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Billions of gallons of water from Lake

On July 3, 288.8 million gallons of water evaporated off Lake Shasta. And during the first nine days of July, 3,392 cubic-feet per second of water — or about 2.2 billion gallons — turned into vapor and floated away into the atmosphere. That is a substantial amount of water, said Don Bader, area manager for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which manages Shasta Dam. For comparison, he said that is more than the amount of water flowing down Clear Creek south of Redding. "That is significant enough that it affects where our projected reservoir levels will be at the end of the season," he said. Higher evaporation levels are expected during the summer, he said. This year, though, with temperatures breaking all-time-high records, the evaporation has risen some, he said. "It's probably been higher the last nine days because we haven't seen weather like that in a long time," Bader said. The high temperature the National Weather Service recorded at the Redding Reg
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wants his helmet and spear back but the Justice

against January 6 rioters, in a case called Fischer v US. Chansley pleaded guilty — without a trial — to the felony obstruction charge and was sentenced to 41 months in prison in 2021. He has finished serving his prison time but has two years left of court-supervised release. Meanwhile, he has sought to get his seized property back. “The government should and must retain actual evidence of a crime where, as here, the defendant pled guilty to a crime that he may contest given the decision in Fischer,” prosecutors wrote on Friday to the judge overseeing Chansley’s case. “The government would like to ensure finality in the appellate process in this and other cases,” prosecutors added. “The government’s request to continue to hold the property as evidence until such finality in the criminal prosecution is assured is thus appropriate.” The Justice Department also said it may consider keeping Chansley’s spear and helmet as part of a civil forfeiture.
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Russia reaches out to Pentagon for call

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart for the second time in less than a month and one day after the NATO summit wrapped up in Washington with a focus on countering Moscow, according to the Pentagon. During the call with Russian Minister of Defense Andrey Belousov, which was initiated by Moscow, Austin “emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine,” deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters. Austin last spoke with Belousov on June 25, about 2.5 weeks earlier. Prior to that, the Pentagon chief had not directly spoken with his Russian counterpart since March 2023. Communications between Washington and Moscow have almost entirely broken down since Kremlin forces invaded Ukraine in February
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Mayor Johnson tables plan

Aldermen were discussing with the administration Thursday a draft ordinance to levy $10,000 fines against the organizers of certain “unlawful gatherings” — including many of the raucous, social media-fueled get-togethers pulling crowds of young people together at city parks and abandoned buildings. The mayor’s administration wanted to push the measure through the City Council as soon as next week, Ald. Lamont Robinson Get info without leaving the page. , 4th, told the Tribune before it was pulled. The ambitious timeline for the crackdown suggested Johnson feels the need to do something about the parties, which have drawn attention for some high-profile acts of violence. However, his administration quickly changed its tune in the face of questions from aldermen about its ramifications, and instead planned to hold the draft ordinance by Friday morning. Despite the administration’s intergovernmental affairs team’s work to push the ordinance and its appearance on a council
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Fatal crash causes roadway shutdown

The post on X came just before 8 a.m., when Nevada State Police officials disclosed that the exchange between northbound I-15 to southbound US-95, US-95 southbound to I-15 southbound, and I-15 southbound to US-95 southbound were all closed due to the crash. At the time, officials said the roadways were expected to be closed for eight or more hours. No information was immediately disclosed about the specifics of the fatal crash. Nevada State Police did not say how many people were hurt or killed in the crash, or how many vehicles were involved. Commuters were asked to avoid the area.
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Police seek help identifying

uspects and said the attack happened on a Red Line train between Downtown Crossing and Quincy Center stations on June 5 around 1 a.m. “It’s just bad. And karma is real - God don’t like ugly,” Nene, a Quincy mother, told Boston 25. Nene has a 4 year old little girl and she’s upset about an alleged attack on the T. “That’s sad because that could be their father and I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t want that to be done to their dad,” said Nene. She’s not alone. Other T-riders shared her concern. “It’s horrible. Obviously, no one ever deserves that,” said Tariq Sobhi of Quincy. T police say if you see these two let them know. “I hope whoever sees them comes and tells the police because we need to get them,” he said.
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CPS over staffing cuts

With two weeks remaining before a planned vote on Chicago Public Schools’ $9.9 billion budget proposal, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he won’t accept staff cuts or forgo CPS’ $175 million obligation to contribute to the Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund. In an emailed statement Friday, a spokesperson for the administration said that the mayor is “aligned with CPS on the cost-saving measures and
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