LOS ANGELES — A string of early season storms that drenched Californians last week lifted much of the state out of drought and significantly reduced the risk of wildfires, experts say. It’s been the ...

HOLD THE pan with two hands, explains “Nugget” Nick Prebalick. Then swish the dirt around. It’s a balmy day in Jamestown, in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, and the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A string of early-season storms has ended California’s drought across much of the state, with Santa Barbara ...

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This week, people from around the world descended on Belém, Brazil, a gateway to the Amazon rainforest. They’re there for the United Nations’ annual climate summit, called COP30, so-named for the 30 ...

A woman led cops on a high-speed chase spanning nearly 200 miles across California in a minivan she allegedly stole and managed to escape across the border to Mexico after deftly avoiding every trap ...

A California driver made a creative attempt to get out of a ticket for a recent traffic violation, police said. “In a last-ditch effort to get out of a citation, the driver handed over a Monopoly ‘Get ...

The government shutdown has left the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in funding limbo–after two judges on Friday ordered a reticent Trump Administration to fund the food aid program ...

California Northstate University paid $426,341.30 on Wednesday to Sacramento County to clear a property tax default over the former Sleep Train Arena site. The payment was made at 12:02 p.m. Wednesday ...

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Assemblymember Tina McKinnor, author of Assembly Bill 288, speaks at a June news conference on the steps of the California State Capitol. (Photo courtesy Assemblymember Tina McKinnor's office) This ...