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California’s biggest wildfire of the season, the “Dixie Fire,” as of Tuesday has burned more than 253,000 acres and is 35% contained.

A California law taking effect Jan. 1 could make pork harder to find and more expensive.

Pacific Gas & Electric will face criminal charges due to its equipment sparking the Zogg Fire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes last year.

Coastal erosion and sea level rise are collapsing cliffs on the California coast and threatening multimillion dollar homes and critical infrastructure. And that is creating a chain of events that reaches far inland — affecting housing markets in places like Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain explains how coastal erosion affects all of us — and why it’s a...

California and New York City have announced that they will require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing

With American vacationers congregating in many of the same destinations, some travel spots — even well-known ones — have fewer people than usual.

When the worldwide stage turns its focus to this concrete space, history will be made. But even the first-ever appearance of skateboarding at the Olympic Games shines in Tokyo: the light started in our own backyard.

The Western U.S. is facing drought conditions that are straining water resources, hurting agriculture and providing a fertile ground for wildfires.

Carbon capture is becoming increasingly popular among investors, and these companies are at the forefront.

Lower winds and better weather helped crews using bulldozers and helicopters battling the nation’s largest wildfire in southern Oregon while a Northern California wildfire crossed into Nevada, prompting evacuations as blazes burn across the West.

Local officials in at least five U.S. states are now advising all residents to wear masks in public indoor settings — whether they are vaccinated or not.

A former college student admitted Tuesday he fired an assault rifle inside a synagogue filled with worshipers during Passover in 2019, killing one woman and injuring three others, because of his “hatred for Jews.”

Firefighters continue to battle the Bootleg Fire just north of the California-Oregon border.

The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to one-third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared to much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California

Nicole Enearu and Kerri Harper-Howie often hear people say “I didn’t know Black people owned McDonald’s…I didn’t know women owned McDonald’s.” After their mother Patricia Williams got started running McDonald’s franchises in the 1980s, these two sisters now own all of the golden arches on display in Compton, California. NBCLX Storyteller Cody Broadway spoke to them about building a business...

Republican House Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene held a protest Saturday after a third venue in California canceled their event.

A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe forced the evacuation of a mountain town and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada, leaving thousands of riders and spectators stranded Saturday and rushing to flee the area.

Federal prosecutors say a man living in California’s wine country had five illegal pipe bombs and nearly 50 weapons at his home and shop as he conspired to firebomb the state Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento

Authorities expanded evacuations late Thursday along the eastern edge of the Bootleg Fire, currently the largest in the U.S., and worry it could merge with another blaze.