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'Sad and frustrating': Calif. national park island closed after fire

'Sad and frustrating': Calif. national park island closed after fire

Santa Rosa Island Fire dozer line repair with jute wattles, May 25, 2026. Santa Rosa Island will remain closed “at least” through June 30 after a...

04.06.2026 2

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'Largely intact': Rare trees appear to have survived Santa Rosa Island Fire

FILE: The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana) is a rare, critically endangered species of pine tree, growing only in a few coastal areas of California....

21.05.2026 7

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California's steadiest whale watcher doesn't like what she sees

26.04.2026 10

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Calif. tribe takes back over 600 acres near Palm Springs in historic land return

A 656-acre parcel of land tucked into the desert mountains south of Palm Springs and Cathedral City has been returned to the Agua Caliente Band of...

12.03.2026 30

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Southwest's big boarding change eliminates notorious 'Jetbridge Jesus'

25.01.2026 60

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Man shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis

25.01.2026 40

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Pop superstar parodies herself with 'Spinal Tap'-style mockumentary

25.01.2026 20

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17-year-old girl dies on side of Bay Area road, death found 'suspicious'

25.01.2026 40

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Joshua trees are flowering in the Calif. desert. That’s bad news.

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At this retro LA haunt, lions and tigers and cheap steaks rule

31.12.2025 20

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Calif. makes major change to Ozempic, Wegovy coverage starting Jan. 1

31.12.2025 30

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Glamorous LA model targeted rich old men and young women for theft, accusers say

31.12.2025 20

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The Calif. desert town with 1 dive bar and a 50-foot-tall lighthouse

31.12.2025 20

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Calif.'s deadliest freeway is a traffic-choked slog. One man is trying to help.

25.12.2025 20

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The Trump admin keeps squeezing Yosemite's overworked rangers

17.12.2025 20

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Owners of the most stolen car in Calif. may be owed money

17.12.2025 10

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Nick Reiner's elusive movements across LA the weekend his parents were killed

17.12.2025 10

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He promised them a college football oasis in Calif. They got goose poop and red-eyes.

17.12.2025 20

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Calif. worries about 'the Big One'. This rocky hole shows why.

17.12.2025 20

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Ahead of sister's murder trial, Calif. girls awarded $31.5 million

15.12.2025 50

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A 40-year-old California rape kit returns shocking result

15.12.2025 60

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Five earthquakes strike Sonoma County within three hours

15.12.2025 40

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Rob Reiner and his wife found dead with stab wounds in LA home, AP source says

15.12.2025 40

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He gifted Calif. one of its largest city parks. Then he shot his wife.

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The remote island near Hawaii with a dark past

06.12.2025 20

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'Kissing Club' at famed Calif. prep school leads to sexual assault, lawsuit says

06.12.2025 10

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'I believe in Cal': Stud frosh QB confirms he'll return to Berkeley

06.12.2025 10

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Major Calif. airport now lets visitors go past security without a ticket

06.12.2025 40

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The reservoir headache one Calif. desert city can't leave behind

06.12.2025 10

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To escape deadly traffic, California communities consider ocean ferries

17.08.2025 30

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Bay Area chefs buy their fantasy restaurant in multimillion-dollar purchase

17.08.2025 10

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'What a hotel on Mars would look like': New lodging opens near Joshua Tree

17.08.2025 20

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Here’s what happened when Albuquerque made riding the bus free

24.07.2025 20

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Rivers are closing to protect fish in Yellowstone National Park

17.07.2025 20

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California's most ambitious trail project has a policing problem

17.07.2025 20

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Warriors star opens coffee pop-up in historic SF building and folks line up

17.07.2025 20

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San Francisco park's new expansion owes its life to Highway 101

17.07.2025 20

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There's finally a plan for the last great slice of undeveloped SoCal coast

17.07.2025 20

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Tiny Oakland restaurant wins first Michelin star

29.06.2025 30

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These Hawaii pancakes are worth their own trip

29.06.2025 30

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The Tetons' first plane crash killed a Calif. religious leader and his followers

29.06.2025 30

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Trump's big tax bill advances after dramatic late-night vote

29.06.2025 20

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'An eyesore': California city can't shake its abandoned mall

02.06.2025 30

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