Convenience Big Store: BLM Sacramento sued for libel over Facebook post

Black Lives Matter Sacramento sued by Texas real estate investor over Facebook post – A Texas real estate investor has filed a civil lawsuit against Black Lives Matter – Sacramento and its founder Tanya Faison after the group posted to Facebook claiming the real estate investor sent them racist, hate-filled emails. The lawsuit by Karra Crowley and her husband, Christopher, is seeking the removal of all related publications, posts and shares, from BLM – Sacramento, as well as $75,000. In the lawsuit, the Crowleys claim that they did not write or send the emails and that the email address does not even belong to them. The lawsuit also states that Crowley contacted Faison on April 28 and asked for the post on the BLM – Sacramento Facebook page to be removed, but Faison refused. (Matthew Nuttle, Eric Escalante, ABC10)

ABC10's FIRE - POWER - MONEY earns Peabody Award nomination – FIRE - POWER - MONEY Season 2, ABC10's investigative series on Pacific Gas & Electric and the utility company's role in causing some of California's recent deadly wildfires has been nominated for a Peabody Award. The series took a hard look at PG&E's role in sparking the Zogg Fire, a wildfire out of Shasta County that claimed the lives of four individuals. Brandon Rittiman, the ABC10 investigative reporter who delved deeply into PG&E's criminality and corruption, called the nomination an "incredible honor." (Staff, ABC10)

Health professionals moving away from 'herd immunity' – Herd immunity has been a familiar term throughout the pandemic. It’s the notion of getting a majority of the population vaccinated and in turn protecting a small percentage that is not vaccinated. However, health professionals now say they’re moving away from using that term. “We’ve realized there’s a lot of barriers to achieving herd immunity. One of the biggest barriers being the variants,” said ABC10 Health Expert Dr. Payal Kohli. (Brea Love, ABC10)

TIP OF THE DAY

Rental fraud After multiple people have said they were victims of rental fraud, the Roseville police are providing tips on how to spot a scam before you lose your money. These four tips could help prevent you from being a victim. (Izzy Greenblatt, ABC10)

SMILE

"Donkey Hodie" A new PBS kids show is in the works, emerging from the Mr. Rogers universe. The new puppet-led series is called “Donkey Hodie,” and is inspired from characters in the original Fred Rogers TV show. (Associated Press)

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