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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.

Snow will continue to linger in the Sierra on Friday following a storm that brought in soaking rain, strong winds and heavy snowfall.

Mudslides in Los Angeles inundated roadways and prompted evacuations orders after an atmospheric river dumped heavy rains ...

The heaviest rain slammed into the region Thursday night into early Friday morning, triggering flash floods and mudslides ...

The national average price of gasoline is on the rise in the last week, up 4.8 cents to $3.09 per gallon, and in New York state, the average is up 0.9 cents standing at $3.14. According to GasBuddy ...

Now facing the digital age, Hao has taken an open-minded approach to continuing her work. She has led the development of an augmented reality (AR) teaching system for paper cutting, which allows users ...

A powerful, atmospheric river-driven storm is hitting California today, bringing with it heavy rain, strong winds and feet of Sierra snow. The storm, which prompted a lengthy flood advisory for San ...

A scruffy New Orleans rescue dog famed for evading a monthslong effort to recapture him using nets and tranquilizer rifles has finally been caught and returned to domestic life this week.

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have ...

Southern California is getting drenched with the strongest storm of the year to date. Rainfall totals through Friday are expected to surpass two inches in Los Angeles County, ...

NASA scientists used satellite measurements to map out local subsidence and uplift across the Golden State, which plays into ...