The number of birds arriving daily is the number that usually comes in per month. Volunteers and donations are desperately needed.
This brings the official death toll to four. One person is still missing.
The declaration will help individuals replace housing not covered by insurance.
The money will be used for road and bridge repairs, and associated damage such as highway signs.
It costs less to gas-up your car, and more to heat your home. A steep rise in housing prices also contributed to the increase.
A San Francisco judge ruled the ride-sharing company's contract with drivers contradicts itself making its arbitration clause unenforceable.
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The lawsuit seeks to be certified as a class action on behalf of customers who bought meat or poultry from Whole Foods stores in California.
A drug deal gone bad turned into a robbery and stabbing at a nice hotel.
The August rate is lower than July, and significantly lower than the same month last year.
Ash from businesses and homes may contain chemicals or asbestos. Wet ash has been known to cause chemical burns to skin.
Homes, businesses, churches were reduced to ash. The lush forest, which drew so many here to live, will not recover in their lifetimes.
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A spectacular lunar episode is on tap this month. NASA officials say miss this one and you won't get another shot until 2033.
For residents who did not lose their homes in the Valley Fire, life is beginning to return to normal.
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The CHP reports that a vehicle was found in a ditch.
The burned acreage has not grown.
The average sales price dipped slightly in August, when compared to July. "One month doesn't make a trend."
Students who are chronically absent in kindergarten and first grade will be four times more likely to drop out of high school.
The recall affects 173,063 ProRIDE and Performance RIDE units all manufactured before June 9, 2015.
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World renowned, world record holder Hans Florine has done it again.
A Baykeeper scientist fears the plan could harm wildlife and pollute the Bay.
The FBI is also seeking information on the case. This sort of vandalism has not been seen in the rest of the country.
None have been heard from since the firestorm roared through communities Sunday, traveling so fast that people ran for their lives.
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The governor vetoed another bill last week that would have protected residents from intrusive drone flights.
The amount of acreage burned increased slightly overnight.