Tag: California

Construction accident shuts I-405 in Orange County

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 12:32 pm

Heavy smoke from the Shirley Fire above Wofford Heights, Calif., is seen Sunday, June 15, 2014. By later Sunday, the fire had burned through 3.1 square miles of trees and brush in and around the Sequoia National Forest, coming within a mile of Wolford Heights, about 30 miles northeast of Bakersfield. Firefighters stopped the flames from reaching homes in Wofford Heights. Authorities have called on residents of the threatened homes to evacuate. (AP photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT

Energy and Environment

Wildfire in southern Sierra 85 percent contained

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 4:02 am

California dealer sues Mitsubishi over inventory

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 3:24 am

Audit: California agency not ensuring limo safety

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 1:51 am

LA County man arrested in alleged kidnap, assault

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 1:14 am

FILE -In this May 20, 2013 file photo, Christina Boser, island restoration manager with The Nature Conservancy, holds a Santa Cruz Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island, Calif. A group of experts says two subspecies of a rare fox that lives only on an island chain off the Southern California coast should be removed from the endangered species list. Scientists said Tuesday, June 17, 2014, that a recovery plan has led to a 90 percent survival rate among the foxes and the animals no longer need special protection. (AP Photo/The Nature Conservancy, Ker Than)

Energy and Environment

Experts seek to remove fox from endangered list

Krysta Fauria · June 17, 2014 11:48 pm

California to award funds for wildfire prevention

Don Thompson · June 17, 2014 11:36 pm

California man charged with murder in cold case

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2014 9:59 pm

California Assembly leader opens up on gay rights

Fenit Nirappil · June 17, 2014 9:40 pm

Pedestrian killed when car hits LA bus stop

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2014 9:13 pm

50 arrested in Los Angeles gang crackdown

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2014 8:55 pm

Police in California recover $85K in stolen bikes

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2014 7:17 pm