More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, fueling Stockton's rapid growth, many are still digging for riches all ...

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The price of gold soared past $2,700 per ounce in October 2024 — a record high that sparked widespread interest among investors. Global uncertainty and fluctuating interest rates helped to drive ...

The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in California – already ranking as some of the most destructive in the state’s history. As temperatures rise due to human-caused climate ...

Victims sue Southern California Edison under unique legal doctrine Inverse condemnation allows claims without proving utility's negligence Wildfires expected to be costliest ever in US Jan 15 ...

Fires have been ripping through the forests and scrublands of California for millennia. Indeed, with its combination of long dry seasons and intense Santa Ana winds, the state is uniquely prone to ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched California Fire Facts, a new webpage to combat misinformation and debunk rumours about the Los Angeles fires. Unfortunately, it doesn't offer quite as ...

If you pause from the horror of the California fire disaster consuming so many acres, buildings, and lives right now and think of the political fallout, the first likely victim is Los Angeles ...

By Coral Davenport Reporting from Washington California has withdrawn requests that the Biden administration allow the state to enact limits on pollution from trucks, locomotives and ferries that ...

Some red flag warnings still in effect until 3 p.m. While most red flag warnings that were issued for parts of Southern California have expired, red flag warnings for the Santa Susana Mountains ...

The theory is that climate change caused two especially wet winters in California in 2023 and 2024. This led to lush vegetation growth. Perhaps you recall the ebullient stories about the blooming ...