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A carpet of flowers covers the Atacama Desert after rains near Copiapo, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now

Spring has arrived in the Southern Hemisphere, and even Chile’s Atacama Desert is blossoming

Oct. 7, 2026

Children play in the surf on a beach near Paradise Cove in Malibu with cliffs showing in the background on right

Kayaker reportedly tangles with shark while fishing, is bitten, knocked into water, bitten again

Oct. 4, 2026

Screenshot - Firefighters Rescue Dog After Vehicle Crashes Into Surf Near Malibu VCFD, Federal Fire Ventura County, CA State Parks Lifeguards, Gold Coast Ambulance, and the CHP responded yesterday to a single-vehicle collision along Highway 1 near Deer Creek Road, north of Malibu. Firefighters arrived to find a vehicle off the roadway and into the rocks along the shoreline. The driver had self-extricated with one of their dogs, but a second dog remained trapped inside. Firefighters and CA State Parks Lifeguards accessed the vehicle, safely freed the dog, and carried it up to the roadway. Neither dog appeared to be injured. One patient was taken to a local hospital in stable condition with minor injuries, and the scene was turned over to the CHP.

Watch dogs pulled from the Pacific after van plunges into the surf near Malibu

Oct. 4, 2026

BIG BEAR, CA - OCTOBER 3, 2026: Muralist Wes Abarca spray paints Jackie during a memorial event titled, 'Wings Over Big Bear' honoring Jackie, the beloved bald eagle, at Bear Mountain Resort in Big Bear on Saturday, October 3, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Jackie ‘brought us together’: Fans say goodbye to beloved Big Bear bald eagle

Oct. 3, 2026

Botswana's President Duma Boko speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Botswana has so many elephants it approved the killing of 23 for independence celebrations

Oct. 2, 2026

Pasadena’s white peacock Sugar, beaten by mail carrier, is relocated to private California ranch

Oct. 2, 2026

AI image of deadly snake sent Santa Ana into panic. It’s a new hoax headache for police

Oct. 1, 2026

A California river has dried up. Critics say the state should do more to protect its salmon

Oct. 1, 2026

Los Angeles County reported 69 rabid bats. What you need to know

Oct. 1, 2026

Jaco Muller. Image courtesy of the Rhino Momma Project.

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Jaco Muller, who turned his 15-year-old son’s idea into 197 rhino births, has died

The idea for breeding rhinos came from his son, then 15. In 2010, Muller converted the family’s antelope-breeding operation into what became the Rhino Momma Project.

Sept. 29, 2026

Strange visitors and starving pups: What El Niño means for California’s coast

Oct. 1, 2026
This major California river has gotten too warm for its salmon

Sept. 22, 2026

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