I not so secretly covet some of these .)
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