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Verizon Wireless to Pay $7.7 Million to Settle California Environmental Violations Following Statewide Investigation

January 3, 2026 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Verizon Wireless will pay $7.7 million to settle a civil enforcement action alleging ...
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UC Irvine Scientists Discover What Drives California's Worst Fire Years. Studies Included the KNP Complex Fire in California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon National P…

Scholten’s team studied fire complexes that ignited in two or more places between 2012 and 2023: California and Arctic-boreal ...
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California Attorney General Bonta, Coalition of 16 Attorneys General Oppose Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Roll Back Bank Oversight, Kneecap Consumer Pro…

Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Rolling back oversight risks financial calamity, repeating conditions that led to ...
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Announces After What She Says Was “Four Years Of Disastrous Biden Administration Policies” President Trump Provides $…

FBA payments are based on 2025 planted acres, Economic Research Service cost of production, and the World Agriculture Supply ...
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescribing Controlled Medications Through 2026

January 3, 2026 - WASHINGTON - On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), working jointly with the ...
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President Trump Says Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and His Wife Have Beed Captured by the U.S. and Flown Out of the Country

Flood Watch in Effect Beginning Friday Evening for a Portion of Central California, Including Fresno-Tulare Foothills, Fresno ...
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California State Senator Steve Padilla, Author of Nation’s First Chatbot Protections, Proposes 4-Year Moratorium on AI Chatbots in Toys

Senator Padilla is the author of Senate Bill 243, the first-of-its-kind law that requires chatbot operators to implement ...
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Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Mariposa County: Traffic Controls for January 4-10, 2026

January 3, 2026 – Mariposa County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will not conduct traffic controls ...
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help Locating At-Risk Missing 74-Year-Old Yvonne Bernadette Barela, Last Seen in Lakewood

January 3, 2026 – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the Missing Persons Detail, is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person, Yvonne Bernadette Barela.
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Caltrans Traffic Advisory for Merced County: Rest Area & Hwy. Lane Closures on I-5 and SR 59, 99, 140 & 165 for January 4-10, 2026

Temporary closure of the John C. Erreca Rest Area on northbound I-5 beginning Tuesday, December 30, 2025. No current ETO.
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CHP Reminds Drivers to Slow During Foggy Conditions After Traffic Collision on Sandy Mush Road in Merced

January 3, 2026 – Merced CHP officials issue a safety reminder to slow down when driving in foggy conditions. Fog doesn’t care what the speed limit sign says. On New Year’s Eve, CHP Merced officers ...
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Postal Service Honors Phillis Wheatley, First Published African American Poet, With 49th Black Heritage Stamp

January 3, 2026 - The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black ...