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Sun Country Pilots Screw Up LAX Departure, Leading To Close Call
VASAviation is an awesome YouTube channel that shares some interesting air traffic control situations, with both ATC audio and a recreation of what happened. The channel published an interesting video today, that I think many avgeeks will enjoy. Sloppy LAX parallel takeoff leads to close call. Los Angeles International Airport...
Three Arrested in Connection with Armed Robbery in Beverly Hills
Three people have reportedly been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Beverly Hills. According to police, the robbery took place around 2:55 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, near Canon Drive and Charleville Avenue. At least two suspects confronted a victim in his car, brandished handguns, and allegedly stole...
Temps as high as 110 to Southern California and Northern California Inching to Record Numbers
Oppressive heat is headed to Southern California. The National Weather Service says the high temperatures will pick up today and Saturday. Anywhere inland of Downtown Los Angeles will experience warming, with 93 to 103 degrees common for highs. Excessive heat warnings are in place for the Antelope and Santa Clarita Valleys through Wednesday, where the mercury is expected to hit 110 degrees.
Giant lake suddenly returns 130 years after vanishing
Tulare Lake, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, was once one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the whole of the US.But, some 130 years ago it disappeared – thanks largely to the greed of colonialists, who drained its waters to create arable farmland.And yet, last year, the once-cherished lake suddenly reemerged, bringing with it both positive and painful effects.Back in the late 19th Century, Tulare stretched more than 100 miles long and 30 miles wide, and was “the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River”, Vivian Underhill of Northeastern University explained in a news release.At this...
In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors
COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders learning about the state’s history. Their efforts in Coloma,...
‘Not just farmland.’ This Central Valley art installation points to California’s Ice Age past
In the middle of California’s vast San Joaquin Valley, an overpass along Highway 99 commemorates massive beasts that roamed the land hundreds of thousands of years ago. Silhouettes of Columbian Mammoths, which existed up and down North America during the Pleistocene era, were installed by the California Department of Transportation late last year.
California, Illinois Democrats dominate list of those asking Biden to exit race
As calls for President Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race grow, Democratic lawmakers from two states are taking a larger role in the effort to persuade the president to step away from his campaign: California and Illinois. As of Friday, six congressional Democrats from California and five from Illinois have asked the president to…
Arizona Created a Navy to Start a Dam War with California
I'll preface this article by saying I'll do my best to steer clear of a bunch of "dam" puns --less the one in the title. My prepubescent mind will want to get the best of me, so know that I'm really trying to behave. States have been battling who gets...
Joe Rogan shares surprising reason he quickly left 'picturesque' Colorado for California
On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast in which Joe Rogan had a conversation with fellow comedian and Colorado-native Sam Tallent, the topic of Colorado came up as the two discussed the potential of Rogan opening a second location of his popular Mothership comedy venue in the Mile High City. As the conversation continued, Rogan went into his history with the state of Colorado, calling it his 'escape from Los Angeles' after moving to the Boulder area in 2008. ...
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