Giant sequoia found still smoldering from 2020 California wildfire
That shows how dry the area still is, said one official. With drought conditions dire across the West, AccuWeather predicts another above-average wildfire season this year.
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Tainted flutes in California
State and federal officials are investigating an incident in which a teacher might have distributed handmade flutes tainted with bodily fluids. CBS Los Angeles reports.
Hair salon mass killer sentenced
Scott Dekraai killed his ex-wife and seven others at a California hair salon in 2011 in the deadliest mass shooting in Orange County's history. Friday, his victims' loved ones gave emotional statements about the massacre's devastating impacts on their lives as he was sentenced to eight life terms.
Summer snow
Snowfall turned the last day of summer into a treacherous winter scene on Sierra roads in El Dorado County, California. One person died in a 16 car pile-up made worse by hail on Interstate 80. CBS Sacramento reporter Drew Bollea has the story.
Patient's donor denied U.S. visa
The family of a California grandmother says the government is standing in the way of her life-saving cancer treatment. Helen Huynh's doctors say she will die without a stem cell transplant. Her sister in Vietnam is a perfect match, but the U.S. Consulate has refused to give her a temporary visa so far. Carter Evans reports.
Deadly street race
The California Highway Patrol says one man is dead and seven cars were damaged after an illegal street race Wednesday. The driver who caused the wreck was determined to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Stacey Butler from CBS Los Angeles reports.
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Officer takes vendor's money
A video showing a University of California, Berkeley police officer ticketing a hot dog vendor, rifling through his wallet and confiscating his money has caused an outcry across social media. The incident happened on Saturday outside of a university football game. KPIX's Christin Ayers reports.
SuperTanker fights fire
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has used Global SuperTanker Service's Boeing 747-400 for the first time to fight a fire. The SuperTanker is a former Japan Airlines aircraft that's been converted into a retardant-dropping air tanker. Adrienne Moore of CBS station KOVR-TV reports.
California wildfires
Thousands of firefighters are battling 77 large wildfires across the West. One of them is the largest ever to hit the city of Los Angeles. As Jamie Yuccas reports, some homeowners barely got out in time.
Massive wildfires
Historic wildfires are impacting the areas near Los Angeles. Thousands of acres have been burned. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas spoke to CBSN about the severe weather in California.
Dozens of wildfires burn
Seventy large wildfires are burning from California to Montana. Hot, dry weather in Washington state is helping to fuel the Jolly Mountain fire. More than 9,000 acres have burned.
Transgender discussion controversy
A school board in California is facing tough questions from parents concerned over a controversial incident involving transgender discussions inside a kindergarten class. CBS Sacramento's Shirin Rajaee reports.
How Bruce's Beach was unjustly taken
A century ago, white supremacists forced a Black family out of the California beach property where they operated a resort. This week, 60 Minutes+ reports on how efforts to right that wrong are still being met with opposition today. See the story, now streaming only on Paramount+
Crane climber death
A driver who led police on a wild pursuit on California's 110 Freeway to the Port of Los Angeles is dead. The man climbed a crane and stripped naked before jumping, or falling, 160 feet to his death. KCBS's Tom Wait reports.
Returning an unjustly taken beachfront property to the Black family who owned it
A century ago, white supremacists forced a Black family out of the California beach property where they operated a resort. This week, 60 Minutes+ reports on how efforts to right that wrong are still being met with opposition today. See the story, now streaming only on Paramount+
Sea lions sick
Something in the water has made dozens of sea lions sick, leaving experts at Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, scrambling to help them. CBS San Francisco reports.
Motorcycle crash
A motorcyclist in California is recovering after he rode off a cliff into a ravine. Matthew Murray, 27, captured the accident on a GoPro camera attached to his vehicle. He suffered multiple broken bones in the crash. Crystal Cruz from CBS Los Angeles reports.
Mountain lion crosses freeway
P-55 is the fourth known mountain lion to have crossed the 101 Freeway and lived to tell the tale through his GPS tracking collar. CBS Los Angeles' Crystal Cruz reports.
Releasing sterile mosquitoes
A San Francisco company is releasing 20 million mosquitoes into a California neighborhood in the name of science. But the people behind the experiment in Fresno are hoping it actually reduces the mosquito population and the dangerous diseases they carry. Mireya Villarreal reports.
Chicago stabbing arrest
A Northwestern professor and an Oxford employee are behind bars, accused of killing a Chicago hairstylist and spending eight days on the run. Wyndham Lathem and Andrew Warren surrendered separately Friday in Northern California. Mireya Villarreal reports.
Trapped driver rescued in flash flood
Several drivers were trapped and rescued after heavy rain flooded a Southern California neighborhood Thursday afternoon. A Metrolink train was also stranded during rush hour after ground gave way near the tracks. An inch-and-a-half of rain caused the flash flooding.
Dad admits killing boy
Aramazd Andressian Sr., 35, pleaded guilty in a California court August 1, 2017 to killing his five-year-old son Aramazd Andressian Jr. Prosecutors say Andressian killed the child in April to get back at his estranged wife. The boy's body wasn't found for months.
California critters
The contents of more than 500,000 cataloged photographs have identified rare species that live in northern California. CBS San Francisco's Emily Turner reports.
Body found in lake search
A 20-year-old college football player disappeared one stormy day in 2016 while paddleboarding with friends in California's Lake Tahoe. Now police believe his body has finally been found. Jennifer McGraw of CBS station KOVR-TV reports.
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