Coast Guard: 1,200-Foot Ship Dragged California Oil Pipeline Investigators believe a 1,200-foot (366-meter) cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it... Read More
California Wildfire Now Half Contained Amid Calmer Weather SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters persisted in making progress Saturday against a wildfire burning for a sixth day in... Read More
Four Hospitalized With Burns in Northern California Plane Crash SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Four people are in critical condition with burns after they were pulled from an airplane that... Read More
Shifting Winds Challenge Crews Fighting California Fire SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Shifting winds posed new challenges for firefighters battling a blaze in Southern California coastal mountains... Read More
Wildfire Rages in Southern California Coastal Mountains SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in... Read More
California Oil Spill Legal Fight Likely to Last Years LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered... Read More
Plane Crash Kills Two, Burns Homes in California Neighborhood SANTEE, Calif. (AP) — A twin-engine plane that killed at least two people and left a swath of destruction in... Read More
California Wildfires Destroy Mobile Homes; 1 Man Burned SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Destructive California wildfires driven by intense winds caused damage at two mobile home parks, destroying some... Read More
Despite Preparation, California Pipeline Operator May Have Taken Hours to Stop Leak The company that operates the pipeline that spilled an estimated 3,000 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean off California... Read More
Supply Chain Problems Threaten Utility’s Power Supplies ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Public Service Co. of New Mexico abandons the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in June,... Read More