The Kousch House stood in the Mojave Desert for nearly a century — first as the residence of a prominent homesteader, then as testament to humanity's ability to survive harsh and forbidding environments. Now, all that remains of the landmark is a limestone chimney surrounded by charred rubble. In July, the massive York fire raced through the area, obliterating an old silver mine and other historical structures and torching vast tracks of Joshua trees, whose blackened arms still rise skyward as...
A vast burn scar unfolds in drone footage of a landscape seared by massive wildfires north of Lake Tahoe. But amid the expanses of torched trees and gray soil, an unburnt island of lush green emerges. The patch of greenery was painstakingly engineered. A creek had been dammed, creating ponds that slowed the flow of water so the surrounding earth had more time to sop it up. A weblike system of canals helped spread that moisture through the floodplain. Trees that had been encroaching on the...
The CPUC has approved requests made by utilities in the state to allow solar and storage facilities to use Limited Generation Profiles.
The firing of Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter by the Los Angeles Dodgers over allegations of illegal gambling and theft has highlighted an issue many outside of California don’t realize: Sports betting is still against the law in the nation’s most populous state
(The Center Square) - California’s state fire insurer of last resort is one fire away from insolvency — if damages exceed reinsurance, assessments on all policyholders could be thousands of dollars per fire that occurs anywhere in the state. In testimony before the California Assembly Insurance Committee, Victoria Roach, president of the California FAIR Plan said, “We are one event away from a large assessment There’s no other way to say it, because we don’t have the money on...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The firing of Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter by the Los Angeles Dodgers over allegations of illegal gambling and theft has highlighted an issue many outside of California […]
Greek authorities presented new plans Thursday for tackling wildfires which often ravage the country during its hot, dry summers, including changes in the deployment of firefighting aircraft and increased staffing in specialized forest firefighting units.
Cara Delevingne's "heart is broken" after a massive fire erupted at her Studio City, California, home early Friday. "My heart is broken today. I cannot believe it. Life can change in a blink of an eye so cherish what you have," Delevingne said on social media Friday. She also thanked the firefighters and people who helped to put out the fire, "from the bottom of my heart." The Los Angeles Fire Department said crews responded to the 6,650-square-foot, two-story house at 6:13 a.m. and found a...
Peter Facinelli stars and co-directs.
Tricia Cohen, 62, has a warrant out for her arrest on 16 felony counts of fraud and operating without a license in Paradise, California, through her construction company Cubic Quarters LLC. The alleged fraudster's victims told DailyMail.com how Cohen offered to rebuild their homes at very low prices after a devastating fire tore through the rural California city of 26,000 in November 2018. But after handing Cohen hundreds of thousands of dollars up front based on her promises, residents say they...
City councilors will decide whether to weigh in on the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
Emergency crews are asking the public to avoid Argillite Road.