A popular program helped California students pay for college. Now it may get axed
The state’s College Corps awards students $10,000 for tuition and living stipends in exchange for 450 volunteer hours with ...
West Texas reports nearly 200 measles cases. New Mexico is up to 30
A historic measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials said Friday, while the ...
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NorCal high school boys’ soccer finals: Alvarez completes the hat trick, wins Division I title
Two goals from Jorge Hernandez propels Alvarez to a 2-1 win over De La Salle in the State Northern California Division I boys ...
Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning about Earth’s last frontier
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
Highway 50 off-ramp to be closed for 55 hours through Monday morning, Caltrans says
The westbound Highway 50 off-ramp to Stockton Boulevard will be closed for 55 hours this weekend, Caltrans said.
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Who Were the Aboriginal Leaders of the Frontier Wars? 4 Key Figures
Most of what we know about the people involved in the Australian Frontier Wars, and the massacres that unfolded, comes from ...
Wind advisory issued for Owens Valley and Death Valley for Wednesday and Thursday, according to the NWS
On Tuesday at 12:06 p.m. a wind advisory was issued by the NWS Las Vegas NV valid from Wednesday 11 a.m. until Thursday 11 ...
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Death Valley National Park Issues Three Advisories For Visitors This Week
Yosemite National Park also added an advisory of its own, reminding visitors to leave their food in a locker, or back in the car, given the black bear surge during the spring. Dea ...
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‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
A third prisoner, German Merino, was killed at 5:47 p.m. at Kern Valley State ... his ‘wives,’ a California prisoner oversaw a sprawling drug ring that spread death and addiction to the ...
The 5 most dangerous places to be rescued in California’s wilderness
These five places in California's wilderness are jaw-droppingly beautiful but stealthily treacherous, taking the lives of ...
California Snow Map Shows Areas to Be Hit Hardest
A map from AccuWeather shows that the areas anticipating the heaviest snow include Lassen Park, Donner Pass, Bear Valley, ...
After Cheating Death, One Paddler Returned 10 Years Later to Tackle North America's Longest Stretch of Whitewater
In a remote region of British Columbia, the Chilko River offers isolation, elite paddling, and continuous rapids.