Report: California Encourages Rebuilding in Fire-Prone Areas June 14, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California state and local officials are encouraging rebuilding in areas destroyed by wildfires at a time...
Regulators Withdraw Controversial California Work Mask Rules June 11, 2021 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that...
California’s Epic Drought Is Parching Reservoirs and Worrying Farmers June 3, 2021 By Leslie Kaufman and Eugene Reznik There is dry, and then there is desiccated. As any movie fan knows from the classic film Chinatown, California is...
As Drought Intensifies, California Seeing More Wildfires May 26, 2021 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than...
California Readies To Prevent Blackouts, But Threats Remain May 20, 2021 By Adam Beam SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top energy regulators on Tuesday said the state is better prepared to avoid last summer’s...
Arson Arrest Made in LA Wildfire That Forced Evacuations May 19, 2021 By Christopher Weber LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations in...
Fire Officials Aim to Squelch Blazes Fast, Avoid Megafires May 14, 2021 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible...
California Fire Victims See Little Payout From Settlement May 10, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked...
California County Hopes Artificial Intelligence Can Mitigate Wildfire Risk May 10, 2021 By Jim Sams At this time of year, periodic rain showers on the north coast of California give way to months of daily...
J&J, Other Drugmakers Go to Trial in California in $50B Case Over ‘Deadly Legacy’ of Opioids April 20, 2021 By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson Four drugmakers helped cause the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing their drugs and downplaying their addictive risks, a...