Silver Fire breaks out in central California and explodes to 1,000 acres in a day

A vegetation fire erupted in central California over the weekend, quickly spreading to 1,000 acres and prompting evacuations in multiple counties.  The Silver Fire ignited at 2:11 p.m. local time Sunday in Inyo County near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, …

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Evacuations in California as huge wildfire rages through 1,000 acres

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Girl, 9, dies after being sedated for a dental procedure in California

A 9-year-old girl died at home hours after she underwent a dental procedure that involved anesthesia in San Diego, according to a medical examiner’s report. According to the summary report obtained by NBC San Diego, the girl underwent a procedure on March …

California bill proposes protections for crypto payments and self-custody

An amended California bill that proposes protections for digital asset payments and self-custody is awaiting its first reading in the state legislature. On March 28, California’s Banking and Finance Committee chair Avelino Valencia amended Assembly Bill …

California reports progress on salmon recovery strategy

The state of California has announced progress on its salmon strategy, which the government adopted last year to help salmon populations recover in the face of severe environmental challenges. “California salmon are vital to our environment, our economy, …

Winning Powerball ticket – worth $526.5 million – sold at California 7-Eleven

A winning ticket with all six numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing – worth $526.5 million – was sold in Anaheim. The winner has the option of receiving the jackpot in 30 installments or a lump sum of around $243.8 million, the California Lottery …

Brussels braces for US wine tariffs, California hopes to reap the harvest

As Europe’s wine-makers fret over potential triple-digit tariffs from Washington this week, the question across the Atlantic is whether this trade war will throw California’s wine country a lifeline – or just deepen its crisis. Americans are wine-obsessed, …

California vs. Trump: What it’s like to be the attorneys on the front lines

Michael Newman, head of the civil rights enforcement section in California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office, was exhausted. Newman and his legal team had just worked all weekend, straight through that Monday and overnight into Tuesday on a growing pile of …

California Has 48% More EV Chargers Than Gas Nozzles

California has 11.3% of America's population — but bought 30% of America's new zero-emission vehicles. That's according to figures from the California Air Resources Board, which also reports 1 in 4 Californians have chosen a zero-emission car …