Almost 10 years to the day after a massive oil spill fouled the Santa Barbara coastline and prompted the closure of several drilling platforms, a Texas-based company says it has resumed crude oil production in nearby federal waters. To the […]
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For the last 18 months, the city of Rancho Palos Verdes has been struggling to address a worsening local emergency — the dramatic expansion of an ancient landslide zone that has torn homes apart, buckled roadways and halted utility services.
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Winter is officially behind us and, apparently, so are the cool temperatures as the National Weather Service is forecasting a “significant warmup” in the coming days with temperatures climbing into the 90s by Monday. The above-average temperatures kicked off Friday
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As federal job eliminations struck the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service on Thursday, scientists and environmental advocates denounced the cuts, saying they could cause real harm to Americans. The full extent of the layoffs across
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Runyon Canyon Park has partially reopened to the public after it was closed for weeks following the Sunset fire. The popular Hollywood Hills hiking spot is open for visitors everywhere except the West Trail area, which remains closed “until further
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Unseasonably warm temperatures are expected to continue across much of Southern California through at least Thursday, likely to set additional daily high records, but forecasters say this stretch of heat isn’t indicative of an early start to springtime. Several cold,
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It’s been more than seven years since fire hydrants in southern Ventura County rapidly ran dry as the Thomas fire exploded — something Assemblymember Steve Bennett hoped he would never see repeated. But in November, firefighters again found themselves short
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In late February 2023, a major blizzard dumped several feet of fresh powder across Northern California’s mountains — dream conditions for many experienced snowboarders like Wesley Whalen. Instead, it turned into the worst-case scenario. Whalen, 46, suffocated to death underneath
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California is entering the fourth month of what is typically the rainy season, but in the Southland, the landscape is beginning to show signs of drought. The last time Los Angeles recorded rainfall over a tenth of an inch —
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To many locals, it feels like Santa Cruz’s picturesque coast is being battered like never before. Waves from strong winter storms and a pair of tsunamis have caused millions of dollars in damage to the wharf and marina area in
Santa Cruz’s 100-year-old wharf keeps getting thrashed Read More »
