Jul 25 Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle fires in Oregon, Idaho By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Evacuations were ordered in California's Butte and Tehama counties as crews battled a fire reported near Chico just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 9:51 A look at Kamala Harris' legal career and political record By William Brangham, Sam Weber, Maea Lenei Buhre From the daughter of immigrants to the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination. William Brangham has a look at Vice President Kamala Harris' record and how she arrived at this pivotal moment. Continue watching
Jul 15 California bans school rules requiring parents get notified of child's pronoun change By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America The law bans rules requiring school staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission. Continue reading
Jul 12 California officials report state's first wildfire death of the 2024 season By Rio Yamat, Janie Har, Associated Press Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, according to Mendocino County officials. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 6:38 How artists are using their talents to help San Jose reduce its carbon footprint By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet San Jose, in California’s Silicon Valley, has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2030. To do this, leaders are enlisting help from an unlikely source, the arts sector, in a first-of-a-kind program in the country. Jeffrey Brown traveled there to… Continue watching
Jul 07 Motorcyclist dies in California's Death Valley as record-breaking heat persists across the nation By Christopher Weber, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press A high temperature of 128 Fahrenheit was recorded Sunday at Death Valley National Park in eastern California, where a visitor died from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized, officials said. Continue reading
Jul 05 Suspect in custody after deadly Fourth of July attack in Southern California beach city By Eugene Garcia, Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding, Associated Press Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack during a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering in Huntington Beach, California, police said Friday. Continue reading
Jul 03 Thousands evacuate as Northern California Oroville fire spreads By Associated Press Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate, with another day of extreme heat expected. Continue reading
Jul 03 Dangerous heat swelters in California and south-central U.S. By Adam Beam, John Antczak, Associated Press Things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 6:34 New laws on tracking gun sales highlight divide between blue and red states By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant Conflicting laws around the purchase of firearms are taking effect across different states. In California, credit card companies must provide banks with retail codes for gun stores in order to help track their sales. But the opposite is happening in… Continue watching