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September 2, 2023

Utah kitty 'Candy Corn' needs a home and wants 'to meet' a new family

A Utah kitty named Candy Corn is looking for a forever home where he can lounge and hang out with other cats. Age 7, he has special needs and requires medication.

September 2, 2023

There are still 385 missing after Maui fires. Dem Governor had indicated it'd be 100.

Hawaii officials updated the number of missing persons after the Maui wildfires to 385, a net change of just three people after last week's missing toll update.

September 1, 2023

California Dem-led committee advances bill to let killers serving life without parole request re-sentencing

A California proposed bill that could allow judge to re-sentenced killers serving life with parole has advanced in the Democrat dominated state Legislature.

September 1, 2023

California handymen recover bicycle after chasing down thief

Two California handymen are being hailed as heroes after they stopped a bike thief who stole a bicycle from the home they were doing work on.

September 1, 2023

Traffickers plead guilty in California for smuggling $10,000 in endangered sea cucumbers from Mexico

Wildlife traffickers Zunyu Zhao and Xionwei Xiao have pleaded guilty in California to illegally importing overfished marine animal brown sea cucumbers from Mexico for two years.

September 1, 2023

Calif. teachers union calls school board members who back telling parents of kids’ transgenderism 'extremists'

One of the largest teachers unions calls local school boards "extremists" for pushing back against state-approved curricula and parental notification policies.

September 1, 2023

California to expand fossil fuel project Gavin Newsom said he was 'fully committed' to shutting down

The California Public Utilities Commission voted to expand a natural gas storage facility that Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to shut down over environmental concerns.

September 1, 2023

Colorado women, teen made deadly mistakes in attempt to live off the grid in wilderness

Christine and Rebecca Vance, and Rebecca's 14-year-old son, whose decomposing bodies were found earlier this summer, died in the Rocky Mountains while trying to live off the grid.

September 1, 2023

Trump-era amendment allowing logging of old-growth forests violates other laws, judge finds

A U.S. judge has ruled that a Trump-era rule change, which allows the harvesting of older trees in the Pacific Northwest, is in violation of several environmental laws.

September 1, 2023

Biden administration seeks another $4 billion for disaster relief, totaling request to $16 billion

The White House, which initially requested $12 billion in natural disaster relief, is requesting another $4 billion to aid states impacted by wildfires and flooding.