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West Coast governors urge COVID quarantine after travel

LOS ANGELES – The governors of California, Oregon and Washington issued travel advisories Friday urging people entering or returning to their states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Report: Kobe Bryant pilot may have been disoriented in fog

LOS ANGELES – The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he actually was descending, federal investi...

DATE: Jun 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Olympic skier Bode Miller’s daughter drowns in pool

Attempts to resuscitate the 19-month-old were unsuccessful

DATE: Jun 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Alex Hannold and Tommy Caldwell smash El Capitan’s speed record

Climbers scaled 3,000-foot wall in less than two hours

DATE: Jun 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Coffee sold in California could carry cancer warning labels

LOS ANGELES – A future cup of coffee in California could give you jitters before you even take a sip. A nonprofit group wants coffee manufacturers, distributors and retailers to p...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Fiery rhetoric from California to feds over $18M fire debt

LOS ANGELES – California’s emergency services director has fired off a sharply worded letter to the U.S. Forest Service that said the agency had stiffed local governments $18 million for fig...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wet winter creates hazards for hikers

California’s Pacific Crest Trail can be dangerous

DATE: Jun 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mosques across U.S. receive hate-filled letter

LOS ANGELES – Several mosques nationwide have reported receiving a hate-filled letter from California that warns Muslims to leave the country or face genocide. The identical lette...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fire scares Los Angeles as larger blazes burn across West

Fire south of Albuquerque sends smoke as far as Denver

DATE: Jun 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Despite drought, California skiers in pursuit of powder

In California backcountry, skiers find satisfying snow

DATE: Apr 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

California methane leak set record, study finds

LOS ANGELES – A natural gas leak that sickened Los Angeles residents and forced thousands from their homes was the largest known release of climate-changing methane in U.S. history, scientis...

DATE: Feb 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Federal jury to settle bitter battle between sweeteners

LOS ANGELES – Big Sugar and Big Corn are facing off in court this week in a bitter, multibillion-dollar battle of sweeteners that boils down to a mix of science, semantics and marketing. ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food