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Joby Aviation takes 523-mile hydrogen-electric flight above Monterey County
MARINA – In June, Joby Aviation successfully completed a 523-mile flight above Marina of its first-of-its-kind hydrogen-electric technology demonstrator aircraft, and in July, California became the first state to officially launch a Hydrogen Hub, with both developments having a stake in furthering the state’s goal of cutting pollution and expanding clean energy.
Ormat Technologies Secures 15-Year Agreement for 80-MW Battery Storage System in California
Ormat Technologies has finalized a 15-year resource adequacy purchase and sale agreement with the City of Riverside for the 80-MW/320-MWh Shirk Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in California. The agreement, announced on Tuesday, marks the City of Riverside's first long-term deal of this nature. The Shirk BESS project, located in...
13-year-old California swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials
LOS ANGELES - A California teen continues to make waves after qualifying for the Olympic trials this summer. Swimming prodigy Gabi Brito has already broken records in California. At just 13 years old, she swam the 50-meter freestyle race in 25.42 seconds. Her phenomenal time made her the fastest 13-year-old to swim the event in Southern California, which then earned her a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympic trials.
Drag racing legend John Force, injured in 300-mph crash, returns home to Southern California
Southern California drag racer John Force moved to outpatient care weeks after a frightening 300-mph crash that left the 16-time NHRA champ hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury, his family said this week. The 75-year-old Force, who was born in Bell Gardens and lives in Yorba Linda, was back home...
California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8 million
A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of his leave bank.
Wildfire monitoring camera captures moments leading up to it being consumed by Park Fire
BUTTE COUNTY – A camera monitoring the Park Fire burning near Chico appears to have been overcome by the flames. The camera, part of the Alert California network, was perched on a peak about nine miles northeast of the Chico Municipal Airport. It's been watching the Park Fire grow since Wednesday afternoon. Around 6 p.m. Wednesday, the smoke plume from the fire started to take up nearly the whole frame of the camera. By 7 p.m., smoke filled nearly all of the screen. Operators appear to have pointed the camera down shortly after, clearly capturing flames encroaching just under the...
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