GREENVILLE, Calif. — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the [...]
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Calif. Law To Require Ships To Cut Pollution
By admin on Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Comments Off
California is about to become the first state to require shore power at its ports. A new law mandates at least half of a shipping line’s fleet to shut down their diesel engines and plug into shore-side electric power when they unload their cargo. It’s part of a larger effort to cut pollution at the [...]
Read More...Calif. fire crews gain edge on 2 blazes along I-5
By admin on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 | Comments Off
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 [...]
Read More...Body found in remote Calif. ID’d as missing woman
By admin on Friday, May 17th, 2013 | Comments Off
The former Army sergeant’s roommate has been arrested. USATODAY.com Feed
Read More...Ex-Lions receiver Titus Young arrested again in Calif.
By admin on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
Authorities say former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young has been arrested in California for the third time in a week. NFL Football News
Read More...Ex-Lions receiver Young arrested again in Calif (Yahoo! Sports)
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young has been arrested in California for the third time in a week. Yahoo! Sports – NFL News
Read More...Brother arrested in fatal Calif. stabbing of girl
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. — Authorities have arrested the 12-year-old brother of an 8-year-old girl who was mysteriously stabbed at her home in a rural Northern California community last month. The boy, who was not identified, will be charged with homicide, Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz told reporters Saturday night. The April 27 attack on Leila [...]
Read More...Brother arrested in fatal Calif. stabbing of girl
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
Police: Brother of an 8-year-old girl stabbed at her home will be charged with murder. USATODAY.com Feed
Read More...One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March. Science News
Read More...Calif. crews mop up wildfire as rain falls
By admin on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 | Comments Off
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Rains moved across Southern California on Monday, dousing remnants of a wildfire that blackened thousands of acres in coastal mountains and bringing much-needed moisture to a region left parched by a dry winter. The 44-square-mile burn area in the western Santa Monica Mountains was 85 percent surrounded, and firefighters worked in muddy [...]
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