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Byline: AMY TAXIN Associated Press

11 Mar

Disney seeks major expansion of California theme park to add more immersive attractions

published on March 11, 2024 - 2:18 PM

Walking through the frosty, snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen,” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” might be possible

13 Feb

Disneyland’s Mickey Mouse and Cinderella performers may unionize

published on February 13, 2024 - 1:58 PM

Workers who help bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life — including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella — are looking

05 Dec

US officials want ships to anchor farther from California undersea pipelines, citing 2021 oil spill

published on December 5, 2023 - 2:36 PM

Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California,

05 Nov

Californians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits

published on November 5, 2023 - 9:20 PM

(AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because

02 Oct

A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots

published on October 2, 2023 - 9:59 AM

(AP) — In the hills of a dry, remote patch of California farm country, Lee Harrington carefully monitors the drips

11 Aug

California judge who’s charged with murder texted court staff that he shot his wife, prosecutors say

published on August 11, 2023 - 1:15 PM

A Southern California judge accused of killing his wife texted his court clerk and bailiff afterward to say he had

04 Aug

A Southern California judge has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife in the couple’s home

published on August 4, 2023 - 2:19 PM

A Southern California judge has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife in the couple’s home, authorities said Friday.

10 Apr

California storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook’s sweet

published on April 10, 2023 - 10:00 AM

During California’s prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary

28 Mar

Valley farmers flood fields to boost groundwater basin

published on March 28, 2023 - 8:28 AM

A field that has long grown tomatoes, peppers and onions now looks like a wind-whipped ocean as farmer Don Cameron

16 Mar

Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields

published on March 16, 2023 - 2:36 PM

As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate

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