City News Service

Mike Fournier was piloting a Bell UH-1 helicopter, contracted to perform water drops over a brushfire in Central California when the airship crashed around 10 a.m. Wednesday in Coalinga, an hour southwest of Fresno.

The tribe also alleges the insurance company has cited a "pollution exclusion" to deny coverage, though the tribe says that exclusion does not preclude coverage of losses stemming from contagious diseases.

Scorching heat is expected again Thursday in San Diego County's inland areas, but relief could arrive as early as Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The rideshare companies recently lost a court battle regarding Assembly Bill 5, with a judge ruling the companies must classify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors in order to comply with the law, which went into effect Jan. 1.

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said he and other county officials were expecting to hear about the framework for reopening indoor businesses from the state by Monday.

According to a UCSD statement, there have been no documented cases to date of an infant contracting COVID-19 as a result of consuming infected breast milk.

California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.