Oct 24 Threats from California wildfires prompt evacuations, blackouts By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press The blackouts impact a half-million people — or nearly 180,000 customers — in 15 counties. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: British police discover 39 bodies in truck cargo container In our news wrap Wednesday, British police discovered 39 bodies in a truck cargo container. Authorities say they believe it came from Belgium as part of a human-trafficking operation, and the truck driver has been arrested. Also, mass demonstrations in… Continue watching
Oct 23 California utility to cut power again as wildfire precaution By Jocelyn Gecker, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Pacific Gas & Electric Company said it would begin precautionary power shutoffs Wednesday afternoon to nearly 180,000 homes and businesses in portions of 17 counties. Continue reading
Oct 11 California to end its use of for-profit prisons, including for immigrant detention By Don Thompson, Amy Taxin, Associated Press California will ban the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those under contract to the federal government to hold immigrants awaiting deportation hearings. Continue reading
Oct 11 California adopts broadest U.S. rules for gun violence restraining orders By Elana Schor, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun violence restraining orders against other people. Continue reading
Oct 11 Californians could face new power outages with winds moving south By Brian Melley, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The fire danger spread to Southern California on Thursday as raging winds moved down the state. Continue reading
Oct 10 Millions are out of power in California, but were the PG&E shutoffs necessary? By Nsikan Akpan This week's Diablo winds were projected to be the strongest in two years, but early signs suggest that PG&E may have overestimated the fire risk. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: Zelenskiy denies Trump tried to blackmail him In our news wrap Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denied President Trump sought to blackmail him over military aid to Ukraine. Zelenskiy also vowed that his country would investigate whether Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Meanwhile, Apple… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 7:56 Why California residents are 'frustrated' with PG&E over planned power outage The power is still out across a wide swath of Northern California. Officials from utility company PG&E are conducting a planned blackout to reduce the risk of wildfire from high winds mixing with dry weather. But anger is building among… Continue watching
Oct 09 Millions face power outages in California due to wildfire threat By Olga R. Rodriguez, Janie Har, Associated Press California's main utility announced is shutting off power to customers in 34 northern, central and coastal California counties to reduce the chance of fierce winds knocking down or toppling trees into power lines during a siege of hot, dry, gusty… Continue reading