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Most areas will seen between a half an inch and 1 inch of rain, which should clear out by Saturday morning.
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The U.S. government filed the lawsuit in 2023 to recover firefighting costs and to address other damages from the wildfire in fall 2020.
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SoCal is in for a cooling trend in time for Memorial Day after a mini heatwave.
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Officials want to give local flora and fauna a chance to bounce back after the Eaton Fire. They also want to protect hikers from danger.
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Heal the Bay’s annual beach report card just came out, and the water at the Santa Monica Pier is once again some of the dirtiest along the West Coast.
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The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
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L.A. County is offering free tests after recent analysis showed high levels of lead downwind of the January fire that devastated Altadena.
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A total of 85 homeowners sought to get the federal funds for a buyout, but there's not enough money for everyone and cash could take years to arrive.
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The federal government and state agencies haven't taken charge of comprehensive soil testing, as they did with past fires in California. Here's what people can do now.
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Friends of Big Bear Valley said in a social media update that the eaglets’ size, including their ankles, have helped them make an educated guess.
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Models show mother nature may show some mercy. Highs will merely reach the 90s in most places, though some areas could top 100.
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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
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Newsom wants to allocate half of funds from the landmark cap and trade program to high speed rail and firefighting — leaving too little for other climate work, critics say.
The U.S. didn't send delegates to this year's world climate conference called COP30. But that void is being filled by leaders from state and cities including California.
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The Altadena Historical Society, responding to the loss of photos and heirlooms, launches an oral history project for fire survivors.Listen 4:13
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Thirty percent of overdue properties didn't receive the necessary permit to even begin removal.
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An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire.
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No immediate hike in gas prices will occur. But Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature fear the effects of the clean-fuel program.
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The Randall Preserve lies along the Santa Ana River between Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach.
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The wildfire near Silverwood Lake started at 3:58 p.m. on Saturday and grew to nearly 500 acres in just hours.
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Two NASA research planes will begin flying across SoCal at lower altitudes and doing some special maneuvers in the sky to collect air samples.
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The $10,000 grants can be used for things like home repairs or storage for those forced to leave because of ongoing land movement around Portuguese Bend.
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It will be warm and dry today, but the addition of gusty onshore winds for the interior portions are raising the risk of fire weather for SoCal.
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Experts from UCLA and industry release recommendations, which one L.A. County supervisor calls a roadmap for future policymaking.
