Residents of Huntington Beach, California, say authorities were slow to react to a large oil spill off the coast. The spill, which has sullied the beaches and poses a threat to wildlife, is believed to come from a leak in an underwater pipeline. Residents say they noticed oil and the smell of petroleum Friday evening, […]
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that extreme heat will strike portions of the U.S. Pacific Northwest later this week, and that temperatures could exceed 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 F) for only the third time in history, in a region where many lack air conditioning. The NWS Weather Prediction Center on Wednesday described […]
Departments of the Interior, Defense and the State of California agree to accelerate wind energy offshore the central and northern coasts of California WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl, and California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced an agreement to […]
The pair was responsible for introduction of over a kilo of methamphetamine into the community of Kodiak Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Carlito Marcilino Velasco, 61 of Juneau and Don Irenio Castro Santiago II, 37, a citizen of the Philippines residing in Anchorage, have been sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy […]