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🌱 How a Portola-based CHP officer handled a deadly US‑395 shooting
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Portola-based CHP officer handled a deadly US‑395 shooting
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 25 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 59, low: 20.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 60 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Double Homicide Reported Following Confrontation on US-395 in Quincy Area (crimevoice.com) — A California Highway Patrol officer based at the Portola Resident Post responded to a violent confrontation on US‑395 near Quincy that left two Reno residents dead after a shooting. Authorities say all involved have been identified, the highway was temporarily closed for investigation, and there is no ongoing threat to public safety for Portola or surrounding communities. 
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