Prosecutors in Napa County charged Paul Pelosi, Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband, with a misdemeanor hit-and-run Friday after he was involved in a crash in Northern California earlier this month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Pelosi, 86, was charged in connection with a July 3 collision…
A man lost his hand after an explosive device detonated while he was cleaning up Fourth of July firework debris on a Northern California beach. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jason Turner and his girlfriend were walking along Point St. George Beach in Del Norte…
The remaining 16,000 residents of a Southern California city were allowed to return home Tuesday, days after the threat of a catastrophic explosion at a chemical tank prompted fears of an environmental disaster. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The crisis at the 7,000-gallon tank of…
The risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical tank in a Los Angeles-area city was averted by Monday, but around 16,000 people remained under evacuation orders as some risks remained, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The liquid in the 7,000-gallon tank of…
What sent a chemical storage tank in Garden Grove, California, to the verge of either leaking or blowing up? And how did authorities avoid the worst-case scenario — a massive vapor explosion that threatened to destroy buildings and expose residents to toxic plumes? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles…
Former Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell may have dropped out of the California gubernatorial race amid sexual misconduct allegations, but his scandal was still at issue in the first debate since his exit. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. On Wednesday night, moderators turned the spotlight on…
The high-profile Democrat, a leading contender in California’s governor race, firmly denies the accusations.
Court documents show she was arrested in Ventura County on Wednesday night.
Fifteen skiers went missing on Tuesday following a massive avalanche in California’s Lake Tahoe region. One person remains missing but is presumed dead.
California surfing “king” Kurt Van Dyke was found stabbed and strangled to death in his Costa Rica home and police are searching for at least two men in connection to the killing. Van Dyke, 66, was found lifeless and stuffed under a bed on Saturday at his apartment in the city of Limon, the local…
