California sets one-day coronavirus death record
On a day when the nation as a whole did the same, California on Wednesday set a record for the most coronavirus deaths in one day.
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Second U.S. case of COVID-19 variant found in San Diego man
California has identified a second U.S. case of the more highly contagious coronavirus strain originally found in the U.K.
Supreme Court to hear challenge to California farmers’ case against government-sanctioned invasion of private property
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of Cedar Point Nursery and Fowler Packing Company asking it to invalidate a California regulation requiring union employees to enter private property for roughly 360 hours a year.
Drilling ban, lease moratorium on federal lands would cause 'significant fiscal and economic losses' for western states, Wyoming study finds
Restricting oil and gas development on federal lands in eight western states would prove costly, according to a new study released Tuesday by the state of Wyoming.
U.S. Supreme Court sides with California churches in challenge to Gov. Newsom's ban on indoor services
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with two California church groups that are challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom's ban on indoor religious services during the latest COVID-19 surge.
Big pattern changes ahead for parched western US
Forecasters say it is too early to detail specific rainfall amounts, but enough rain to douse some of the active wildfires and give firefighters the upper hand in the Northwest and Northern California is expected with the pattern change late in the week.
Opinion: Prop 113 gives voice to Colorado conservatives
Former California state legislator Ray Haynes believes Proposition 113 on Colorado's November ballot will boost Colorado conservative voices.
Heat and drought to stifle West through end of June
Desert locations are likely to have the most brutal conditions, surpassing 110 degrees Fahrenheit for several days this week in places like Phoenix and Needles, California. Death Valley is forecast to reach 120 F one or more times in the coming week. Expect a warm week in drought-plagued southwest Colorado, too.