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Death Valley was hit on Aug. 5 by historic downpours that caused millions of dollars in damage to roads and facilities. Officials cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures.

"The fact that it hasn't popped up on social media means that they did a good job," LA County Sheriff Villanueva said referring to crash photos.

Investigators say 85 people have been arrested and millions of dollars in illicit drugs were seized in a smuggling operation that used commercial flights from California to Florida

The teen went swimming alone in Thousand Island Lake, which authorities say can reach "extremely cold" temperatures.

Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after massive flash-flooding.

The retailer is the nation's largest employer with about 1.6 million employees.

"'Flash mobs' have turned from fun spontaneous events to opportunistic criminal occurrences," the LAPD said.

With new federal regulations set to take effect on so-called "ghost guns," makers of the untraceable firearms are racing to offload inventory.

GM is reinstating a quarterly cash dividend for shareholders and increasing the size of its opportunistic share repurchases to $5 billion of common stock.

Investigators used genealogy websites to help them solve the cases. Prosecutors called Horace Van Vaultz Jr. a sexually motivated serial killer.

Dire consequences could result if states, cities and farms across the American West cannot agree on how to cut the amount of water they draw from the Colorado River.

Three people total were aboard the planes when they collided.

Check out the stocks making notable moves after the close on Thursday, Aug. 18.

New device expected to have a better camera and longer battery life, while top-of-the-line Pro may have A16 chip.

Auction sales at the Monterey Car Week are expected to total between $300 million and $490 million.

Airline unions say carriers should prioritize stabilizing their operation instead of buybacks.

Sales of previously owned homes fell nearly 6% in July compared with June, according to a monthly report from the National Association of Realtors.

High-earning households have migrated away from high-tax states, plus the District of Columbia, during the Covid pandemic.

Jobless claims totaled 250,000 for the week ended Aug. 13, down 2,000 from the previous week and below the 260,000 Dow Jones estimate.

Extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of the United States hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.

California now has a statewide "flex alert" to conserve energy to help the state avoid rolling blackouts amid triple-digit temperatures.

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LeBron James reportedly agrees to a two-year $97.1 million contract extension.

Apple is reportedly in talks to produce some of its Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam

A small drop in mortgage rates was not enough to fuel any kind of recovery in consumer demand for home loans.

Lowe's reported mixed second-quarter earnings Wednesday morning.

People in Arizona and Nevada won’t face bans on watering their lawns or washing their cars despite more Colorado River water shortages.

The Colorado River supplies water to tens of million of people, but restrictions will reduce many western states' supply.

A new Gallup poll that found half of workers are stressed, and one in five battles anger or sadness during the day.

People are digging through bags to shop for Kanye West's new line for Gap, which features plain black hoodies and T-shirts that cost up to $300.

Two airline ticket agents were hurt when a 33-year-old California man breached security at a busy Las Vegas airport on Sunday, sparking panic among commercial travelers, flight delays and cancellations, police said in a report made public Tuesday. Neither injury was described as serious, according to an arrest report that compared the incident at Harry Reid International Airport to terrorism. Stefan Mathias Hutchison, 33, of Oakland, told arresting officers he wanted to go home immediately, not wait for a flight on Monday.

Employees won't be required to disclose their information, but advocates who support this data collection say it's for the Black community's benefit and will shed light on more hidden disparities.

The California Democrat faces federal charges for were multiple alleged fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced.

Immigration advocates are accusing the data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of violating Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities.

A convicted California drug trafficker who paid bribes to a corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been sentenced by a Florida judge to more than 11 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg said in a news release Tuesday that a judge in Jacksonville, Florida, imposed the sentence on Francisco Gonzalez Benitez, 37, of Orange, California. Gonzalez Benitez pleaded guilty to drug and money laundering charges in April.

Home Depot reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday morning.

The move is a sign that Apple remains committed to in-person work.

A California man jailed in Las Vegas on suspicion of causing a loud noise that sparked panic and travel delays Sunday at Harry Reid International Airport had been arrested at the airport less than 24 hours earlier for allegedly causing a disturbance near a ticket counter, a police official said Monday. More loud noises reverberated through the airport’s busy Terminal 1 as metal posts were knocked over in the chaos, Las Vegas police Officer Larry Hadfield said. Stefan Mathias Hutchison's alleged role causing the sound was not immediately described.

California lawmakers and local utility executives are talking about keeping Diablo Canyon open, but for that to happen, a lot has to happen very quickly.

A study of New York's program found kids who were eligible for free meals often didn't take them for fear of being bullied.

U.S. freight rates are still up year over year, but declined in July, according to the Cass Freight report, signaling a peak for one more inflation indicator.

U.S. Reps. Adam Schiff, Michael McCaul, Brian Fitzpatrick and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

A Peloton store in Walnut Creek, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Peloton shares were up Friday after the company hiked prices for some of its products as it works to turn a profit. The company said the price of its more premium Bike+ will increase by $500 to $2,495 in the United States. The price of the Peloton Tread will increase by $800 to $3,495. "We're adopting a more strategic pricing strategy for our premium products," the company said in a release.

Minutes earlier, the plane had collided with a pickup truck as it approached the roadway for its forced landing. Officials say the pilot of the single-engine plane bound for Corona Municipal Airport from Catalina Island had reported a mechanical fault. The 50-year-old plane had collided with a Toyota Tundra pickup truck as it approached the freeway. Corona Fire Department firefighters extinguishing the fire caused by the plane crash on the 91 Eastbound in Corona, California, on Tue., Aug. 9, 2022. Plane burns after crashing on the 91 Eastbound in Corona, California, on Tue., Aug. 9, 2022.

It happened at a research and care facility. The school said, ""The loss appears to be due to chlorine exposure, to which fish are especially sensitive."

