California News from AP
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles is approaching 156 square miles, burning structures, homes and a nature center in a famed Southern California wildlife sanctuary in foothill desert…
Wildfires and hurricanes disrupt final weeks of 2020 census
The Census Bureau is contending with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nation’s once-a-decade headcount
Desert communities told to evacuate as winds stoke flames
Strong winds stoked a wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders Saturday for desert communities that lost some homes a day earlier
Homes burned as winds push California fire into desert floor
Strong afternoon winds intensified a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders Saturday for desert communities that lost some homes a day earlier
Homes burned as winds push California fire into desert floor
Strong winds pushed a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks in mountains northeast of Los Angeles onto the desert floor and spread it rapidly in several directions, causing it to explode in size and destroy homes
Ex-California attorney sentenced for killing wife on cruise
A former Southern California lawyer was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for strangling his ex-wife and throwing her body off a cruise ship in the Mediterranean in 2006
California jobless rate falls with help of temporary jobs
California's unemployment rate fell to 11.4% in August
Pelosi to church: ‘Follow science’ on COVID-19 restrictions
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing back against the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco's criticism of COVID-related restrictions
Latest: Southern California forest fire burns near homes
A stubborn, growing wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles is moving toward homes
Police: Man picked up gun before Los Angeles deputies fired
Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies told investigators they fatally shot a Black man in South Los Angeles two weeks ago after he picked up a gun he’d dropped during a struggle
California paid leave law among nation’s broadest
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that lets more people than almost anywhere else in the country take time off from work to care for a family member without fear of losing their job
Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad
Two unusual weather phenomena combined to create some of the most destructive wildfires the West Coast states have seen in modern times
No emergency training for crew on boat where fire killed 34
Crew members of a Southern California dive boat have told investigators they weren't trained on emergency procedures before a fire broke out last year and killed 34 people
Trick-or-What? Pandemic Halloween is a mixed bag all around
So many people look forward to Halloween, but this year is going to be vastly different for many
Seeping under doors, bad air from West’s fires won’t ease up
Dangerously dirty air spewing from massive wildfires on the West Coast is seeping into homes and businesses and keeping people already shut away by the coronavirus pandemic from enjoying even a walk outside
Harris, home in California, gets a look at wildfire damage
California Sen. Kamala Harris says partisan ideology shouldn't govern leaders' responses to wildfires and climate change ravaging her home state
Officer charged in death of Black man released on bail
A police officer facing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of a Black man inside a San Francisco Bay Area Walmart store was handcuffed and taken to jail following a court appearance Tuesday
Yuengling, America’s oldest brewer, invades the West Coast
West Coast beer lovers, it’s pronounced YING-ling
LA Sheriff to politicians: Emphasize trust in justice system
The Los Angeles County sheriff criticized elected officials, sports figures and civic leaders for “fanning the flames of hatred” as America grapples with racism and police brutality
California governor gently confronts Trump on climate
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was respectful with President Donald Trump about climate change during his visit to the state
Longtime San Francisco benefactor Ann Getty dies at 79
Longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco Ann Getty has died
Wildfires during pandemic intensify economic pain in West
The fires consuming the forests of California and Oregon and darkening the skies over San Francisco and Portland are also damaging a regional economy already singed by the coronavirus outbreak
Search continues for gunman who shot California deputies
Authorities were continuing the search for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in an apparent ambush in their squad car
