Sep 13 2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car By Associated Press Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest… Continue reading
Sep 11 At least 10 people confirmed dead, 16 remain missing amid North California wildfires By Adam Beam, Brian Melley, Associated Press More than 2,000 homes and other buildings had burned in the fire, which began several weeks ago as a lightning-sparked collection of blazes northeast of San Francisco. The final toll is expected to be much higher. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 3:00 Over 2 million acres have burned in California -- and fire season is just beginning By Stephanie Sy Record wildfires are still raging across vast swaths of California. The flames have burned more than 2 million acres, destroying scores of homes and other buildings. Hundreds of people have been stranded by the exploding blazes, requiring rescue by helicopter… Continue watching
Sep 08 California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs By Associated Press Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people. Continue reading
Aug 28 California governor announces new reopening plan By Michael R. Blood, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The new rules create a four-tier, color-coded system that counties will move through based on their number of cases and percentage of positive tests. It will rely on two metrics to determine which tier a county is in: case rates… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 6:47 Fires of historic magnitude ravage a California short on resources A deadly and unprecedented wave of wildfires is burning across California. They have claimed at least seven lives, damaged 1,200 structures and led to nearly a quarter million evacuations. Especially in Northern California, small fires sparked by lightning have merged… Continue watching
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