The people on the boat did not expect this. Yes, they were hoping to see a whale while on the water that day, but this encounter was special. A humpback whale, swimming close to the whale watchers’ boat off the California coast, was feeling whimsical. The group spotted the whale and, just as they thought […]
A mother in California died while trying to rescue her young daughter from the San Joaquin River. Brenda Duran, 30, was at the San Joaquin River last Thursday watching her children play in the water when her daughter, 11, “began having difficulties keeping her head above the water,” the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said in […]
By Jonathan Stempel and Clark Mindock (Reuters) – Tesla has been sued by an environmental nonprofit that accused Elon Musk’s electric car company of violating the federal Clean Air Act hundreds of times by letting its Fremont, California, plant emit harmful pollutants. In a complaint filed on Monday, the Environmental Democracy Project said Tesla has […]
Planned Parenthood of California plans to launch a multimillion-dollar campaign Tuesday to oust Republicans from several California congressional districts, the latest signal of how critical the state’s House races will be in determining which party takes control of the House of Representatives after the November election. The effort, coordinated by an independent campaign arm of […]
Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department shot and killed a man Monday morning during a probation compliance check, officials announced. The incident unfolded just after 8 a.m. when Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Riverside Alternative Sentencing Program were conducting a compliance check in the 3300 block of Albillo Loop in Perris, a […]
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says two people are dead following a single-vehicle crash in Palmdale. Authorities say the incident took place around 2:08 p.m. Monday on Olive Street, just west of 30th Street East. A 2005 Nissan Altima was driving eastbound on Olive at a high rate of speed and lost control, colliding […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of California’s most influential agricultural companies filed a lawsuit Monday against the state to stop a contentious law to help farmworkers unionize that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom reluctantly signed two years ago after pressure from the White House. The action by the Wonderful Co. comes as it battles the United […]
Two former California high school students were awarded $1 million and tuition reimbursement after they said they were forced to withdraw from the school in 2020 for wearing acne masks, which were interpreted by officials and community members as “blackface.” The two former Saint Francis High School (SFHS) students, now 21 years of age, became […]
A pair of humpback whales recently put on a show for enthralled boaters in the Pacific Ocean. Author Michael Hodges and several marine biologists were sailing off the coast of California when they spotted the massive creatures, according to Hodges’ May 7 post on Instagram. “We were out at sea for hours, in big waves, […]
Los Angeles Unified is pushing ahead with district-wide lesson plans based on the science of reading even after state lawmakers rejected legislation requiring the curriculum. About half of the 434 elementary schools in the nation’s second-largest school system have already adopted lessons aligned to the phonics-based science of reading, according to Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. The district […]
The deadline to obtain a California Real ID for U.S. domestic travel is officially less than a year away. Beginning May 7, 2025, the new federal identification requirements take effect in California. “We encourage Californians not to procrastinate getting a REAL ID because you’ll still need one if you plan to use your driver’s license […]
(FOX40.COM) — Plenty of mothers celebrated their special day at the Dixon May Fair on Sunday to enjoy the sun, eat food, and take in some rides. “We’re at the Dixon May Fair, ’cause we usually come every year,” said Racquel Meiring, who added that she and her son had a fun day ahead of […]