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More than 13 inches of rain fell in the Santa Ynez Mountains over the weekend. And another, colder storm is on the way.
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Officials say people should take precautions, including for their pets, and steer clear of the wild animals.
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The Lachman Fire reignited several days after firefighters responded to it, becoming the deadly and destructive Palisades Fire.
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Average fall temperatures across the U.S. are on the rise, and they’re warming fastest here in the Southwest.
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Ways to cook, recycle and even donate your pumpkin.
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California regulators keep tabs on hazardous waste, kind of like how consumers track packages -- even on a short journey. What happens if regulators require less tracking?
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The utility, whose equipment is believed to have sparked the Eaton Fire, says payouts could come four months after people submit a claim. Accepting the money would mean foregoing a lawsuit.
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The decades-long effort will boost local water supplies and could also help replenish Mono Lake in the Sierra Nevada.
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The Trump Administration pulled $1.2 billion from California’s hydrogen hub. Even without federal funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is pressing ahead with clean energy retrofits.
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The federal government pulled $1.2 billion in hydrogen funding for California. Los Angeles is pressing ahead anyway — starting with the Scattergood power plant.
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Southern California's infamous northeasterly winds are expected to pick up Monday night and last through Thursday.
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The action followed months of attempts to reduce the number of livestock attacks, including diversionary feeding, use of drones and 24/7 field presence.
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The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.
Air quality regulator South Coast AQMD is swapping out old school buses with electric ones.
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The California Coastal Commission voted Friday to grant a five-year permit to the company that operates the annual airshow in Huntington Beach.
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We're going to see temperatures continue to cool down this weekend with highs mostly in the 80s.
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The fire started at about 3 p.m. Thursday in dry brush.
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California has tried to eradicate ugly South American swamp rodents called nutria. Shooting destructive nonnative mute swans might be a tougher sell.
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The fire broke out at around 1 a.m. and quickly grew in hot, dry conditions.
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Temperatures will continue to dip, bringing highs back down to mid 90s for inland areas.
