Tag Archives: California

California, Washington, New Mexico may lose some federal money over enforcing trucker English rules

California, Washington, New Mexico may lose some federal money over enforcing trucker English rules

California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called significant failures in the way …

Read More »

COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new ‘Stratus’ variant

COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new ‘Stratus’ variant

COVID-19 is once again climbing to troubling levels in California — a worrying trend as health officials attempt to navigate a vaccine landscape thrown into uncertainty by delays and decisions from the Trump administration. Public health departments in Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties have reported jumps in the coronavirus concentrations detected in wastewater in recent weeks. L.A. County also …

Read More »

California wine country wildfire nears 7,000 acres, mandatory evacuations ordered

California wine country wildfire nears 7,000 acres, mandatory evacuations ordered

A fast-spreading wildfire in California‘s wine country prompted mandatory evacuation orders as firefighters continued to battle the blaze from the ground and air into Monday. The Pickett Fire in Northern California’s Napa County has burned some 6,803 acres since it broke out Thursday, according to the latest update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. As of Monday, …

Read More »

The plague reappeared in California. Here’s how dangerous it is

The plague reappeared in California. Here’s how dangerous it is

The plague, aka the Black Death, made a reappearance in California last week after it infected a South Lake Tahoe resident. The person contracted the rare and dangerous disease after being bitten by an infected flea while camping in the South Lake Tahoe area, according to El Dorado County health officials. The patient is recovering at home. Most people associate …

Read More »

Trump threatens to sue California over redistricting plan favoring Democrats – The Washington Post

Trump threatens to sue California over redistricting plan favoring Democrats  The Washington Post 5 things to know about California’s special election on redistricting  The Hill Newsom signs California redistricting measures in response to Texas bill  Axios Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Ready To Take On Gavin Newsom  Vanity Fair How California bluffed its way into a redistricting war with Trump  Politico Source link

Read More »

DOJ suing California over redistricting, as Texas plans new map

DOJ suing California over redistricting, as Texas plans new map

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that the Department of Justice will sue California over Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s efforts to …

Read More »

Emmanuel Haro: Officials give grim update of missing California baby

Emmanuel Haro: Officials give grim update of missing California baby

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. – The father of Emmanuel Haro, wearing an orange jumpsuit, was spotted with deputies along a California freeway during the search for the missing baby. What we know: On Sunday, authorities conducted a search for the missing baby along parts of the 60 Freeway near Gilman Springs Road in Moreno Valley. According to the San Bernardino …

Read More »

Radioactive shrimp are potentially in California now, too

Radioactive shrimp are potentially in California now, too

On Thursday, Southwind Foods, headquartered in Carson, California, recalled multiple brands of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The shrimp was sold under the brands Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American and First Street between July 17 and Aug. 8 to stores in California, Alabama, Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, …

Read More »