Aug 22 Watch 3:32 More firefighters battle growing California blazes With more than 550 fires burning across California, three clusters of fires in Northern California are causing the most damage. So far, more than 900,000 acres have been scorched and more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. In some… Continue watching
Aug 21 California's jobless rate improves, but economy still struggles to make a full comeback By Adam Beam, Associated Press California added more than 140,000 jobs in July and lowered its unemployment rate to 13.3%. But the unemployment rate is still higher than it ever was during the Great Recession a decade ago. Continue reading
Aug 21 Golden State Killer sentenced to multiple life sentences for 26 rapes, slayings By Don Thompson, Associated Press Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman on Friday said 74-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo will die in prison for his guilty pleas to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges between 1975 and 1986. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 3:23 Extreme heat, strong winds and intense lightning create California tinder box By Stephanie Sy California has suffered a devastating week, with a blistering heat wave, intense lightning storms and raging wildfires overwhelming firefighters and forcing residents to evacuate in the middle of a pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state’s resources are being pushed… Continue watching
Aug 20 California's wildfire-prone landscape stoked by human actions By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Scientists say California has a really flammable ecosystem and global warming is making it worse. Continue reading
Aug 19 Hundreds of wildfires tear through California By Janie Har, Haven Daley, Associated Press Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week. Continue reading
Aug 19 San Francisco blanketed in smoke as California fires rage By Juliet Williams, Robert Jablon, Associated Press Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate in regions surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area Wednesday as some 30 wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: California governor demands probe of power blackouts By Janie Har, Adam Beam, Associated Press The governor warned that customers could again lose power Monday. Newsom also sent an letter to state energy overseers demanding to know why blackouts occurred with such little notice to the public. Continue reading
Aug 17 Victims tell of trauma, healing in Golden State Killer case By Don Thompson, Associated Press Nearly three-dozen victims or survivors plan to tell their stories before the man known as the Golden State Killer is formally sentenced to life in prison. Continue reading
Aug 16 Lightning sparks new wildfires across California By Associated Press A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles. Continue reading