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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The park is expected to experience heat above 125 degrees this weekend — the second time in a month. Earlier this month, a motorcyclist died in the extreme heat.
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Long Beach State Shark Lab dispels common myths about sharks and discusses how California sharks truly act around humans.
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The Fork Fire is burning east of the San Gabriel Reservoir in the Angeles National Forest.
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Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against a medical sterilizer using ethylene oxide include cancer patients in the city of Maywood, as well as residents who’ve lost loved ones. The company denies wrongdoing.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Annual report shows the most and least polluted beaches across Southern California.
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Temperatures could reach 116 in Palm Springs.
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The campaign aims to reach people most vulnerable to the health impacts of extreme heat.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Experts and observers say although these foxes with their long snouts and bushy tails aren’t native to the South Bay, they’ve become a part of the culture.
The Interior Department released its plan to open up federal waters off California’s coast to oil drilling, setting up a direct confrontation with Sacramento on energy and climate change.
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California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS in fake lawns.
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Today's weather is a few degrees cooler. If you happen to be at the beaches, stay safe out there — high surf to come.
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The multimedia art exhibit traces the region's complex evolution from agriculture to military base to vast rows of warehouses.
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Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.Listen 4:50
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Today is the peak of the warming trend, then a cool down to come.
