17 hours ago · Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in California as facing “high” or “very high” danger of wildfires ...

20 hours ago · A group of California lawmakers, joined by top law enforcement officials and county leaders, introduced bipartisan legislation Monday, Feb. 10, that aims to impose tougher penalties on looters and ...

Jan 31, 2025 · A modest bump in the allocation of water being released from Northern California will make billions of additional gallons available to Southern California water agencies, according to state...

Feb 1, 2025 · The California Authority of Racing Fairs this week announced that it would abandon plans to organize horse racing meets this year throughout several county fairs in the upper half of the state.

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Feb 1, 2025 · (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Flames shoot into the air from an explosion reported at the Martinez Refinery in Martinez, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.

Jan 4, 2025 · TEHAMA COUNTY — A tornado warning was issued Friday in Shingletown, Manton, and Paynes Creek in Tehama and Shasta counties, urging residents to take shelter. The National Weather Service issued the...

Jan 29, 2025 · Halted research, disciplined doctors: internal audit finds Kaiser ignored patient protections in Northern California study An estimated 12% of the nation’s clinical trials are stopped early ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency. All told, more than 1,500 people were indicted or already prosecuted for the massive Capitol break-in,...

Dec 2, 2024 · It was a Thanksgiving miracle for one California family after a man who went missing in 1999 was found 25 years later when his sister saw a photo of him in an online article, authorities said.