Posted 12:19 PM 5/4/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Fire officials say thunderstorms predicted for parts of Northern California are expected to bring strong winds but little rain as crews continue to battle a wildfire burning northeast of Chico. A CalFire spokesman says the nearly 1,300 firefighters battling a fire (More)
Posted 3:24 PM 5/3/2013 by Associated Press
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) - Southern California firefighters are battling a new brushfire in the hills of Glendale.The erupted north of State Route 134 near Chevy Chase Canyon and has burned close to structures.Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott says the blaze (More)
Posted 4:16 PM 5/2/2013 by Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Reducing California's prison population by tens of thousands of inmates is not enough for the federal courts, which have given Gov. Jerry Brown's administration until midnight to say how they will reduce the population even further.California needs to shed (More)
Posted 8:47 PM 5/1/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANNING, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California wildfire has raged through 2 1/2 square miles of Riverside County, while wind-fanned fires also are scorching parts of wine country north of San Francisco.
The fast-moving wildfire about 90 miles east of Los Angeles broke out just after noon. (More)...
Posted 4:20 PM 4/30/2013 by Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Monster Beverage is suing San Francisco's city attorney over demands that the energy drink maker reduce the amount of caffeine in its drinks and change its marketing practices.The company, based in Corona, Calif., says it's being unfairly singled out by City Attorney (More)