California

Amy Winehouse's last concert dress to go on auction

The short, green and black dress designed by Naomi Parry, is expected to fetch between $15,000 and $20,000.

'Bomb cyclone' pummels fire-scarred California

Powerful storm barrels toward southern California after flooding highways, toppling trees, and causing mudslides in areas burned bare by recent fires across the northern part of the US state.

Ranches, homes under threat as wildfire rages in southern California

Hundreds of firefighters are battling Alisal Fire which has burned more than 54 sq km in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara. Officials say only 5 percent of it is contained.

US divers find California oil pipeline split, apparently dragged

Pipeline that leaked tens of thousands of gallons of oil into the water off southern California was split open and apparently dragged along the ocean floor, officials say.

California’s Windy Fire continues to grow, threatening giant sequoias

The fire scorched more than 344 square kilometres after growing by nearly 28 square kilometres in the last 24 hours, the Sequoia National Forest says.

California firefighters scramble to protect sequoia groves

Fire officials warn hot, dry weather and stronger winds are creating “critical fire conditions” for KNP Complex – two lightning-sparked blazes that merged on the western side of Sequoia National Park in Sierra Nevada.

California declared disaster-hit state as Biden visits fire-ravaged areas

More than 6,800 wildfires large and small have blackened an estimated 1.7 million acres (689,000 hectares) within California alone this season, stretching available firefighting forces and equipment dangerously thin.

Man appeared as naked baby on Nirvana cover sues for 'sexual exploitation'

Spencer Elden alleged he has suffered lifelong damages from the image used on the "Nevermind" cover.

Dixie Fire becomes California's second-largest wildfire ever

Crews estimate the fire, which began on July 13 and destroyed a historic gold rush town and forced evacuation of thousands, will not finally be extinguished for two weeks.

Huge California wildfire grows, but weather helps firefighters

The Dixie Fire has ravaged 446,723 acres in four counties, up from the previous day's 434,813. That area is larger than Los Angeles, and has surpassed the sweep of the vast Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon.

Dixie Fire becomes third largest in California history

A long-term drought that scientists say is driven by climate change has left the western United States parched and vulnerable to explosive and highly destructive fires.

California’s Dixie Fire decimates mountain town of Greenville

The Dixie Fire is the sixth biggest in the state’s history and is still spreading due to hot, bone-dry, gusty weather.