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Day of Action cleaning mobilizes Oakland residents to be part of the solution [Video]

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) Residents and volunteers in East Oakland met up Friday morning along a busy corridor plagued by blight to take matters into their own hands. Neighbors said its been a struggle to keep families and businesses in the area. Stephanie Allen has called East Oakland home for more than 40 years. She []

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9 confirmed Helene-related deaths in South Carolina [Video]

There have been at least nine reported storm-related deaths in South Carolina from Helene. Saluda County: Two firefighters were killed in Saluda County when a tree fell on a firetruck, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster confirmed those deaths during a news conference on Friday afternoon. Newberry County: McMaster also said there were two storm-related deaths in Newberry County. Spartanburg County: There have been five storm-related deaths in the Upstate. Spartanburg Coroner Rusty Clevenger reported at 12:35 p.m. about three deaths but he did not say when or where.”I regret to report that my office has been called to three separate locations on the northern part of Spartanburg County regarding storm related deaths,” Clevenger said in a release. “We are extremely busy presently, but as soon as we can get families notified, and decedents identified.”Anderson County:Two more deaths have been reported in Anderson County, South Carolina.Coroner Greg Shore said a tree fell on a woman’s home on W. Whitner Street around 7:30 a.m. Friday. Shore said the victim was identified as 55-year-old Christine Lynn Schmeiske.He said officials found her under heavy debris and she was pronounced deceased on the scene.”The investigation indicates the victim was in her residence and due to the high winds and heavy rain of hurricane Helene, a large tree fell across the center of the house and killed the victim,” Shore said. Shore said 54-year-old Sandy Lee Fisher also died when a tree fell on her house on Williams Road in Anderson. He said Fisher was also found under heavy debris and pronounced dead at the scene.