After Helene, Hurricane Milton leaves Floridians on edge from Tampa to Orlando
Jesus Olarte/Anadolu via Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — As Danny Pownall looked through the piles of debris on the street in front of one of his rental properties in Redington Shores, Florida, he pointed out suitcases, beds
3% of US high schoolers identify as transgender, CDC survey shows
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A first-of-its-kind survey has found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students identified as transgender in 2023, with another 2.2% identified as questioning. The first nationally representative survey from the U.S. Centers
Hurricane Milton: Why Tampa Bay is especially vulnerable to storm surge
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — It has been more than 100 years since Florida’s Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding – faced a direct hit by a hurricane. But
New trial date set for Ralph Yarl shooting suspect pending mental health evaluation
Jason Marz/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Andrew Lester, the man charged in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, got a new trial date on Tuesday, pending
Wine Bottling Facility in Hopland Faces More Complaints Over Water Quality and Odor
Vintage Wine Estates, a large bottling facility near Hopland, is facing ongoing water quality violations and odor complaints from neighbors. The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has issued a cease-and-desist order requiring the company to
Polls: Californians Support Prop 36 Re-instating Several Felony Penalties
A recent poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Services shows strong support for Proposition 36 — a ballot measure to reinstate felony penalties for certain drug- and theft-related offenses. The survey of just over three-thousand
California Commits to Training 25-Thousand New Coaches for Youth
California is committed to building a new generation of coaches. Turns out, many children aren’t meeting daily recommendations for physical activity and only half take part in sports. That’s why the state is launching a challenge to
Glenhaven Fire Now 70 Percent Contained; All Evacuation Orders and Warnings Now Lifted
The 417-acre Glenhaven Fire in Lake County is now 70 percent contained. The fire, which started last Friday in Glenhaven, has destroyed two homes and damaged another. All mandatory evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted as
North Bay Heat Advisory Finally Ends After Over a Week of High Temps
After being extended several times, a heat advisory for the North Bay has finally expired. It expired at eleven o’clock Monday night, after multiple triple-digit days in Santa Rosa and nearby cities. Some long-standing high temperature records
California Begins Early Voting for the 2024 November Election
Early voting is underway across California. Millions can now drop off or cast a ballot in person. This isn’t expected to have a major change on the presidential race, but could affect others. Counties won’t release results