Rocktober Fest is Coming, Family Expo and Handblown Glass Pumpkins 🎃

Rancho Cordova Arena Plans Advance Amid Funding Questions
Residents raised concerns about the city’s financial participation as the 28-acre entertainment district moves toward approval. Read more →

Pieology Shuts Down Its Folsom Location After Nearly 10 Years
The Iron Point Road restaurant has closed, with another dining concept reportedly expected to replace it. Read more →

SK Pharmteco Plans Major Expansion and 100 New Jobs
The company plans major investments in advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing across the region. Read more →

Zittel Farms Celebrates 50 Years of Folsom Fall Tradition
The family farm celebrates its golden anniversary with pumpkins, memories and generations of returning families. Read more →

Estelle Bakery Brings French Pastries to New Location
The popular bakery is preparing to open near Folsom Premium Outlets with croissants, macarons and artisan breads. Read more →

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Your go-to list for family-friendly events and happenings:

🎉 Folsom Family Expo – Oct. 10 | 10 AM | 410 Palladio Parkway, Folsom
Explore 50+ local vendors, free kids’ activities, petting zoo, live performances, and more. See more →

🎃 Handblown Glass Pumpkin Patch – Oct. 10-11 | 10 AM | 48 Natoma Street, Folsom
Pick a one-of-a-kind glass pumpkin among 7,000+ creations and watch live glassblowing demos. See more →

👻 Boo Girl Painting Workshop – Oct. 12 | 5:30 PM | Boring Rose Brewing Co., EDH
Paint an adorable Boo Girl canvas with playful bats and fall details. See more →

🍪 Pumpkin Perfection Cookie Class – Oct. 13 | 5:30 PM | Painted. Studios, Folsom
Learn to pipe and decorate four pumpkin-themed cookies like a pro. See more →

🦇 Halloween Themed Charcuterie – Oct. 16 | 6 PM | Art & Bloom Studio, EDH
Create a spooky charcuterie masterpiece with salami roses, cheeses, and festive flair. See more →

🎸 Rocktober Fest – Oct. 17 | 3 PM | Marshall Amphitheater, EDH
Rock out with live music, brews, great food, and family-friendly fun. See more →

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There's a story developing out of Russia that's worth sitting with carefully rather than reacting to right away. A researcher at a plague laboratory in Siberia reportedly died, and some reports suggest it may have been linked to pneumonic plague, possibly from a lab accident. The US has formally asked Russia for more information, and the World Health Organization has pushed for more transparency too. Russian officials, meanwhile, say the cause of death is still undetermined and have denied that any special health measures were ever put in place.

What's actually confirmed about the disease itself is more straightforward than the story surrounding it. Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by the same bacteria behind the bubonic plague, but it's the only form that can spread person to person, typically through close contact with someone's coughed droplets. Symptoms can appear within a day of exposure and progress quickly, which is why early treatment matters so much. The reassuring part is that it responds well to common antibiotics when caught in time, and global cases, while serious individually, are relatively rare and well understood by health officials worldwide.

What's far less clear is everything specific to this particular incident. Different outlets are reporting different versions: one claims up to 200 people were quarantined, Russian officials say no related bacteria were found in the woman's samples, and the WHO says no case has officially been confirmed in that city. None of these pieces fully confirm or rule out the others. That gap between what's being claimed and what's actually verified is the real story right now, separate from how dangerous the disease itself can be.

It's also a reminder of something worth knowing regardless of how this particular story unfolds: pneumonic plague is treatable with common antibiotics if caught early, but speed matters enormously. What would it look like for communities, locally and globally, to treat early detection and rapid response as seriously as they deserve, rather than waiting until a situation becomes impossible to ignore?

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