A helicopter crashed on an island off the Southern California coast earlier today, killing three people and injuring three others."The helicopter went down on the west end of Santa Catalina Island near Two Harbors,...
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The investigation into the largest beef recall in US history is now focusing on a Southern California slaughterhouse, in which sick and crippled animals were abused and shoved with forklifts. "The U.S. Department of...
"The California Independent System Operator, manager of the state power grid, on Monday called a "transmission emergency" as Southern California wildfires caused several big power lines to shut temporarily.
A fire in...
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"Smoke from huge SoCal wildfire causing unhealthful air The Associated Press Article Launched: 08/18/2007 11:47:16 AM PDT SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Smoke and ash from an enormous Santa Barbara County wildfire...
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"The raids were the latest high-profile attempt by the Bush administration to bolster its enforcement credentials as Congress and the White House gear up for another round of immigration debate that is expected to begin in weeks.
Critics, many within the president's own...
"Fire crews guarded homes Wednesday as a massive wildfire crept within a half-mile of hundreds of dwellings in rural Ventura County.
More than 220 fire engines were dispatched to mountain communities threatened by...
"Two fires burning in the desert land of San Bernardino County have joined, producing a 62,000-acre blaze heading toward dead trees in the San Bernardino National Forest."
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