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Local playwright invites Merced residents to experience ‘Black Heaven’
It’s one of several upcoming events scheduled in celebration of Black History Month. Fresno’s poet laureate and a cast of local actors are set to participate.
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Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others from the same group of skiers were rescued Tuesday.
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