Monster Flare-Ups Happening In Caldor Mega Fire
The Caldor Fire grew to more than 186,000 acres as it pushed east and north east towards South Lake Tahoe.
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The Caldor Fire grew to more than 186,000 acres as it pushed east and north east towards South Lake Tahoe.
Human remains have been found in an area burned by a small wildfire in Northern California, authorities said Monday.
Fire officials ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin Sunday evening as crews dealt with a two-week-old blaze they said was "more aggressive than anticipated," and continued to edge toward the pristine waters of Lake Tahoe.
A 5-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion in a Calabasas neighborhood when his mother intervened to save him.
Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 in Los Angeles, was granted parole Friday on his 16th attempt.
California lawmakers on Thursday advanced the second of two measures designed to cut through local zoning ordinances, spurred by a shortage of affordable housing, rising home prices and an increasing homeless population.
California lawmakers will wait until next year to consider decriminalizing psychedelics, with the bill's author saying Thursday that he will keep working to persuade the public and legislators that it's a good idea.
California's top court rejected an attempt to make it harder to impose the death penalty, ruling Thursday in favor of the current system where jurors need not unanimously agree on aggravating factors used to justify the punishment.
Democrat Kevin Paffrath shook up the recall debate stage Wednesday in his first appearance alongside three Republican rivals, accusing them of lacking bold plans and pitching himself as the best option to lead California should voters remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.
A California appeals court has blocked the expansion of Lake Tahoe's famed Squaw Valley ski resort because the development plan fails to adequately address potential harm to air and water quality, as well as increased noise levels and traffic in the area.
Frustrated by out-of-control increases in drug overdose deaths, California's leaders are trying something radical: They want the state to be the first to pay people to stay sober.
The air around Lake Tahoe and Reno is thick with brown smoke this week, and the region is experiencing the worst air quality in the country by far, as the Caldor Fire torches its way through the Eldorado National Forest.
Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the return to school, the Delta variant on the rise and this winter approaching, health officials are concerned it could get worse.
A man wanted on a murder warrant in California was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with Amtrak police when officers tried to take him into custody on the platform of Chicago's Union Station, authorities said.
Seven western states are under air quality alerts due to raging wildfires, which have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed hundreds of homes.
