VIDEO: Several Hurt When Monster Waves Slam California Coast
Numerous California coastal towns were hit by massive waves Thursday, leaving people hurt and buildings damaged as a Pacific storm leaned into the area.
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Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur Reopens, Just in Time for New El Niño Rain
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) near Big Sur reopened in July, 15 months after the last El Niño’s torrential rainfall caused a giant mudslide — and just in time for a new expected El Niño rain.
Blue Whale Lost After Rescue Attempt off Dana Point
Six attempts to free a 60-plus foot blue whale from fishing materials on Monday came close, but were ultimately unable to provide relief as the giant mammal dove out of view.
Record-Breaking Heat Wave in Israel Sparks Fires, Hospitalizations
TEL AVIV – Temperatures in Israel reached a scorching 47ºC (116.6 ºF) over the weekend, resulting in over 450 people being treated by paramedics and brush fires sweeping the country.
VIDEO: 17 Suspected Illegal Aliens Caught off California Coast
Seventeen suspected illegal aliens aboard a panga boat sent a distress signal off the coast of San Diego on Tuesday morning that led the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to apprehend the group.
Two Jet Ski Smuggling Attempts Halted Off San Diego Coast This Week
Border Patrol agents twice this week tracked down the illegal aliens that human smugglers on jet skis dropped on the shores of California beaches.
Deadly Abalone Season Claims Another Life
Two friends visiting northern California and fishing for abalone–a lucrative mollusc delicacy–were caught off guard while when a tide came in that forced the men up a sheer rock wall, one falling to his death 75 feet below. The incident is the fourth abalone-related death in the Mendocino region since the red abalone season began April 1.
