USA-WEATHER/CALIFORNIA ReutersUpdated Jan 13, 2023 Members of the Merced County Technical Rescue Team help evacuate turkeys from a flooded farm after storms brought high winds and heavy rain in…
Local News Featured Kaiser, striking mental health therapists reach tentative agreement Bay City NewsUpdated Oct 18, 2022 The union representing Kaiser Permanente mental health therapists has reached a four-year agreement with Kaiser to bring a monthslong strike t…
State California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press Apr 19, 2022 MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California's farm country sits a property being redesig…
State EXPLAINER: California farmers hit again with water cuts By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press Mar 2, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Farmers in central California will be getting little to no water again from a key water system amid a persisting drought, bu…
State Citing drought, feds won't give water to California farmers By ADAM BEAM Associated Press Feb 23, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government said Wednesday it won't deliver any water to California farmers because of a severe drought, …
Other Voices Farmers and ranchers need support during drought By Karen Ross and David Shabazian, special to CalMatters Jun 22, 2021 While California is known for its world-famous entertainment industry and ever-transforming tech sector, agriculture is the often-overlooked b…
State Featured High-speed rail costs rise $1.3 billion By Don Thompson The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 SACRAMENTO — The estimated cost to complete California’s high-speed rail line rose another $1.3 billion, to $80.3 billion, while construction …
State California boosts efforts to eradicate invasive swamp rats By SAMANTHA MALDONADO and TERRY CHEA Associated Press Sep 25, 2019 LOS BANOS, Calif. (AP) — One of the most recent threats to California's environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buc…
State Featured California sues over $1B in canceled high-speed rail money By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated PressUpdated Jul 9, 2019 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-spe…
