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Suspicious fires ignite major California freeway shut down by arson last year
(The Center Square) - A series of fires with “potentially suspicious starts” disrupted traffic on a busy California freeway near where an enormous fire shut down that same freeway for days last year. The Los Angeles Fire Department said there were several fires near one small section of the I-10 freeway between the ocean and downtown Los Angeles, and, according to KTLA, called the fires “suspicious” without outright calling them arson. ...
Why One Of California’s Major Newspapers Came Out Against Tribes’ Cardroom Bill
The Los Angeles Daily News, the second-largest newspaper in Los Angeles and the flagship outlet of the Southern California News Group, came out against a bill that would allow California’s gaming tribes to sue cardrooms. And the paper’s editorial board didn’t hold back in its Aug. 20 editorial, saying...
California could soon have an official state slug, crab
California is close to having two new state symbols — a famous slug and an expensive crab. UC Santa Cruz students and alums have something to celebrate. Their mascot, the banana slug, is about to become the official state slug. “Fun fact, banana slugs have more teeth than a...
Santa Ynez, Lompoc impressive in football openers
Santa Ynez rolled all the way through its football opener Friday night. Lompoc pulled away late that evening. Santa Ynez racked up a 48-0 shutout of Dos Pueblos at Santa Ynez's Rio Memorial Field. Lompoc, up 13-7 going into the fourth quarter, tallied 17 unanswered points and came away with a 30-7 win over Nipomo at Huyck Stadium in Lompoc.
Refugio Fire on Gaviota Coast Fully Contained
This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make a contribution go to sbcan.org/journalism_fund. After four nights of battling wind gusts up to 50 mph, crews announced Monday morning that they had fully contained the...
Drowning Child at Lake Nacimiento Rescued By Lompoc Teen 8.26.2024
The Monterey County Park Rangers Association recently gave a shoutout to a teenager from Lompoc for his heroic rescue of a child at Lake Nacimiento. The post by the Park Rangers Association says that on August 18th, 13-year-old Lazaro Perez noticed that a seven-year-old child fell of a tube near the shoreline. The child was not wearing a life jacket, and did not resurface after submerging under the water. Perez immediately swam out to the child, locating him, and bringing him to the surface and shoreline.
Coulter Pines and Their Neighbors Hike and Bioblitz on CA Biodiversity Day Sept. 7
Join the “Find 30 Species for CA 30×30” Biodiversity Week Challenge!. Did you know over 600 species of plants grow on Mount Diablo? We are part of what makes California a #biodiversity hotspot with 32% of all #nativeplants found in the U.S.!. Join us on California Biodiversity...
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