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News Articles: southern california

An aerial view of roof damage after a rare confirmed tornado touched down and ripped up building roofs in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday in Montebello, Calif.

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  • Weather

A rare tornado tears through part of Los Angeles County. Here's why that's so unusual

The strongest tornado to impact the Los Angeles metro area in 40 years touched down at 11:14 a.m. for two to three minutes, according to the National Weather Service.

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Snow is piled up on a home in Running Springs, Calif., on Feb. 28, 2023. Mountainous areas of California experienced nearly unprecedented snowfall accumulations — more than 40 feet since the start of the season.

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Some California mountain residents could be snowed in for another week

A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard east of Los Angeles in the San Bernardino Mountains, where thousands of people live in forest communities or visit for recreation.

March 04, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., on Friday. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains.

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California braces for winter storms as parts of the northern U.S. recover

Major winter storms continue to hit parts of the U.S. — upending travel, closing roads, and leaving thousands of households in the dark.

February 24, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
A woman is lit by sunlight Wednesday while sitting inside a coffee shop in San Francisco. A brutal winter storm knocked out power in California, closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming and prompted more than 1,200 flight cancellations Wednesday — and the worst won't be over for several days.

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  • Weather

A million households have lost power so far as major winter storm blasts the U.S.

A major winter storm continued to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and significant ice from California to the Northeast on Thursday.

February 23, 2023
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By:
  • Roshan Fernandez
Members of the Ornelas family put on plastic raincoats as wind and rain pummel the area Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Julian, Calif. A tropical storm nearing Southern California has brought fierce mountain winds, high humidity, rain and the threat of flooding to a region already dealing with wildfires and an extraordinary heat wave. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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  • Weather

Ferocious winds hit Southern California as heat wave breaks

Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm Friday that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding after a heat wave.

September 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A suspect who stabbed multiple people and barricaded himself inside the Encino Hospital Medical Center is transported into a waiting ambulance after being extracted from the hospital in Encino, Calif., late Friday.

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  • National

Man held in an attack on a doctor and 2 nurses at a Southern California hospital

The man on Friday went to the Encino hospital, where he asked for treatment for anxiety before stabbing the doctor and nurses, authorities said. All three were later listed in stable condition.

June 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Police say one person was killed and eight people were wounded following a shooting at a large party in Southern California.

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1 killed, 8 wounded in shooting at Southern California party

One man was killed and eight people were wounded during a shooting at a party that drew about 100 people to a Southern California hookah lounge.

May 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A woman shops for fruits at a supermarket on March 10, 2022 in San Mateo County, California.

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  • National

California grocery workers vote to authorize strike

Talks are scheduled to resume Wednesday between the union representing about 47,000 workers and the major supermarket chains.

March 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Workers clean oil from the sand, south of the pier, in Newport Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. A leak in an oil pipeline caused a spill off the coast of Southern California, sending about 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, some ending up on beaches in Orange County.

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  • Environment

Ship's anchor may have caused massive oil spill off the coast of Southern California

The torn underwater pipeline spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean, according to federal investigators.

October 06, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
A brush fire burns amid the Apple Fire in Banning, Calif. on Saturday.

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  • Weather

California's Apple Fire Destroys More Than 20,000 Acres

Officials have ordered evacuations for nearly 8,000 people in southern California, as the state continues to grapple with a rapidly growing number of COVID-19 cases.

August 02, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva

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