National Parks at Escalated Wildfire Risk, Thanks to DOGE Cuts
Federal workers help maintain millions of acres of protected land — and with climate change intensifying burns, conditions ...
SoCal Museums annual free general admission day returns here's where you can go
SoCal Museums is offering its annual Free General Admissions Day on Sunday, granting free entry to 30 Southern California Museums.
Letters to the editor: Protecting parks is a priority; CERF blames SOAR again
Letters include how cutting staff at national parks is a disservice to the American people; and how CERF continues to falsely ...
Lawmakers Talk About Audit Finding State Unprepared to Help Vulnerable People in Disasters — Five Years Later
Five years ago, legislators cancelled a hearing to discuss a state audit that found the state’s office of emergency services ...
Rare total lunar eclipse to dazzle stargazers March 13: times, where to watch in California
The only total lunar eclipse visible in the U.S. this year is set for the night of March 13. Here's how to see it in California.
A dead sea lion was left alone ‘for nature to take its course.’ Someone decapitated it instead
Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California and rode off with it in a bag. Authorities are now offering $20 ...
Lawmakers discuss audit that found California was unprepared to help vulnerable people in disasters
California lawmakers have held a hearing to discuss what has changed since a 2019 audit found the state’s office of emergency services and at least three counties weren’t prepared to help vulnerable ...
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Steve Branham wins race for Longboat Key at-large commission seat
Branham will take over the at-large seat currently held by Mike Haycock. The town's subaqueous loan referendum and two ...
What will it take for Palisades trails to recover? Here’s a place to find answers — and hope
The Woolsey and Palisades fires both burned in large swaths of land in the Santa Monica Mountains. What can we learn from the ...
How to celebrate cherry blossom season around Salem and Oregon State Capitol
Salem's iconic cherry blossom season will kick off on Saturday with the annual Cherry Blossom Day at the Oregon State Capitol.
Bonita exhibit highlights history of Friendship Park, challenges of immigration
It’s not that long ago that families used to be able to come together here,” said Natalia Ventura, the curator of the Art of ...