Friday, January 9, 2026

California unemployment rate falls to record low of 4%

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SACRAMENTO (AP) — Officials say California's unemployment rate fell to a new record low of 4% in September. The state Employment Development Department said Friday...

California objects to Berkshire Hathaway’s sale of insurer

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — California regulators are objecting to Berkshire Hathaway's sale of one of its smaller insurance companies, but they may not have...

Study: California’s big July quakes strain major fault

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists say earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert last summer involved ruptures on a web of interconnected faults and...

Judge blocks Trump attempt to ease energy rules in US West

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's attempt to ease some rules on mining, drilling and grazing across...

California earthquake alerts to become available statewide

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JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earthquake early warning alerts will become publicly available throughout California for the first time this week, potentially...

Skeleton unearthed beneath California peak

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BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The climbers were closing in on the top of California's second-highest peak when they came upon the...

Mysterious fire burned in soil at California gas facility

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California utility is trying to find the source of a small ground fire at its large natural gas storage...

California will pay $12M for roads damaged in dam crisis

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SACRAMENTO (AP) — California's water resources agency has agreed to pay a Northern California county $12 million to repair roads after a crisis at...

Conservationists seek protection of California Joshua trees

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The western Joshua tree needs protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat...

California regulator criticizes utility over power outages

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JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's top utility regulator blasted Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday for what she called "failures in...