‘Largest outbreak that we’ve seen in California.’ Death cap mushrooms linked to deaths, hospitalizations
An exceptionally wet December has contributed to an abundance of death cap mushrooms, or Amanita phalloides, on the…
Dodgers ruining baseball? Nah, Kyle Tucker signing a beautiful thing
They cannot be serious. They cannot be stopped. Two months after winning a second consecutive World Series championship,…
The Earth keeps getting hotter, and Americans’ trust in science is on a down trend
As global officials confirm that 2025 was Earth’s third-hottest year on record, a new poll shows Americans are…
California Highway 1 through Big Sur fully reopens
First, it was a series of strong atmospheric rivers that set off a troublesome landslide in January 2023,…
California is drought-free for the first time in a quarter-century
After experiencing one of the wettest holiday seasons on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this…
A year after the Eaton fire, the loss of Altadena is still raw
In college in Washington, D.C., I always told people I grew up outside of Los Angeles. Pressed further,…
Mexican Mafia ‘shot caller’ wins fee fight in California Supreme Court
California civil liberties groups cheered a decision by the state Supreme Court that wipes out hundreds of dollars…
Thomas Coughlan: The Herald’s 2025 politician of the year is…
By this criterion, should we consider Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden? Her decision to blow up the…
Two ski patrollers caught in avalanche at Mammoth Mountain
For the second time in less than a year, a pair of ski patrollers at Mammoth Mountain have…
Bay of Plenty wallaby infestation: 2000 controlled this year
“Wallabies eat everything within their reach in our native bush, including the seedlings that make up future forests,”…
Melodee Buzzard’s mother fatally shot her in the head, police say
Missing California girl Melodee Buzzard, 9, was found dead in a rural part of Utah’s Wayne County from…
Year in review: Mandys Horseradish – artisan success with award-winning flavour in Canterbury
She has tried various tumblers, scrubbers, and peeling contraptions to peel her horseradish, but has found that hand…