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In 2005, at the start of dam's still-unfinished relicensing process, environmental groups asked federal regulators to require that the California Department of Water Resources "armor" the hillside - or reinforce it, typically with concrete or boulders.
Water levels at northern California's Lake Oroville are continuing to drop and stopping water from spilling over a big dam's potentially hazardous emergency spillway.
Nearly 200,000 people remained under evacuation orders Monday as California authorities try to fix erosion of the emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam that could unleash uncontrolled flood waters if it fails.
Repair crews are hoping boulders will help be the stopgap against erosion at the Oroville Dam emergency spillway.
A California National Guard official says they will provide eight helicopters to assist with emergency spillway reconstruction at the nation's tallest dam located about 150 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Officials say water will continue to flow over an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam for another day or so.
Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau has died in a Los Angeles hospital just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion.
A federal lawsuit by an Orange County politician alleges that a website in his name was "hijacked" and repurposed to advertise pornography.
Police say they've made a second arrest in connection with a series of robberies and sexual assaults of elderly women in Long Beach.
The family-friendly "Lego Batman Movie" has proved to be more of a draw than "Fifty Shades Darker" at the box office.
The nearly century-old American Civil Liberties Union says it is suddenly awash in donations and new members as it does battle with President Donald Trump over the extent of his constitutional authority, with nearly $80 million in online contributions alone pouring in since the election.
An immigration rights group has filed a petition to join a lawsuit by Washington and Minnesota states against President Donald Trump's executive order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
United Airlines says it's investigating after a pilot was removed from a San Francisco-bound flight before it left Austin, Texas.
Water started flowing over an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam, on Lake Oroville, for the first time Saturday after erosion damaged the Northern California dam's main spillway.
Around 6:30 this morning, a Butte County Sheriff SWAT Team, along with California Department of Corrections, California Highway Patrol, and Shasta County Sheriff's Office, served a search warrant at 11857 La Porte Rd. in Clipper Mills. Law Enforcement Officials had previously obtained information that led them to believe Shasta County homicide suspect Kane Harrison, and his girlfriend Fawn Watkins, were residing at the residence.
