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Ryan Hendricks, who is a member of the Quinault Tribal Council, sits on a driftwood log on the Taholah, Wash., sea wall. The coastal tribe is working to move its villages away from the rising waters of the Pacific Ocean and its tsunamis.

How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.

Louisville's statue of French King Louis XVI was removed after it was vandalized during protests in 2020. The 200 year-old monument was a gift from Louisville's sister city of Montpellier, France.

Removed during protests, Louisville's statue of King Louis XVI is still in limbo

Louisville is wrestling over what to do with a statue of its colonial namesake, French King Louis XVI. Museums and the public are hesitant to put it back on display.

Valentina, 8, plays on the swings at Hilltop Park in West Chula Vista on Oct. 31, 2023. The ongoing closure of Harborside Park has drawn renewed attention to the unequal way that Chula Vista’s parks are distributed across the city.

Harborside Park closure highlights Chula Vista's parkland divide

East Chula Vista has almost three and a half times the amount of park space that the city’s west side has. City leaders say they are exploring some possible ways to address the disparity.

DeSantis is prepping for a wave of Haitian migrants. Advocates say he's grandstanding

Florida's governor is deploying troops and law enforcement officers to intercept any migrants coming by boat from Haiti. Some Haitian-American leaders say it's more about politics than being prepared.

The city of San Diego seal is shown outside city hall in San Diego, Calif. Jan. 24, 2023.

San Diego Council committee postpones discussion on ending virtual public comment

The item had been proposed by Council President Sean Elo-Rivera in what he said was an effort to make meetings run more efficiently and with more civil discourse. Various groups protested the item, which was pulled during the meeting.

In this photo provided by Alison Oszman, a fast-moving wildfire near the Oregon-Idaho border moves toward a home on Rye Valley Lane in Huntington, Ore., on Wednesday afternoon.

Winds and lightning strikes stoke Oregon fire, now the largest in the U.S.

Smoke from the Durkee Fire in Oregon was choking the air in Boise, Idaho, and beyond. An air quality warning was in effect for the entire region on Wednesday.

A Humane Society staff member works to free a coyote's head from a bucket, Jan. 24, 2023.

Coyote stuck in bucket after floods saved by Humane Society

"We are hopeful this juvenile coyote will be able to recover and return to the wild soon," SDHS spokeswoman Nina Thompson said.

Lalo Alcaraz, author of the nationally syndicated comic strip, "La Cucaracha," and producer of the recently released animated film, "The Casagrandes Movie" which as directed by award winning director and producer, Miguel Puga, and Jorge Gutiérrez, director of the adventure comedy film, "The Book of Life."

Latinx creatives take center stage at Barrio Logan's Chicano-Con 2024

Lalo Alcaraz and Jorge Gutiérrez are among the big names to headline the 2024 edition of Chicano-Con.

El ex alcalde de Los Ángeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, se convirtió esta semana en el quinto demócrata en anunciar su candidatura a gobernador. La foto lo muestra hablando en una conferencia de prensa en Antioquía en 2022. Foto de Godofredo A. Vásquez, AP Foto

Antonio Villaraigosa inicia un segundo intento por ser gobernador de California

El campo de aspirantes a la gubernatura de California aumentó esta semana cuando Antonio Villaraigosa, ex presidente de la Asamblea estatal y alcalde de Los Ángeles, declaró su candidatura en un video de YouTube.

The All-American Canal is seen here in Imperial County, Calif. Jan. 24, 2022. Customs and Border Protection agents say this is a "high traffic" area for migrants. The border fence is just 26 yards south of the canal and the Interstate-8 highway is a short walk away. Migrants climb the fence, swim across the canal and meet a driver along the highway.

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

In addition to generating cleaner electricity, covered canals have the added benefit of reducing evaporation in arid locations.

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