Jul 26 Watch 4:58 These tight-knit retirees are helping breast cancer survivors feel like 'Boobless Wonders' By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS Losing breasts to cancer can be a shattering experience. As Maya Trabulsi of KPBS in San Diego reports, a tight-knit group of women at a retirement home in Escondido, California, is lessening the pain associated with mastectomies — one loving… Continue watching
Jul 26 California to require proof of vaccination for state workers By Kathleen Ronayne, Janie Har, Associated Press California will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Most fire victims are still waiting to be paid by PG&E's Fire Victim Fund, investigation finds By PBS NewsHour As the Dixie fire ravages northern California, Pacific Gas and Electric has admitted that its equipment could have sparked it. The utility company has sparked fires before, including the deadly Camp fire in 2018. As it emerged from bankruptcy last… Continue watching
Jul 25 California's largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West By Associated Press The fire was burning in a remote area with limited access, hampering firefighters’ efforts as it charged eastward, fire officials said. It has prompted evacuation orders in several small communities and along the west shore of Lake Almanor, a popular… Continue reading
Jul 24 Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support By Nathan Howard, Associated Press Out-of-state crews headed to Montana Saturday to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes. Continue reading
Jul 23 'Fire is medicine': How Indigenous practices could help curb wildfires By Casey Kuhn These techniques are resurfacing in local fire management collaborations between tribes, U.S. Forest Service and non-governmental organizations to help prevent now-common calamities. Continue reading
Jul 22 California wildfire crosses into Nevada, prompting new evacuation orders By Haven Daley, Associated Press A Northern California wildfire crossed into Nevada, prompting new evacuations, but better weather has been helping crews battling the nation's largest blaze in southern Oregon. Continue reading
Jul 20 In California's agricultural heartland, thousands of wells could soon run dry By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado One day last month, water in the community of Teviston, about 66 miles south of Fresno, suddenly stopped flowing. The town's services office fielded calls from residents who said their taps ran dry, and when city… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 10:02 Dr. Fauci on delta variant, risks to children, breakthrough COVID and booster shots COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising again in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has labeled it a "pandemic of the unvaccinated," warning of the delta variant. President Joe Biden also warned Monday to beware… Continue watching
Jul 19 California launches largest free school lunch program in U.S. By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family’s income. Continue reading