Popular California safari park stripped of accreditation
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A popular wildlife preserve in the San Francisco Bay Area has been stripped of accreditation by the Association of Zoos…
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Texas abortion ban to remain in place despite heavy pushback
A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions in their state…
Continue ReadingLa Niña is about to take the Southwest drought from bad to worse
More than 92% of the West is in drought this week — a proportion that has hovered at or above 90% since June — with six states entirely in…
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California outlaws sales of gas-powered lawnmowers
Gas-powered landscaping equipment will soon be a thing of the past in California thanks to a new law recently signed by Gov. Gavin…
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Former Sunnyside School District employee indicted on multiple charges
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Wednesday the State Grand Jury indicted long-time Sunnyside Unified School District employee, Joan Katz, on…
Continue ReadingCalifornia drought this summer was the worst on record
By Rachel Ramirez The West’s historic, multi-year drought is threatening water supply, food production and electricity generation. It has…
Continue ReadingMan survives, pinned in bed after giant tree crashes through roof
ALTA SIERRA, California (KOVR) — A man is recovering after a terrifying experience — a giant pine tree came crashing through his roof,…
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2 birds oiled in California pipeline spill treated, released
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Two birds oiled after an undersea pipeline ruptured off the Southern California coast have been treated and…
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Airman convicted of kidnapping, killing Mennonite teacher
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jurors in Arizona have convicted a U.S. Air Force airman of first-degree murder in the…
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Arizona virus hospitalizations remain on plateau below 1,800
PHOENIX (AP) — COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Arizona remain on a plateau amid a gradual slowing of additional new cases and deaths during…
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Video Blog: Plane crash in Santee leaves Yuma doctor dead
A resident of the Santee neighborhood devastated by Monday’s airplane crash reached out to FOX5 with exclusive footage.…
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Southwest Airlines cancellation spree continuing
Southwest Airlines has canceled thousands of flights since Friday, with some speculating coronavirus-related causes or possible employee…
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Arizona sergeant killed while on pursuit
The La Paz County Sheriff’s Office announces Sergeant Micheal Rudd #554 officially succumbed to his injuries received while in the line of duty.…
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Kaiser Permanente faces strike votes in California, Oregon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly…
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Arizona deputy taken off life support
The family of a Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies has decided to remove him from life…
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Body found in search for missing woman in California desert
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Searchers in Southern California have found a body in the Yucca Valley desert, two months after a 30-year-old woman…
Continue ReadingHuntington Beach reopens shore after oil spill shut it down last week
By Claire Colbert, CNN Huntington Beach has reopened its shoreline after water testing results came back with non-detectable amounts of…
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Biden officials updating framework for U.S.-Mexico ties
The United States and Mexico have been in talks about a joint security agreement in order to increase border security and decrease organized…
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Family, friends, and community mourn veteran DEA agent killed in train shooting
Tucson came together Friday to mourn the passing of a veteran Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…
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California makes ethnic studies a high school requirement
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California high school students will have to take a course in ethnic studies to get a…
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