California’s Heartland

Toyota says California-led EV mandates are 'impossible' as states fall short of goal

CARB's regulations call for 35% of 2026 model year vehicles, which will begin to be introduced next year, to be zero-emission vehicles (ZEV).

Business - CNBC - November 8

Fires trigger red flag warnings in Northeast as crews continue to battle California blaze

Weather conditions triggered red flag warnings Tuesday in the Northeast and firefighters in California continued to battle a large wildfire that has burned over 20,000 acres.

Officials say a California man who owed couple $80K killed them and burned their bodies in the desert

A Los Angeles-area man who officials say killed a couple and burned their bodies and vehicles has been charged with murder, kidnapping, arson and burglary.

California Republican Ken Calvert holds off Dem challenge in Palm Springs area

Calvert defeated Democrat Will Rollins, a former federal prosecutor.

Politics - Politico - November 13

Person in bear costume faked attacks on cars for insurance payout, officials say

Four people have been charged with insurance fraud for claiming that their cars were trashed by a bear — which was actually someone in a bear costume, officials said Wednesday.

California scientists unveil policy blueprint for stopping global plastic pileup in its tracks

The uniform adoption of just four waste management policies around the world could eliminate more than 90 percent of the planet’s plastic waste and nearly a third of associated carbon emissions by ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

California man jailed for life over hate-crime murder of teenage ex-classmate

Samuel Woodward, 27, sentenced to life without parole over stabbing of Blaze Bernstein, who was gay and Jewish. A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

She admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia. Now she's accused of doing the same in California hospitals.

A convicted identity thief who admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia nearly a decade ago is accused of impersonating nurses in at least two hospitals in Southern California this year, ...

USC Trojans vs. California Golden Bears: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch USC vs. California basketball game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 18

3 hurt when small plane crashes near Southern California dragstrip hosting racing event

Authorities say three people were injured aboard a single-engine plane that crashed near a Southern California dragstrip where fans were gathered for the finals of a racing event

Sports - ABC News - November 17

California couple of 63 years loses nearly everything in Mountain Fire except their wedding album

California couple of 63 years loses nearly everything in Mountain Fire except their wedding album.

Groundwater pumping is making California's San Joaquin Valley sink about an inch per year: Study

California's San Joaquin Valley may be sinking nearly an inch per year due to the over-pumping of groundwater supplies, with resource extraction outpacing natural recharge, a new study has found. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

Matt Rife sets new Stay Golden comedy tour for 2025, with four stops in California

Comedian Matt Rife is bringing his new Stay Golden tour to the Golden State next year. It includes four shows across California — here are those dates.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 20

How AI regulation in California, Colorado and beyond could threaten U.S. tech dominance

California's recently vetoed state bill on safe and secure artificial intelligence systems could put the state's status as a technology hub at risk.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

2 killed, power still out for thousands as bomb cyclone hits Washington, Oregon and California

At least two people are dead and widespread power outages are being reported from the bomb cyclone storm that hit the Pacific Northwest this week. CBS News Sacramento reporter Sakura Gray has the ...

Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick

U.S. health officials said a California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that ...

Health - ABC News - 4 days ago

California Wants to Offer Electric Vehicle Rebates if Trump Eliminates $7,500 Federal Tax Credit

Gov. Gavin Newsom said greenhouse-gas credits would fund EV rebates.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Raw milk from a California dairy is recalled after routine testing detected the bird flu virus

State health officials say the bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a dairy in Fresno, California

Health - ABC News - 2 days ago

Small plane misses runway at California airport, wraps around tree in crash-landing

The pilot radioed in an issue with the plane as he approached the airport, according to firefighters.

Dog who fell 50ft down abandoned mine shaft rescued by California firefighters

Firefighter was lowered into shaft and dog, who was ‘a good sport’, was ‘secured and raised out’, authorities said. Firefighters fetched a dog from an abandoned mine shaft in northern California ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized in California, U.S. Customs says

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in what authorities are calling the largest seizure of counterfeit musical instruments at the massive Los ...

Authorities seize 3,000 fake Gibson guitars worth $18 million

Thousands of counterfeit Gibson electric guitars were seized in a multi-agency investigation at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport.

California man indicted after allegedly trying to fly with 71 pounds of meth-soaked clothes

Authorities arrested a man at Los Angeles International Airport after he tried to check suitcases filled with clothes soaked in meth, including a cow pajama onesie.

California Golden Bears vs. Mercyhurst Lakers: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

How to watch California vs. Mercyhurst basketball game

Sports - CBS Sports - 8 hours ago

California bombing suspect on FBI most wanted list arrested after 21 years on run

Daniel Andreas San Diego, a suspect in in two 2003 northern California bombings, was arrested in the U.K. this week. San Diego, who had been one of the FBI's most wanted terror suspects, now faces ...

California Golden Bears vs. Cal-Baker. Roadrunners: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

How to watch California vs. Cal State Bakersfield basketball game

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

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