The federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina in September 2024. In both instances, President Joe Biden declared disasters and later increased the percentage of costs the federal government would absorb for emergency work to 100%.

An image shared on Facebook purports to show the recent fires in California. Verdict: False The image is not recent but shows a 2018 fire that occurred in the northern California town of Paradise, according to WHYY.

The social media giant, whose founder billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has been trying to make nice with the incoming Donald Trump presidential administration, isn’t stopping there. It’s also shipping its “trust and safety” moderation team out of its liberal Bay Area headquarters and sending it to conservative Texas, as well as other unspecified states.

Firefighters from the Navajo Nation worked tirelessly through a haze of dust to cut away dirt from a narrow road at the side of a mountain struck by a landslide in Southern California.

In a post on Bluesky, the Twitter-alternative social media site, author Stephen King said he would not be voting as a member of the Academy this year. He further stated, “IMHO they should cancel them [the Oscars]. No glitz with Los Angeles on fire.”

New state laws taking effect this month aim to confront the nation’s ongoing housing crisis in various ways, from expanding housing options, to speeding up the development process, to protecting struggling tenants from eviction. Similar bills are in store for this year’s legislative sessions.

The elusive animal is native to the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and spends most of its time underground. It was first discovered over a century ago by zoologist Clinton Hart Merriam, a New York City native who was known as the “father of mammalogy.”

Nate Rutchena, who played linebacker and tight end for Cal before entering the transfer portal last month, announced on social media that he has signed with UC Davis. Cal has faced UC Davis in football three times in the past six season,

Andrea Nakano reports on how Bay Area volunteers are helping those affected by the Southern California wildfires. Website: YouTube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter:

In the early hours of the January 10 winter storm, Volunteer Firefighter Lee McElroy and his family lost their home in a house fire.All of their belongings wer

Sonoma County poultry, dairy fair exhibits may go virtual this year as a result of the ban on chickens and dairy cattle at fairs across the state.

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