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‘Explosive’ Oak Fire outside Yosemite prompts mandatory evacuations

By Associated Press

The Oak Fire, which began Friday afternoon southwest of the park near Midpines in Mariposa County, grew to 10.2 square miles (26.5 square kilometers) by Saturday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

California to give ‘baby bonds’ to children who lost parent or guardian to COVID

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California has approved trust funds for some children from low-income families who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.

Trucker protest shuts down operations at busy California port

By Associated Press

Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland, one of then ten-busiest container ports in the country.

2 killed and 3 wounded in Southern California 7-Eleven shootings

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Police say two people have been killed and three have been wounded in pre-dawn shootings at four Southern California 7-Eleven stores.

California forest fire forces new evacuations

By Associated Press

Evacuation orders have been expanded for remote communities near a wildfire that's chewing through California forests.

WATCH: California Gov. Newsom speaks on abortion rights, climate change fight

By Associated Press

As the U.S. Supreme Court ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion, elected leaders and abortion-rights activists in the nation's most populated state say they're not giving up the fight.

California plan to combat climate change pleases few

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

A top California official says heat waves and drought gripping California highlight the urgency to slash fossil fuel use and remove planet-warming emissions from the air.

California has some of the worst air quality in the country. The problem is rooted in the San Joaquin Valley

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

The ongoing effects of climate change have left much of the West to suffer from worsening air quality in recent years. But in places like California's San Joaquin Valley, home to productions of oil, agriculture and warehouses, this has been…

Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona, California

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

In Arizona, firefighters are battling a wildfire on the northern outskirts of Flagstaff that has forced evacuations in the same area as another springtime blaze.

Gavin Newsom overwhelmingly wins California primary

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

Newsom is the overwhelming favorite to win a second term just a year after surviving a recall election. He will run on a progressive agenda that includes stricter gun laws and enhanced abortion services.