Man buried in Los Angeles ditch freed after grueling six-hour rescue
A construction worker was freed from an 8-foot-deep trench in Los Feliz on Thursday after a nearly six-hour rescue operation…
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Joshua Tree National Park: How to stay safe and what to bring
Many more people are visiting Joshua Tree National Park these days. Maybe you are one of them? In 2021, Ranger…
Heat deaths continue to rise nationwide, California officials say
Heat-related mortality is on the rise in the United States, where high temperatures have caused or contributed to the deaths…
These California counties experienced the longest periods of excessive heat
As a second heat wave is expected to hit the state in July, officials warn that the dangerous and dire…
California prisons remain unprepared for extreme heat
The possible heat-related death of an inmate at a prison in California's Central Valley this week is focusing renewed attention…
What's causing extreme heat in California?
If you had looked at a temperature map this week (it doesn't matter much what day it was), you would…
Will California's heat wave finally ease over the weekend?
Californians may soon feel some relief after nearly two weeks of an oppressive heat wave that has relentlessly pummeled the…
Editorial: This unprecedented heat is an emergency. It's time to treat it as such
It is alarming that just a few weeks into summer we have already experienced a prolonged heat wave that has…
Wildfire destroys 13 homes in Northern California as heat wave continues
A wildfire that broke out near Oroville last week amid California's record-breaking heat wave destroyed 13 homes and more than…
A motorcycle ride through Death Valley ends badly when temperatures reach 128 degrees
When temperatures soared to a record 128 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley National Park on Saturday, a group of motorcyclists…