Electric vehicle maker Rivian maintained its full-year guidance for deliveries, but trimmed its full-year financial outlook.

Law enforcement in Hawaii on Wednesday arrested social media model Courtney Clenney on a charge of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon.

One year after a wind-whipped wildfire charred a craggy mountainside above Lone Pine, California, signs of life are slowly returning.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended bringing her son on a recent congressional junket to Taiwan and other Asian countries during a press conference Wednesday.

All eyes will be on Disney's streaming numbers when the company reports its fiscal third quarter earnings results after the bell Wednesday.

Kiely Rodni's disappearance is being treated as a possible abduction, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.

A man accused of shooting three Asian American women at a hair salon was indicted Tuesday on multiple counts, including committing a hate crime.

Today, Desert Hot Springs, California-based Jeeter is among the country's most successful cannabis retail brands. The two sets of twins behind the startup took an unconventional path to get there.

A federal judge in California has ruled three golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour's postseason.

A Hawaii man has been arrested after DNA technology helped investigators identify him as a suspect in the 1992 slaying of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted in Northern California from a bus stop, raped and killed, authorities said. Karen Stitt was waiting for a bus in Sunnyvale when she disappeared in the early morning hours of Sept. 3, 1982. A delivery truck driver discovered her naked body among some bushes 100 yards (91 meters) away from the bus stop, the Mercury News reported Tuesday.

A frantic search is underway for a missing 16-year-old girl over fears she was abducted from a party at a campground in northern California.

Authorities say a main roadway into Death Valley National Park will remain closed into next week as crews clean up after record-breaking rains damaged the roadway and choked it with mud, rocks and debris.

Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a path for them.

Flash flooding triggered by heavy rainfall forced has officials to close all roads in and out of Death Valley National Park near the California-Nevada line Friday.

Evacuations have been lifted for a small town in Washington state after a fast-moving fire that burned a half-dozen homes was contained.

The scenic Northern California hamlet of Klamath River was home to about 200 people, a community center, a corner store and a post office.

An 80-year-old store owner in California turned the tables on four would-be robbers over the weekend, and it was all caught on camera.

California’s governor has declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak.

After 21 idle wells were found to be leaking methane — some of them explosive levels of it — in Bakersfield, California in May and June, the California Air Resources Board told the Associated Press that it’s not tallying leaks from idle wells.

Wildfires fed by windy and hot conditions have grown dramatically in California and Montana, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes.

California's public health officer says officials are pressing for more vaccine and closely monitoring the spread of the monkeypox virus.

California plans to make its own insulin.

Tyler Perry will receive an honorary AARP award for uplifting communities and helping people “overcome various obstacles” through his foundation.

Wildfires, floods and soaring temperatures have made climate change real to many Americans.

Scorching temperatures led to more dangerous heat warnings across the country Tuesday and drastically increased the risk of wildfires in the West.

Firefighters have made more progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people and destroyed 41 homes and other buildings near Yosemite National Park.

Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a smoky wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park that has destroyed 55 homes and other buildings.

A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park is burning out of control and has grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year.

Thousands of people were ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park that has exploded into one of California's largest wildfires of the year.

The U.S. Forest Service says it will take emergency action soon to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.

Health officials say two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S. They are a toddler in California and an infant who is not a U.S. resident.

California has approved trust funds for some children from low-income families who lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19.

California is punching back against two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.

Hernando County Sheriff’s investigators said Wednesday that they identified the remains of Theresa Caroline Fillingim as the third of four bodies unearthed at a junkyard north of Tampa in 1981.

Monarch butterflies are now listed as endangered because of fast dwindling populations in North America.

Two neglected tigers rescued from a long-shuttered roadside Oklahoma tourist attraction are starting new lives more than 1,000 miles away at California’s Oakland Zoo after receiving much-needed medical treatment.

One million pills containing fentanyl were seized during a raid near Los Angeles this month in what the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is calling the largest bust of its kind in California.

Environmental groups have been arguing in California courts that developers are not fully considering the risks of wildfire and choked evacuation routes when they plan their housing developments near fire-prone areas.

Netflix has picked Microsoft to help deliver the commercials in a cheaper version of its video streaming service expected to launch later this year with a pledge to minimize the intrusions into personal privacy that often accompany digital ads.

A wildfire that threatened a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is burning eastward into the Sierra National Forest.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week in a visit certain to kindle more talk about his national political ambitions.

A Yosemite National Park ecologist says a famed grove of giant sequoias have survived their first wildfire in more than a century because of intentional burning to remove undergrowth beneath the towering trees.

California firefighters have gained ground against a wildfire that poses a threat to a famous grove of giant sequoias and a small community in Yosemite National Park.

Name a product, and somehow cherries have found their way into them when visiting the Cherry Republic, a group of stores in Michigan.

A wildfire threatening the largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park has more than doubled in size since Saturday afternoon.

Carlos Santana has postponed his next six shows after collapsing on stage during a concert on Tuesday, temporarily stepping away from the stage “out of an abundance of caution for the artist’s health.”.

The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is still closed as firefighters battle a blaze that threatens the trees and has forced hundreds of campers to evacuate.

A California panel has denied parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson convicted of slayings more than a half-century ago.

The war of words is growing between the Governors of the Sunshine State and Golden State.

Officials say part of Yosemite National Park has been closed and hundreds of people evacuated nearby as a wildfire rages near a grove of California’s famed giant sequoia trees.

A self-proclaimed “super hacker” got ahold of the official Disneyland Instagram account early Thursday morning and posted numerous offensive messages.

A federal judge has thrown out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species.

Evacuation orders have been expanded for remote communities near a wildfire that's chewing through California forests.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for reelection in California, but his latest television ad is airing in Florida.

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with the biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020.