California Worries About Drought and Wildfires Amid Dry Winter February 28, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez California officials are bracing for the potential of another drought and an early and more intense wildfire season amid a...
California Dam’s Spillway Gets First Use Since 2017 Flooding Crisis April 3, 2019 By Rich Pedroncelli and Olga R. Rodriguez Officials at the nation’s tallest dam unleashed water down a rebuilt spillway Tuesday for the first time since it crumbled...
Northern California River Flooded 2,000 Buildings March 1, 2019 By Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez A Northern California river flooded 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings and left two communities virtual islands after days of...
Storm Waters Flood, Cut off California Town February 28, 2019 By Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez A California town north of San Francisco was accessible only by boat after a rain-swollen river overflowed its banks inundated...
50 Homes Destroyed in California Wildfire July 21, 2017 By Scott Smith and Olga R. Rodriguez The town of Mariposa, with its century-old saloons and covered sidewalks, normally bustles with summer visitors on their way to...
Hundreds of Evacuations in California, Nevada from Flooding January 10, 2017 By Scott Sonner and Olga R. Rodriguez Hundreds fled homes as a massive winter storm packing heavy rain, damaging winds and lightning caused mudslides and widespread flooding...
Federal Judge: Monkey Cannot Own Copyright of Selfie Photos January 11, 2016 By Olga R. Rodriguez A macaque monkey who snapped clear, perfectly framed selfies that would have made the Kardashians proud still cannot own a...
California Farm Recalls Produce Used in Costco’s E. Coli-linked Salad December 1, 2015 By Olga R. Rodriguez A California farm is recalling a vegetable mix believed to be the source of E.coli in Costco chicken salad that...
Massive Northern California Wildfire Destroys 400 Homes and Businesses September 14, 2015 By Ellen Knickmeyer and Olga R. Rodriguez Two fast-burning wildfires overtook several Northern California towns, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of homes and businesses...