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🌱 Judge keeps Esparto explosion defendants locked up as families demand accountability

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  • Judge keeps Esparto explosion defendants locked up as families demand accountability
  • What the judge decided next in Esparto’s deadly fireworks explosion case

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Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Pleasant with some sun, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Victim's families ask judge for no bail in Esparto explosion arraignment (dailydemocrat.com) — Families of workers killed in last summer’s Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion urged a Yolo County judge in Woodland to keep key defendants jailed without bail, citing the devastation to their lives and community. Prosecutors say the Esparto operation stored massive amounts of fireworks illegally, and the judge has so far rejected bail changes while scheduling additional hearings next week.
   

• New details emerge in Esparto explosion case as defendants return to court (capradio.org) — Esparto residents are learning new courtroom details about last summer’s deadly fireworks explosion at a local facility, including why several defendants remain jailed without bail. Prosecutors describe long-running illegal explosives storage on Esparto property and ties to the Esparto Fire Protection District, while defense attorneys argue it was an industrial accident and that some defendants acted mainly as landlords, not active operators.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

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