California Community Braces for Floods as Epic Snow Melts April 27, 2023 By Amy Taxin and Jae C. Hong Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put...
SUV Hits 25 LA County Sheriff’s Academy Recruits on Run November 18, 2022 By Amy Taxin, John Antczak and Jae C. Hong WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) – The driver of an SUV veered into the wrong lane and plowed through dozens of Los...
California Cleaning up from Destructive Mudslides September 16, 2022 By Amy Taxin and Christopher Weber Rescuers searched this week for a person missing in a mudslide that swept boulders down fire-scarred slopes and damaged or...
Oil Company Settles Criminal Cases In California Spill September 12, 2022 By Amy Taxin An oil company on pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently discharging crude off the Southern California coast when its...
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...