The Brief California’s two-year crackdown on organized retail theft has resulted in 29,060 arrests and $226 million in stolen goods recovered as of September 2025. Bolstered by a historic investment of $267 million, local agencies and district attorneys have referred nearly 23,000 cases for prosecution. Recent data highlights a nearly 19% increase in property recovered … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of last year’s deadly wildfires near Los Angeles. Attorney General Rob Bonta said the investigation was spurred by months of conversation with community members and fire survivors concerned about the … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from taking effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but will still require them to wear clear identification showing their agency number and badge. California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing face … Read more
Jaw-dropping video has captured the traumatic moment a 12-year-old girl fell to the ground after a momentary trip to a ski chairlift in California. The terrifying incident happened on Saturday at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, when the visiting snowboarder appeared to be unsecured on the chairlift. In a video that went viral on social media, … Read more
A new study confirms that the electrification of vehicles significantly reduces air pollution. Researchers from the USC Keck School of Medicine found that for every 200 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) added, nitrogen dioxide levels decreased by 1.1% in the California neighborhood. The research, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, used high-resolution satellite technology to … Read more
Over the past few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents. After all, the 4.9 magnitude earthquake reported about 12 miles north of Indio on the evening of Monday, January 20 was the first moderate-sized earthquake to hit the region in a while, after all. After many … Read more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of emergency for Texans ahead of a major winter and snow storm that will hit the state this weekend. John Moore/Getty Images Some forecasters warned that the storm could be “potentially catastrophic” across Texas into the Carolinas. And Texas Senator Ted Cruz was noticedwell… reportedly, fly to … Read more
For the first time in more than two decades, California has reached a milestone. The entire state is officially free of drought conditions, according to the Washington Post. The Washington Post reported that, according to newly released federal data from the US Drought Monitor, not a single square mile of California is currently classified as … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW A California resident shared footage of a large bear living in the crawl space under his home There have been multiple recent reports of more than 550-lb. bear who lives in Altadena, Calif. Previous issues with removal include catching the wrong animal and being too big to tranquilize A California community … Read more
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or income on some items through the links below. If you earn more than $150,000 a year, you’re firmly in the upper echelon of income earners in the United States, but that doesn’t automatically mean you’re being crushed by taxes. What changes at this level is complexity. … Read more