Former President Jimmy Carter once was offered a gift from Northern California: a 9-ton peanut carved from a redwood tree. His aides said no thanks.

Some local Northern California representatives are heading to the nation's capital on Monday for the inauguration of President Trump.Redding city councilor and former mayor Tenessa Audette is one of m

Gov. Gavin Newsom says no state builds high-speed rail better than California. He may want to check out what Florida has built.

Fires began Tuesday afternoon as high-speed winds, known as the Santa Ana winds, quickly spread flames from a small fire into Pacific Palisades.

The official return of the La Niña weather pattern was declared on Thursday. Even though the disrupting weather pattern is late and weaker than normal, it is still having an impact on winter weather which is seen in the rain in the Northwest and the droughts across the country.

California is typically ranked as the second most expensive state to live in, after Hawaii, with costs averaging around 30% higher than the rest of the U.S., per U.S. News & World Report. The state has the highest individual tax rate and the highest gas tax, 68 cents a gallon in 2024.

Some of the jobs roped into the American Climate Corps have funding locked down for much of Trump’s term. Zampaglione’s program, the Forest Corps, has $15 million in funding from the U.S. Forest Service that should last it five years, according to Ken Goodson, the director of AmeriCorps NCCC, which recruits young adults for public service.

President Joe Biden created the Chuckwalla National Monument, in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park, and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, in Northern California

Eastern Washington Eagles Michael Wortham celebrates after a kick return against the Montana Grizzlies on Sept. 28 in Cheney. Wortham has transferred to Montana with one year of eligibility remaining. (James Snook/The Spokesman-Review)

Today, the Los Angeles Times is launching Boiling Point, a podcast about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Yes, that’s the same name as this newsletter. I hope you’ll subscribe and listen.

A one-time five-star recruit in the 2006 class out of O'Dea, a private Seattle-area high school that has produced many UW players, highlighted by record-setting running back Myles Gaskin, Mays is a unique choice for Fisch since the two never crossed paths during their time in the NFL.