Wildfires are common in California and can happen any time of year. A wildfire researcher at San Diego State University shares three ways to prepare.
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By day, Saint-Louis native Pape Dieye is a boat captain-turned-tour guide for a fancy hotel that caters to Westerners. By night, he turns down requests to smuggle human beings across the ocean. -
Shoppers are far more interested in hybrids than all-electric vehicles, but environmentalists believe cars like the Prius are an unnecessary detour on the path to electrification. -
The decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service comes after a lawsuit by multiple conservation groups required the government to reassess a Trump administration decision not to protect the brown and white birds. -
A wheel bearing on the train's 23rd car overheated to a dangerous degree, a new NTSB report says. An earlier warning may have helped to prevent the derailment, officials said. -
The intense storm prompted the San Diego County Office of Education to close four school districts for the day. -
According to the NWS Los Angeles office, this is the second time it has ever issued a blizzard warning for the area. The agency previously issued a blizzard warning on Feb. 4, 1984. -
Four San Diego County school districts will be closed on Wednesday because of the inclement weather. -
Under the legal order, Norfolk Southern is responsible for the costs and cleanup of soil and water contaminated by the release of hazardous chemicals from its derailed train earlier this month. -
After a warm day Monday, a cold weather system will push across the region starting Tuesday. -
A California Energy Commission grant will partially fund new EV chargers on a San Diego Navy base.
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