Jul 15 John MacArthur, influential evangelical preacher in California and beyond, dies at 86 By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press MacArthur was unafraid to stir controversy for the sake of his beliefs, even deriding fellow evangelicals for what he saw as incorrect teachings and theology, including the growing charismatic wing of Christianity. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 8:50 California’s homeless encampment crackdown draws criticism from health experts By Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre California is home to the nation’s largest homeless population. Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration has spent more than $20 billion on the issue, recently urged cities and counties to pass laws that effectively ban “dangerous and unhealthy” encampments. While some… Continue watching
Jul 06 Bodies of all 7 missing people recovered from fireworks warehouse that exploded in California By Associated Press The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County, which lies about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento. Continue reading
Jul 04 California’s largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide By Christopher Weber, Associated Press The Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County. Continue reading
Jul 03 Search continues for 7 missing after fireworks warehouse explosion in California By Christopher Weber, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby July Fourth celebrations. Continue reading
Jul 02 Explosion at California fireworks warehouse sets off massive blaze, with 7 missing, officials say By Associated Press Seven people were missing Wednesday following an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural Northern California that caused a massive fire that spread to farm fields and forced evacuations in the surrounding community, authorities said. Continue reading
Jun 12 Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on June 17. Continue reading
Jun 12 Trump must return control of California National Guard to the state, judge rules By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump's statutory authority. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:41 Downey residents react after immigration raids shake Hispanic-majority community near LA By Marcia Biggs, Jackson Hudgins, Layla Quran, Sam Weber, Maea Lenei Buhre Protests are continuing across the country, as are the immigration raids that have sparked the demonstrations. With parts of Los Angeles under curfew, that city has been quieter for a second straight night. As many as 700 Marines could soon… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 5:13 What lawmakers said about Sen. Padilla being forcibly removed from DHS news conference By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Matt Loffman Members of Congress have been quick to react to news from across the country that one of their own, California Sen. Alex Padilla, was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference. Democrats pointed the blame at the… Continue watching