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The driver of a car that plunged off a California cliff charged with attempted murder

10:45am January 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

The driver of a car that plunged off a treacherous cliff in northern California, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, was charged with attempted murder.

Floodwaters cover a property along River Rd. in Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks on Jan. 13, 2023.

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The winter storms in California will boost water allocations for the state's cities

5:08am January 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Weeks of rainfall in California won't end a severe drought, but it will provide public water agencies serving 27 million people with much more water than the suppliers had been previously told.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with victims' families, local leaders and community members who were impacted by the shootings in Half Moon Bay.

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At least 18 dead in 3 days after mass shootings in California devastate 2 communities

11:04pm January 24, 2023

The shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two towns just hundreds of miles apart in California, share devastating similarities.

Riverside County Deputy Darnell Calhoun (right) poses with Sheriff Chad Biano in an undated photo. Calhoun was shot and killed Friday, just two weeks after another deputy in the department was slain in the line of duty.

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Two California deputies in the same department were fatally shot just two weeks apart

2:23pm January 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Darnell Calhoun was killed on Friday and Deputy Isaiah Cordero died on Dec. 29. The previous slaying of a Riverside deputy occurred in 2003.

Waves crash into a seawall in Pacifica, Calif., Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. California weather calmed Friday but the lull was expected to be brief as more Pacific storms lined up to blast into the state, where successive powerful weather systems have knocked out power to thousands, battered the coastline, flooded streets, toppled trees and caused at least six deaths.

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California braces for more storms as thousands are still without power

4:41am January 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

California braced for more stormy weather as rain began to sweep into the northern part the state and the San Francisco Bay area, raising the potential for road flooding, rising rivers and mudslides.

"This dog has never met a stranger in his life," owner Sandra O'Neill said fondly, about the missing dog Zeppelin. "He's a very outgoing, loving dog."

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Homeward Bound! Dog, found 1,600 miles away, will be home for Christmas

10:56am December 21, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The German shepherd mix went missing in October 2021. Now, the friendly pooch is on a cross-country road trip from Kansas to California, back to the family who adopted him as an abandoned puppy.

A home is seen damaged after an earthquake in Rio Dell, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. A powerful earthquake rocked a rural stretch of the Northern California coast early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to 70,000 people, and damaging some buildings and a roadway, officials said. At least 11 injuries were reported.

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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Northern California, leaving 70k without power

5:43pm December 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

A strong earthquake shook parts of the region early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting power to thousands, and damaging homes and roads, officials said. No injuries were immediately reported.

The Iron Gate Dam, powerhouse and spillway is seen in 2020 on the lower Klamath River near Hornbrook, Calif.

The largest dam demolition in history is approved for a California river

2:54pm November 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The destruction of four dams on the lower Klamath river will open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat. U.S. regulators approved the plan Thursday in a unanimous vote.

Fire officials responded to a blaze earlier this month near California's Lake Englebright.

Science

A California man says a meteor may have set his home ablaze. Scientists are skeptical

5:00am November 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Witnesses saw a "flaming basketball" streaking across the sky, then heard a loud crash, then Dustin Procita's house went up in flames. But that may be a coincidence, not the fire's cause.

Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?

3:49pm October 24, 2022

by April Dembosky

CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.