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73-Year-Old Hiker Found After He Was Reported Missing in Mountain Snowstorm
A 73-year-old hiker who was reported missing two days ago after a snowstorm in the mountains northwest of Los Angeles has been found, authorities said Thursday.
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Oregon-Born Gray Wolf Dies After ‘Epic' California Trek
An Oregon-born gray wolf that thrilled biologists as it journeyed far south into California was found dead after apparently being struck by a vehicle.
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Rare Giant California Condors Flock at Woman's House
About 15 to 20 of the endangered birds recently showed up at the house and made themselves at home in the Kern County community of Tehachapi.
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Farm Workers Strike After They See on TV That Dozens of Coworkers Have Coronavirus
A group of about 50 farm workers went on strike Thursday at a California pistachio farm demanding free face coverings, gloves and information from the farm’s owner after they said they learned from the media that dozens of their coworkers tested positive for the coronavirus, a union official said.
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Appeals Court Hits California County's Oil Permit System
A California county that pumps most of the state’s oil and has issued more than 1,000 drilling permits in five years violated state environmental laws, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for environmentalists who argued the permit system threatened the region’s air and water. The 5th District Court of Appeal gave Kern County 30 days to stop issuing…
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Power Restored to All Customers Affected By Power Safety Shutoffs
PG&E officials announced Saturday that all power has been restored to customers affected by the power safety shutoffs. According to the utility, the last group of customers without power were in Amador and Calaveras counties and were restored around 6 p.m.
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The ShakeAlert App is Making Changes. Here's What You Need to Know
You may recall that after a major Fourth of July earthquake, and subsequent temblors in the following days, that many criticized the ShakeAlertLA app for not notifying residents that a large one was coming.
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Kern County Man Gets 94-to-Life for Child Molestation
A Kern County man was sentenced last week to 94-years-to-life in prison for sexually abusing a child, according to Contra Costa County prosecutors. Donaciano Rodriguez was found guilty on 11 felony counts, including penetration of a child under 10 and forced lewd acts on a child.
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Man Who Ripped Out Victim's Eyeball, And Nearly Ripped Out the Other, Faces Life in Prison
A Central California man who ripped out the eyeball of another man has been convicted of mayhem and other charges that carry a possible life sentence.
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Manson Pen Pal Seeks DNA Test of Killer's Alleged Grandson
A former Charles Manson pen pal wants a Los Angeles judge to order DNA testing of a 43-year-old Florida man who contends he is Manson’s grandson, saying the weight of evidence disputes the claim of the cult leader’s alleged kin.
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President Trump Declares Emergency Over Earthquakes
President Donald Trump Monday approved a request to declare an emergency in California and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the earthquakes that began in the Ridgecrest area Thursday.
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President Trump Declares Emergency Over Earthquakes
President Donald Trump Monday approved a request to declare an emergency in California and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the earthquakes that began in the Ridgecrest area Thursday.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Declares State of Emergency in San Bernardino County
Following the two latest earthquakes that rattled Southern California residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency in San Bernardino County Saturday morning.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Declares State of Emergency in San Bernardino County
Following the two latest earthquakes that rattled Southern California residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency in San Bernardino County Saturday morning.
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PHOTOS: 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Southern California
A second powerful earthquake rocked Southern California on Friday evening, a day after a 6.4 magnitude quake hit the same area in Kern County just north of Los Angeles.
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2,000 Soft-Story Buildings in Oakland Still Need Earthquake Protection
A law recently passed in Oakland makes it one of several cities that will require property owners to retrofit all soft-story buildings in order to make them safer in the event of an earthquake.
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After He Was Labeled a Child Rapist, He's Finally Exonerated and Filing a Lawsuit for the 25 Years Lost
Back in 1991, Vicente Benevides was wrongly convicted of raping and killing a toddler, and after decades of anguish in prison, he’s finally free, and is filing a lawsuit.
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Late-Season Storm Brings Snow, Rain to California
Slopes of the Sierra Nevada sported fresh powder Thursday as a late-spring storm with a winter-like potency moved through California, adding to snowpack and rainfall accumulations that were already well above normal.
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Bakersfield Rampage Gunman and Victims Identified
A gunman in Southern California on Wednesday fatally shot his ex-wife and a man at a trucking company before a nearly 40-minute rampage in which he chased after another man, killing him, and then drove to a home where he shot dead a father and daughter.
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Gunman Kills His Wife, 4 Others and Himself in Bakersfield
A gunman went on a rampage in Kern County, California, killing his wife and four other people before shooting himself to death, authorities said.