Climate & Environment
A sudden shutoff of water supplies has dried up the Kern River in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish on the parched riverbed.
Sept. 19, 2024
Food
Chef Diep Tran’s buttered pasta recipe comes together in the time it takes to boil spaghetti, requires just six ingredients and has surprising depth of flavor from dried shrimp, chile and sake.
Aug. 5, 2024
Sports
The PNC Championship featured the top parent/child duos in golf, and while Tiger and Charlie Woods starred, Bernard and Jason Langer set a record with the win.
Dec. 17, 2023
Even after a year and a half of wet weather, research shows the American West has experienced the driest 25-year period in 1,200 years. When might the megadrought end?
July 30, 2024
California
Movement that had taken months or years is now taking weeks in the area called Portuguese Bend.
Sept. 24, 2024
The state’s legal weed industry faces a wave of turmoil, allowing other states to gain ground.
Sept. 21, 2024
Has this famously liberal city moved too far right to embrace an old-school progressive for mayor?
The latest forecast shows clearing conditions Thursday afternoon, with dry air and warmer temperatures moving into the area by the weekend.
March 30, 2023
Movies
Sebastian Stan plays a facially deformed actor who emerges from a miracle cure to realize he’s lost something deeper, in a movie co-starring Renate Reinsve.
Sept. 20, 2024
California’s ski resorts are in the path of several fires, prompting concerns about damage to the popular destinations.
Sept. 11, 2024