• PIX11

    Earthquake shakes New Jersey

    GLADSTONE, N.J. (PIX11) – A 2.6-magnitude earthquake shook New Jersey early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit less than a mile away from Gladstone around 7:0

  • Cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan

    A cluster of earthquakes struck the island republic of Taiwan early Tuesday, the strongest having a magnitude of 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no reports of casualties in the quakes, although there were further damages to two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude

  • Small earthquake reported near Henderson

    LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A small earthquake was reported in the Las Vegas valley on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake took place shortly after 3 p.m. 42.8 km southwest of Henderson. No other information has been released regarding the incident at this time.

  • Taiwan earthquakes: Cluster of quakes shakes Hualien

    Schools and offices in Hualien and the surrounding county were ordered closed as hundreds of aftershocks continued to strike on land and just off the coast in the Pacific Ocean.

  • 2.9 magnitude earthquake shakes New Jersey

    Officials said they hadn't received any reports of damage to roads or other infrastructure on Saturday. A larger quake earlier this month caused some homes in New Jersey to be evacuated, as seen here. The 2.9 magnitude earthquake hit shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday and came three weeks after a rare 4.8 magnitude quake shook the region. [ more › ]

  • Twerking Vandals Wreak Havoc on a Small California Business

    Once in a while, you stumble across a news piece that isn't just wandering into the realm of the surreal, but rather, it's jumping in with both feet. This is one of those, in which twerking vandals wreaked five figures worth of damage to a fleet of pink Volkswagens.

  • Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered

    Southern California’s rivers and creeks once teemed with large, silvery fish that arrived from the ocean and swam upstream to spawn. But today, these fish are seldom seen. Southern California steelhead trout have been pushed to the brink of extinction as their river habitats have been altered by development and fragmented by barriers and dams. Their numbers have been declining for decades, and last week California’s Fish and Game Commission voted to list Southern California steelhead trout as...

  • It’s hot in the desert: where next for festival fashion after Coachella?

    In this week’s newsletter: From not-suitable-for-work catsuits to dirty denim and skorts, the get-ups at Coachella provide clues for what festivalgoers elsewhere will be wearing this year• Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWhile British festivals are known for beer and mud, Coachella – an annual two-weekend event in the Californian desert each April – is renowned for its glossy celebrity crowd and carefully curated content opportunities. Glastonbury has chip vans...

    • WTVG

    Small earthquake felt in Wood County Sunday night

    The 2.3 magnitude earthquake was reported just southeast of the Lake Township Hall near Cummings Road around 8:12 p.m.

  • This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores

    See the top-selling releases among hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus trade paperbacks for the sales week that ended April 28.

  • This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores

    See the top-selling releases among hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus trade paperbacks for the sales week that ended April 28.

    • @sbsun

    This week’s bestsellers at Southern California’s independent bookstores

    See the top-selling releases among hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus trade paperbacks for the sales week that ended April 28.