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REI ends travel-based Experiences program, lays off 428 employees

12.01.2025 10

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How one animal played a role in collapse of iconic California pier

People gather to watch a section of the Santa Cruz Wharf that collapsed into the Pacific Ocean amid heavy surf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Tuesday, Dec....

29.12.2024 20

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Another winter storm to hit Tahoe on Sunday, impacting travel to Bay Area

A view of snow on Highway 88 as a winter storm hits the Sierra Nevada region in California on Dec. 14, 2024.  A winter storm is set to hit the...

29.12.2024 40

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SF recovering from damages after storm causes wind gusts of 80 mph

Pedestrians navigate heavy rain showers in downtown San Francisco, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.  UPDATE Dec. 14, 7 p.m. The San Francisco Recreation...

15.12.2024 10

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UnitedHealthcare CEO killed in 'targeted shooting' outside NYC hotel, officials say

NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in what police said was a “brazen, targeted attack”...

04.12.2024 2

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Historic storm breaks 1,000-year rainfall record in parts of Bay Area

Pedestrians navigate heavy rain showers in downtown San Francisco, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.  This week’s atmospheric river storm smashed some...

24.11.2024 40

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Warriors' Steve Kerr jokes beating Celtics will 'make America great again'

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Monday, Nov....

07.11.2024 10

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First salmon returns to Klamath Basin after historic Calif. dam removal project

Copco 1 after the dam removal, seen in a photo shared by the state of California in October 2024. Biologists spotted a Chinook salmon in a...

20.10.2024 6

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'We're being ghosted': California town mystified when developer disappears

Eastern Sierra in the fall in Bishop, Calif., Nov. 24, 2014. Officials in the small Eastern Sierra town of Bishop appear to have been given the...

17.10.2024 4

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Before and after photos show California's unprecedented dam removal

The Klamath River flows freely again after the Copco 2 dam was removed in 2024. California’s enormous Klamath Dam removal project, the likes of...

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'Ghost ship of the Pacific' found in amazing state off Bay Area coast

The wreck of USS Stewart, which sits off the coast of Northern California.  After nearly 80 years, researchers have finally located the sunken...

06.10.2024 3

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Billionaire is repeatedly damaging a public Calif. beach, complaint says

Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, speaks during Ryan Braun's ceremony at American Family Field on Sept. 26, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wis. ...

03.10.2024 4

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Folsom Street Fair whipped San Francisco into a frenzy

Folsom Street Fair, lauded as the world’s largest leather and kink festival, took over the streets of SoMa on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of...

30.09.2024 2

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Multiple climbers rescued amid icy conditions in Calif.'s High Sierra

Search and rescue teams are warning climbers of icy conditions in California’s High Sierra.  Inyo County Search & Rescue teams rescued five people...

29.09.2024 8

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California town's residents angry as new development destroys habitat

Joshua trees such as this 25-foot-tall specimen, approximately 150 to 200 years old, are threatened with removal because of the Aratina Solar...

27.09.2024 10

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As vote approaches, Northern Calif. town locked in battle over changing its name

A view of Clear Lake and Mount Konocti. The nearby town of Kelseyville may soon be renamed Konocti.  Some residents in the town of Kelseyville...

26.09.2024 20

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Treasured 88-year-old California lookout cabin destroyed in Park Fire

The McCarthy Point fire lookout in Lassen National Forest was burned down in the Park Fire. A nearly 90-year-old fire lookout cabin overlooking...

20.09.2024 3

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Extremely unusual orca spotted again off California's Central Coast

A rare orca whale known as "Frosty" for its unusual coloring was sighted off the California coastline on Sunday, April 23, 2023. An orca with a...

19.09.2024 4

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California man plunges from popular Hawaii trail off Hana Highway

A hiker fell while hiking on the Twin Falls trail in Haiku, Hawaii, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Firefighters in Maui County were dispatched to the...

15.09.2024 3

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Calif. man rescued after plunging onto rocks on Hawaii hiking trail

A hiker fell while hiking on the Twin Falls trail in Haiku, Hawaii, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Firefighters in Maui were dispatched to the area of...

15.09.2024 3

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Woman dies in climbing accident near Lake Tahoe

Lover's Leap near Lake Tahoe Calif., Oct 10, 2020. A woman died Thursday following a rock climbing accident at Lover's Leap, a popular climbing...

04.09.2024 9

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'Nobody is hiking out of here': Woman recounts harrowing Grand Canyon rescue

Hikers had to be airlifted out of the Havasupai Reservation after flash floods hit the area last week.  Prior to her hike to Havasupai Falls, deep...

03.09.2024 7

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Calif. dam removal hits last stage, river flows free for first time in century

Crews work at the Iron Gate cofferdam site along the Klamath River on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Siskiyou County, Calif. The decades-long push led...

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Revered Grand Canyon waterfall closes indefinitely after fatal flood

Havasupai Falls in the Havasupai Reservation is closed indefinitely after a recent flash flood.  Havasupai Falls and the remote, ancient village of...

29.08.2024 3

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