Updated 7:07 pm PST, Saturday, December 15, 2018 In this photo released by the Orange County Fire Authority, (OCFA), a small airplane that touched down on Doheny State Beach is seen in the sand Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in Dana Point, Calif. The small-engine plane made an emergency landing on a Southern California beach but no one aboard or on the ground was hurt. The OCFA says the Cessna airplane touched down on the beach Saturday afternoon, on an empty stretch of sand, away from beachgoers. (Fire Capt. Tony Bommarito/OCFA via AP) less In this photo released by the Orange County Fire Authority, (OCFA), a small airplane that touched down on Doheny State Beach is seen in the sand Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in Dana Point, Calif. The small-engine ... more Photo: Fire Capt. Tony Bommarito, AP Photo: Fire … [Read more...] about Small plane makes emergency landing on California beach
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California counterculture writers make Kentucky hall of fame
Updated 10:00 am PST, Saturday, December 15, 2018 In this Dec. 4, 2018 photo, Gurney Norman, left, and Ed McClanahan pose at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, Ky. The pair will be inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame on Jan. 30, 2019. (Tom Eblen/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP) less In this Dec. 4, 2018 photo, Gurney Norman, left, and Ed McClanahan pose at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, Ky. The pair will be inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame on ... more Photo: Tom Eblen, AP Photo: Tom Eblen, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this Dec. 4, 2018 photo, Gurney Norman, left, and Ed McClanahan pose at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, Ky. The pair will be inducted … [Read more...] about California counterculture writers make Kentucky hall of fame
All evacuation orders lifted in deadly California wildfire
Updated 9:51 am PST, Saturday, December 15, 2018 FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018 file photo, a vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Authorities estimate it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris of 19,000 homes destroyed by California wildfires last month. State and federal disaster relief officials said Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, that private contractors will most likely begin removing debris in January from Butte, Ventura and Los Angeles counties and costs are likely to surpass initial estimates. less FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018 file photo, a vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Authorities estimate it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris of 19,000 homes ... more Photo: Noah Berger, AP Photo: Noah Berger, … [Read more...] about All evacuation orders lifted in deadly California wildfire
Report rips costly decisions in California wildfire fight
Brian Melley, Associated Press Updated 9:10 am PST, Saturday, December 15, 2018 FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016 file photo, a fire attack helicopter makes a retardant drop during a firing operation on the ridge between Mount Manuel and the Coast Ridge Road while fighting the Soberanes Fire near the village of Big Sur, Calif. The so-called Soberanes Fire burned its way into the record books as the most expensive wildland firefight in U.S. history in what a new report calls "an extreme example of excessive, unaccountable, budget-busting suppression spending that is causing a fiscal crisis in the U.S. Forest Service." (David Royal/The Monterey County Herald via AP, File) less FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016 file photo, a fire attack helicopter makes a retardant drop during a firing operation on the ridge between Mount Manuel and the Coast Ridge Road while fighting the Soberanes Fire ... more Photo: David Royal, AP … [Read more...] about Report rips costly decisions in California wildfire fight
Photo capturing unsettling California scene wins National Geographic Photo Contest
By Michelle Robertson, SFGATE Published 1:23 pm PST, Friday, December 14, 2018 Winners of the 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest, Grand Prize Winner Thousands of Volkswagen and Audi cars sit idle in the middle of California’s Mojave Desert. Models manufactured from 2009 to 2015 were designed to cheat emissions tests mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Following the scandal, Volkswagen recalled millions of cars. By capturing scenes like this one, I hope we will all become more conscious of and more caring toward our beautiful planet. Link: https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/12295249 less Winners of the 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest, Grand Prize Winner Thousands of Volkswagen and Audi cars sit idle in the middle of California’s Mojave Desert. Models manufactured from 2009 to 2015 ... more Photo: Photograph And Caption By Jason Todorov / 2018 National … [Read more...] about Photo capturing unsettling California scene wins National Geographic Photo Contest