San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said the shooting at Northpark Elementary School in San Bernardino, about 65 miles east of Los Angeles, appeared to a “murder-suicide,” but details were sketchy, according to Reuters. “Two adults are deceased in a ...
Read More »A massive earthquake could plunge large parts of California into the sea instantly
The Big One may be overdue to hit California, but scientists near LA have found a new risk for the area during a major earthquake, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Mail Online. They claim that if a major tremor hits ...
Read More »Ford Mustang found in Mexican junkyard is from Steve McQueen’s movie ‘Bullitt,’ expert confirms
“I’m 100 percent sure it’s authentic,” classic Ford expert Kevin Marti told Fox News after travelling across the border to Mexicali to inspect the car last week. The car was discovered last year in Baja California Sur by a man ...
Read More »3 killed, 2 injured after small plane crashes into California home
Officials said the crash happened near Rhonda Road and Dewey Avenue in Riverside around 4:40 p.m. It appeared the plane clipped one home, crashed into another and the fire engulfed a third home. Two of those homes were completely destroyed, ...
Read More »California flood: Hundreds rescued in San Jose as waters rise
Hundreds were rescued from their flooded homes in San Jose by crews steering boats full of people, some with babies and pets, in chest-deep water. The city had declared a local emergency Tuesday afternoon, USA Today reports. Rescuers transported at ...
Read More »California ‘bombogenesis’, biggest storm in years, kills two
More than 100 homes have been evacuated amid fears of mud slides near Los Angeles, the BBC reports. Hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled at Los Angeles International Airport. The weather has also brought car-swallowing sinkholes and power ...
Read More »California’s Oroville Dam threatens floods, 188,000 ordered to evacuate – video
Over 180,000 residents were ordered to evacuate the area due to the possibility of failure of the alternate spillway at Oroville Dam. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said during a news conference Sunday night that he had no choice but to order the evacuation. You ...
Read More »130,000 California Residents Ordered To Evacuate As Oroville Dam Auxiliary Spillway Threatens to Fail
Roads leading out of Oroville, Calif., were jammed with traffic Sunday evening as more than 130,000 people were ordered to evacuate the area due to the possibility of failure of the alternate spillway at Oroville Dam, authorities said, USA Today reports. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea ...
Read More »1,000-year-old Californian tunnel tree toppled by huge storm
The tree, named for the tunnel that had been carved into its broad base 137 years ago, was located in the Calaveras Big Trees State Park and toppled Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We lost an old friend today,” ...
Read More »6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Northern California
The US Geological Surv reported about an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude on 14:50 UTC 157 km west of Ferndale in Northern California on Thursday, but later it was downgraded to the magnitude of 6.5. The center of the quake was 10 ...
Read More »Snow in California? Just in time for the holiday season
The fire retardant foam flooded a street in Santa Clara due to a malfunction in a fire alarm system in Mineta San José International Airport. There was so much foam that white mountains reached up almost to the top of ...
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