Lawsuit Says Boy’s Brain Damaged by Errant Throw at California Stadium April 11, 2022 By Amy Taxin A 6-year-old boy suffered a fractured skull and brain damage when he was accidentally hit by a baseball thrown by...
Oil Company Sues Over California Underwater Pipeline Leak March 2, 2022 By Amy Taxin A Houston-based oil company on Feb. 28 sued two container ship operators and an organization that helps oversee marine traffic,...
California Officials Promising Improved Response After Oil Spill November 16, 2021 By Amy Taxin California officials on Monday said better communication and detection technologies could improve the state’s response to an oil spill like...
Popular California Beach City Reopens After Massive Oil Spill October 12, 2021 By Amy Taxin A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from...
California Spill Not the Environmental Disaster First Feared October 11, 2021 By Amy Taxin After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast, environmentalists feared the worst: A...
Lake Tahoe Residents Glad Homes Spared from Massive Wildfire September 7, 2021 By Sam Metz and Amy Taxin Connor Jones sunbathed with his dog on the otherwise empty beach at Ski Run Marina on Monday, as residents trickling...
Health Official: California COVID-19 Cases Underreported August 6, 2020 By Amy Taxin Figures showing California has slowed the rate of coronavirus infections may be in doubt because a technical problem has delayed...
Plagued by Drought, California Prepares For El Niño Storms August 27, 2015 By Amy Taxin While drought-plagued California is eager for rain, the forecast of a potentially Godzilla-like El Niño event has communities clearing out...
Immigrants’ Prior Licenses to be Checked by California DMV January 15, 2015 By Amy Taxin and Fenit Nirappil Immigrants in the country illegally who fraudulently obtained a California driver’s license before it was legal won’t get a new...
Immigrants Get Warning On California Driver’s Licenses December 30, 2014 By Amy Taxin While tens of thousands of immigrants living in the United States illegally are preparing to apply for a long-sought driver’s...