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Calif.'s deadliest freeway is a traffic-choked slog. One man is trying to help.

Calif.'s deadliest freeway is a traffic-choked slog. One man is trying to help.
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The Trump admin keeps squeezing Yosemite's overworked rangers

The Trump admin keeps squeezing Yosemite's overworked rangers
17.12.2025 3

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Owners of the most stolen car in Calif. may be owed money

Owners of the most stolen car in Calif. may be owed money
17.12.2025 2

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Nick Reiner's elusive movements across LA the weekend his parents were killed

Nick Reiner's elusive movements across LA the weekend his parents were killed
17.12.2025 2

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He promised them a college football oasis in Calif. They got goose poop and red-eyes.

He promised them a college football oasis in Calif. They got goose poop and red-eyes.
17.12.2025 4

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Calif. worries about 'the Big One'. This rocky hole shows why.

Calif. worries about 'the Big One'. This rocky hole shows why.
17.12.2025 3

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Ahead of sister's murder trial, Calif. girls awarded $31.5 million

Ahead of sister's murder trial, Calif. girls awarded $31.5 million
15.12.2025 20

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A 40-year-old California rape kit returns shocking result

A 40-year-old California rape kit returns shocking result
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Five earthquakes strike Sonoma County within three hours

Five earthquakes strike Sonoma County within three hours
15.12.2025 20

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Rob Reiner and his wife found dead with stab wounds in LA home, AP source says

Rob Reiner and his wife found dead with stab wounds in LA home, AP source says
15.12.2025 20

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He gifted Calif. one of its largest city parks. Then he shot his wife.

He gifted Calif. one of its largest city parks. Then he shot his wife.
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The remote island near Hawaii with a dark past

The remote island near Hawaii with a dark past
06.12.2025 3

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'Kissing Club' at famed Calif. prep school leads to sexual assault, lawsuit says

'Kissing Club' at famed Calif. prep school leads to sexual assault, lawsuit says
06.12.2025 3

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'I believe in Cal': Stud frosh QB confirms he'll return to Berkeley

'I believe in Cal': Stud frosh QB confirms he'll return to Berkeley
06.12.2025 3

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Major Calif. airport now lets visitors go past security without a ticket

Major Calif. airport now lets visitors go past security without a ticket
06.12.2025 20

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The reservoir headache one Calif. desert city can't leave behind

The reservoir headache one Calif. desert city can't leave behind
06.12.2025 5

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To escape deadly traffic, California communities consider ocean ferries

17.08.2025 10

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Bay Area chefs buy their fantasy restaurant in multimillion-dollar purchase

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'What a hotel on Mars would look like': New lodging opens near Joshua Tree

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Here’s what happened when Albuquerque made riding the bus free

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Rivers are closing to protect fish in Yellowstone National Park

17.07.2025 7

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California's most ambitious trail project has a policing problem

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Warriors star opens coffee pop-up in historic SF building and folks line up

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San Francisco park's new expansion owes its life to Highway 101

17.07.2025 4

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There's finally a plan for the last great slice of undeveloped SoCal coast

17.07.2025 10

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Tiny Oakland restaurant wins first Michelin star

29.06.2025 10

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These Hawaii pancakes are worth their own trip

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The Tetons' first plane crash killed a Calif. religious leader and his followers

29.06.2025 10

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Trump's big tax bill advances after dramatic late-night vote

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'An eyesore': California city can't shake its abandoned mall

02.06.2025 10

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SF's new mega sports bar gives Vegas vibes, rather than SF chill

09.02.2025 20

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This SF 'idiot' made Sundance's best documentary, just months before his death

09.02.2025 10

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Leaked doc says 'large scale' immigration enforcement coming soon to California

09.02.2025 10

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California's biggest aerial tram plan has lingered for 65 years

09.02.2025 20

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Trump's Sec'y of Defense pick was accused of sexual assault in Northern Calif.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, a popular Fox News host who is Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of sexual...

15.11.2024 30

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Why an anonymous online jokester is LA's go-to source of information

Earlier this year, I was sitting at my desk when the ground began rattling. The bookshelves above my head rumbled, shuddering for a few long...

15.11.2024 5

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Chateau near Yosemite built for fine-dining icon hits market for surprising sum

Built in 1993, 50369 Road 420 in Coarsegold was created for Erna Kubin-Clanin, who founded Erna’s Elderberry House and Château du Sureau in...

15.11.2024 2

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Leonardo DiCaprio is at this California rooftop restaurant every single day

I had dinner with Leonardo DiCaprio the other night. He didn’t say much. Well actually, he didn’t say anything at all. But he did look downright...

15.11.2024 5

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Is Palm Springs California's next big warehouse battleground?

A proposed fulfillment center in Palm Springs is raising questions about the desert city’s potential future as the latest outpost of the Inland...

15.11.2024 2

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Four Calif. men suspected of faking bear attack for insurance payout

Surveillance video shows a suspected faked bear attack at Lake Arrowhead in California on January 28, 2024.  Four Los Angeles residents were...

14.11.2024 10

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Unidentified body found in Northern Calif. town likely electrocuted

A decomposed body was found on Nov. 2 at a power plant on Taylor Way, Blue Lake, California.  A body found in a Northern California town earlier...

14.11.2024 4

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This remote California island is world famous. You're not allowed to visit

San Nicolas Island is possibly the most well-known of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California — even though it’s completely...

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Bay Area's biggest crusader against restaurant junk fees is running for office

You You Xue, the litigious owner of Millbrae restaurant Wonderful, is running for Millbrae City Council. You You Xue is the Bay Area’s biggest...

25.10.2024 4

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Forget NY vs. LA: America's biggest restaurants are betting on Las Vegas

It turns out the Dodgers and the Yankees aren’t the only Los Angeles and New York City entities going head to head — come 2025, the multi-city...

25.10.2024 40

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The highest point of California's Highway 101 is slowly crumbling away

U.S. Route 101, California’s longest highway, stretches 808 miles from sunny Los Angeles to foggy Crescent City at the Oregon border. This iconic...

25.10.2024 5

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One Calif. tourist's 'fever dream' urban hike between LA and the Inland Empire

A view along Jonathan Tieu’s 60-mile hike from San Bernardino, Calif., to Los Angeles in October 2024. Jonathan Tieu didn’t know anyone in Los...

25.10.2024 5

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Horror-themed Airbnb in the California mountains makes a killing

There are more than 5,000 vacation rentals in Big Bear, a small mountain community about 2.5 hours northeast of Los Angeles. They range from cozy...

17.10.2024 10

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Home of late folk music superstar hits the Central Coast market at $5M

The late singer-songwriter John Denver once resided at 139 Boyd Way in the Carmel Highlands, which is now for sale, asking $5 million. After...

17.10.2024 6

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Road-tripping to the store near the Calif. border where bighorn sheep hang out

It was the last place I expected to find the best Korean food I’d ever eaten. We were road-tripping along Highway 95 just east of California’s...

17.10.2024 5

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Just 2 years old, LA's giant public works project has already gone dark

On Sunday, bikers and pedestrians took to the streets of Los Angeles for CicLAvia’s Heart of LA event, a sprawling street party that shuts down...

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