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August 12, 2022

Newsom announces Jared Blumenfeld will no longer serve as head of California EPA

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that Jared Blumenfeld will no longer head the California EPA or serve as his advisor.

August 12, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks to extend life of state's last operating nuclear power plant

The last nuclear power plant in California plans to shut down in 2025. California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to extend the life of the plant by five to ten years.

August 12, 2022

San Diego area becomes ‘epicenter’ of fentanyl smuggling amid spike in deaths, drug seizures

The southern district of California, which consists of San Diego and Imperial counties, is the "epicenter" of fentanyl smuggling in the United States, officials said.

August 12, 2022

Missing Kiely Rodni: A Timeline of the 16-year-old's disappearance from campground party

A timeline of Kiely Rodni's disappearance and the search for the California16-year-old, who vanished after a campground party in Tahoe National Forest on Aug. 6.

August 12, 2022

Paul Flores trial: Kristin Smart's accused killer told cops he believed she 'went off' with someone, was dead

The decades-old murder case involving vanished college freshman Kristin Smart is complicated, to say the least — especially since the 19-year-old's body has never been found.

August 12, 2022

California freeway closed due to chemical reaction inside railway car

A freeway in Southern California closed and houses were evacuated due to a chemical reaction inside a railroad tank car. Temperatures in the tank car reached 323 degrees.

August 12, 2022

California rail car chemical leak draws fears of ‘violent explosion,’ spurs evacuations

A train car that is leaking chemicals in Perris, California has prompted 170 homes to be evacuated over concerns that an explosion could happen, Riverside County officials say.

August 12, 2022

Britney Spears' ex-husband Jason Alexander found guilty of trespass, battery after crashing her wedding

Britney Spears' ex-husband Jason Alexander pleaded no contest to aggravated trespass and battery charges Thursday after crashing her June wedding.

August 12, 2022

California Department of Education advocates books promoting gender transitions to kindergartners

The California Department of Education recommended books promoting gender ideology to kindergartners as part of their "curriculum and instruction resources" on their website.

August 11, 2022

Scott Peterson's attorneys argue for new trial in murders of wife Laci Peterson and unborn son

Convicted murderer Scott Peterson will soon learn whether or not he will be granted a new trial after his initially scheduled hearing was delayed due to COVID exposure.