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What's changed due to the Northern California fires, keeping loved ones with dementia safe, a beach day with Corgis
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Apr 9, 2018
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What's changed due to the Northern California fires, keeping loved ones with dementia safe, a beach day with Corgis

The changes the fires brought, tips to keeping your loved one with dementia save, photos from Corgi beach day in Orange County.
NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 11: The sun shines through smoke from the Atlas Fire behind grape vines on October 11, 2017 near Napa, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 11: The sun shines through smoke from the Atlas Fire behind grape vines on October 11, 2017 near Napa, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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The changes the fires brought, tips to keeping your loved one with dementia save, photos from Corgi beach day in Orange County.

After the wine country fires, changes to emergency response are in store
Listen • 5:37
Sunday marked the six-month anniversary of the wild fires in Northern California. Now new policies like a statewide standard for emergency alerts could be put into place.
California would set health service prices under new bill
Listen • 7:29
The legislation proposes a commission that would negotiate a set price per service with healthcare providers.
The lowdown on high deductible health plans (Hint: there are risks)
Listen • 0:48
High deductible health insurance doesn't turn out to be a great option for people with chronic health conditions and people with lower incomes.
5 tips to care for loved ones suffering from dementia
Listen • 6:43
As more elderly family members with dementia become accidentally separated from their loved ones, suggestions for prevention.
Reflecting on those iconic John Hughes films in the #MeToo era
Listen • 9:49
Looking at John Hughes films through the lens of 2018 can be uncomfortable. Molly Ringwald reflected and wasn't very happy with what she found.
SoCal Corgi Beach Day is perfectly pawsome
More than 1,000 corgis showed up over the weekend, dressed in grass skirts and hot dog costumes, for the semi-annual event at Huntington Dog Beach.
SoCal's allergy season is never-ending and could get worse
Listen • 3:50
Tired of sneezing on your keyboard every morning? So is Take Two's Julia Paskin. And she wanted answers.