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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Officials say the waste headed for the Calabasas landfill won't harm public health, but protesting residents living nearby aren't convinced.
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The tornado early Thursday lasted 2 minutes and was around 1 mile long and 80 yards wide, officials confirmed.
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As predicted, rainfall rates peaked between late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
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The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will try to weaken them or eliminate them entirely.
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A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly half a billion dollars be enough?
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Loma Alta Park will be back bigger and better than ever, officials say. Volunteers can help refurbish the park so Altadena Little Leaguers can play there again in May.
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The youngest chick may be only a few days old, but it’s been holding its own among the two older eaglets.
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A more powerful storm system moves in today, bringing with it heavy rain and more mountain snow through Thursday.
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Also, we tell you how to avoid a nasty surprise when you get a big bill for cleanup. The trick is to save your receipts.
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This week's rain storm is expected to be strong enough to cause debris flows in and around recently burned areas.
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Affected residents have until 5 p.m. on March 12 to apply for assistance from three major funds.
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A more powerful storm system moves in Wednesday, bringing with it heavy rain and more mountain snow through Thursday.
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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You might not want to bother making plans to travel over major mountain passes for at least the next few days.
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It’s got to do with where the air is coming from.
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High winds, high surface, snow and ice at unusually low elevations. Buckle in.
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Congressmember Nanette Barragán, who represents a large part of North Long Beach, helped secure the federal funding. She says half of L.A.'s population lives in neighborhoods without access to parks and open spaces.
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It’s rare to see a storm like this, which could bring snow to places it’s not normally seen.
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Stay indoors, avoid thunder, steer clear of moving water, and prepare an emergency kit.
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Suspending environmental rules would mean more water for agricultural purposes, but could endanger already threatened delta species.
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Local authorities said aerial searches are also affected. Sands set out for a solo hike on Mount Baldy on Jan. 13 and never returned.
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The National Weather Service is warning Southern Californians that it will be "the coldest storm of the season, and possibly of the last several years."
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
