Business | California’s gas tax just went up. So has the bickering By Rob Nikolewski July 5, 2024 at 2:40 p.m. The cost of living adjustment to the state excise tax on gasoline went into effect...
Weather | Beryl batters Mexico after deadly swing through Caribbean By The Associated Press July 6, 2024 at 8:08 a.m. Mexican authorities had moved some tourists and residents out of low-lying areas around the Yucatan...
Environment | Air pollution advisory issued across Southern California after July 4th fireworks By Steven Rosenberg July 5, 2024 at 3:51 p.m. Independence Day celebrations are creating unhealthy conditions in the form of particle pollution, leading to...
National News | Worsening floods, deterioration pose threats to US dam safety By The Associated Press July 5, 2024 at 10:29 a.m. By Michael Phillis and John Hanna | Associated PressST. LOUIS — Early last week, floodwater...
Weather | California’s Death Valley may tie daily record of 129F on Sunday By Bloomberg July 3, 2024 at 10:45 a.m. Through this coming Monday, more than 145 daily records may be broken or tied across...
Environment | To save West Coast’s spotted owls, US officials aim to kill 470,000 of another owl species By Associated Press July 3, 2024 at 9:57 a.m. The plan calls for killing up to 470,000 barred owls after the Eastern US birds...
Environment | Not just crossings, but also fencing, helps save wildlife from being roadkill By Steve Scauzillo July 5, 2024 at 12:35 p.m. In an eight-year span, 613 mountain lions in California were struck by cars and killed....
Environment | Cal State Fullerton botanist Edward Read tried for 7 years to make this water lily bloom By Jonathan Horwitz July 1, 2024 at 10:45 a.m. It's the second largest water lily in the world, the Victoria amazonica, and its blooming...
Environment | Some experts worry a drying climate means U.S. Drought Monitor tool isn’t effective out West By Erika I. Ritchie July 1, 2024 at 7:21 a.m. The nationwide map labels drought conditions from low to high severity each week. But what...
News | 160th anniversary: Yosemite became a state park during Lincoln’s administration By Kurt Snibbe June 28, 2024 at 2:43 p.m. Here are the steps it took to make Yosemite a National Park