Orange County
Son of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sentenced to six months for stabbing his neighbour
Abdul-Jabbar accepted a plea deal from an Orange County judge
California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands
A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, prompting local officials to call it an environmental catastrophe.
The U.S. Coast Guard, heading a clean-up response involving federal, state and city agencies, said on Sunday there was an around-the-clock investigation into how the spill occurred.
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California relaxes Covid reopening rules for Disneyland from April
California on March 5 paved the way for Disneyland, other theme parks and outdoor stadiums to welcome guests sooner than expected as it relaxed reopening criteria following a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases and pressure from operators.
Feds probe helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant
Friends, colleagues and fans mourned Kobe Bryant on Jan. 27 as federal investigators sifted through the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball legend and eight other people, hoping to find clues to what caused the accident that stunned the world.
Climate change deniers ignoring science: Obama
President Barack Obama said denying climate change is like arguing that the moon is made of cheese, as he issued a call for action on global warming to graduates of the University of California, Irvine.
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5.1 Earthquake Jolts California, Possible Aftershocks
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale has shaken Southern California on Friday evening.
There are no reported major damages, though several residents suffered slight injuries from falling objects, according to the Los Angeles Times. The epicenter of the tremor was in Orange County, one mile east of La Habra, and in close proximity to Los Angeles.