The Best Beaches in California for Sunsets, Surfing, and West Coast Charm
Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.
Things To Do
Celebrate the annual migration with whale walks, beach fires, chowder and wine tastings, whale-themed music and more.
5 big whale festivals in Northern California for spring 2025
Celebrate the annual migration with whale walks, beach fires, chowder and wine tastings, whale-themed music and more.
Atmospheric River To Bring More Heavy Rain To California As Snow Impacts Pacific Northwest
A much wetter stretch is ahead from California to Washington as multiple systems crash into the Pacific Coast. Here’s how ...
Northern California braces for potentially deadly cold snap
Arctic air and strong winds bring dangerously cold temperatures to Northern California. Wind chills could drop below zero this weekend.
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Funding to fight fires — not crime — is new priority for many California cities
“There’s going to be a record number of cities seeking ... from wooded rural Northern California and the dry foothills of the Sierra Nevada to the state’s south and coastal regions, and ...
Trump doesn’t understand California’s complex water network. But that’s not the point
President Trump's wild verbal justifications for his fire-related executive order, calling for a complete overhaul of Delta ...
First winter storm of many forces water rescues, knocks out power and creates dangerous travel conditions
A wide-reaching storm hitting the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday is just the first in a nearly nonstop ...
Opinion Columnists
President talks of forest-raking, giant valves and pipes from Canada while ordering more water to state’s large farmers.
Where have the butterflies gone? Monarch count nears 30-year low
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its ...
Strengthening atmospheric river poised to bring significant rainfall to Northern California
Two atmospheric river-charged storms to bring rain and snow to Northern California After several weeks with no precipitation, an atmospheric river is poised to bring significant rainfall to Northern ...