A pet owner has caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and it's believed they may have caught it from their cat.
The Deschutes County Health Services confirmed the case of...
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Pac-12 WBB roundup: Oregon State sizzles, JuJu Watkins rolls on and Iowa’s Caitlin Clark approaches Kelsey Plum’s scoring record
If Oregon State didn’t have the full attention of the college basketball world after home wins over Utah and Colorado, it does now.
By completing a season sweep of the Pac-12 Mountain schools, this time with dominating road wins, the Beavers are making a dam good case for being the best team in...
Flood damage raises alarms about California’s next ‘disaster insurance gap’
Dakota Rivas was getting out of the shower the evening of Feb. 4 when she heard a dull roar behind the home her family rents in West Hills. A fast-moving mudslide had begun on the rocky hill behind the property, overwhelming a clogged drain, backing up against the house and...
Video shows dog break free from vicious mountain lion attack
Warning: graphic video of dog being attacked
LOS ANGELES – A family in La Verne are counting their blessings after a terrifying attack on their dog by a mountain lion that was captured on the homeowner’s surveillance cameras.
The early evening attack on the couple’s 3-year-old giant black schnauzer named Holly Jolly happened over the...
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Man’s body found sticking out of burning van in Tijuana River Valley
Firefighters putting out a blaze that engulfed a van Monday in a parking lot at the Tijuana River Valley Sports Complex found a body partially inside the charred van, authorities reported.
The fire at the athletic facility in the 2600 block of Sunset Avenue in southern San Diego erupted about 11 a.m., according...
Mountain lion caught on video attacking pet dog in backyard of La Verne home
LA VERNE, Calif. (KABC) -- A 3-year-old pet dog survived a vicious attack by a mountain lion in the backyard of a home in
Mountain lion seen prowling neighborhood streets in Southern California
Residents in a Riverside County neighborhood are being extra careful when taking their pets outdoors after spotting a mountain lion prowling around the area in the dark of night.
Valerie Chapman said she’s seen plenty of rabbits and coyotes around her Lake Elsinore home, but a mountain lion captured on her home’s surveillance cameras was...
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Pleasant Hill Park employee found fatally stabbed in parking lot
Man found fatally stabbed by wife at Pleasant Hill Park
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A man was discovered dead, having suffered stab wounds, in the main parking lot of Pleasant Hill Park early Saturday morning, police said.
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - A woman...
Residents react after park worker found fatally stabbed in Pleasant Hill
A Bay Area family is in mourning after a Pleasant Hill park worker was found stabbed to death Saturday.
The incident happened in a normally very quiet neighborhood next to the popular Pleasant Hill Park. Residents in the area say they normally feel very safe.
“We feel safe on our walks around here,” said...
Man arrested after stolen plane lands on beach near Half Moon Bay, sheriff says
A Florida man has been arrested after he was accused of stealing a small plane Thursday, ditching it on a beach near Half Moon Bay and walking away, authorities say.
A witness told authorities that the pilot left after landing the small plane at Poplar Beach at about 5 p.m., the San Mateo...
Suspect shot, wounded after authorities serve narcotics-related search warrant at Seal Beach home
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A suspect was shot and wounded Wednesday morning as La Habra police and Homeland Security Investigations officials were serving a narcotics-related search warrant at a Seal Beach home, authorities said.
Snoop Dogg, Master P sue Walmart, claiming company intentionally kept Snoop Cereal off shelves
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rappers Snoop Dogg and Master P are going after Walmart, accusing the retail giant of breaching a deal and keeping the pair's breakfast cereals off the shelves in stores all across the country.
Suspect uses hammer to smash windows at 2 San Jose businesses
Business owners in San Jose are boarding up their windows after someone entered at least two establishments with a hammer and smashed them.
It happened Tuesday morning in the area of Berryessa and North Capitol Avenue.
Dat Thieu is the owner of Frank & Furter’s Handcrafted Hot Dogs. He was cleaning the tables and...
This Week Is the 50th Anniversary of the Patty Hearst Kidnapping, One of SF’s All-Time Wildest Stories
SF headlines of the mid-1970s were dominated by the saga of Patty Hearst, an heiress who was kidnapped, only to join her captors and rob banks with them. After her release from prison, she has led a life of dog shows and John Waters movies.
You may think we live in crazy times,...
Dozens of dogs, people rescued from flooding Santa Ana river bottom
article RIVERSIDE, Calif. - As another atmospheric river storm bears down on Southern California, and is expected to continue for the next several days, rescue crews are working around th clock to keep people away from flooding rivers across the region. While two river searches in Los Angeles County turned up nothing,...
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Six People and a Dozen Dogs and Puppies Required Water Rescue From Inundated River Island In San Jose
A group of people and their dogs who were apparently camped on an island in the Guadalupe River in San Jose required an emergency rescue on Sunday as the river waters rose.
The water rescue occurred Sunday afternoon, and San Jose firefighters used a pontoon boat to perform two separate rescues in the...
LA firefighter dangling from helicopter rescues man looking for his dog during California storms
Man rescued from Pacoima Wash Dramatic video showed the Los Angeles Fire Department pulling a man from the Pacoima Wash, after officials said he jumped into the water after his dog.LOS ANGELES - Dramatic cell phone video shows the moments when a Los Angeles city firefighter dangling from a helicopter rescued a...
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Updates on storm-related problems in the Bay Area: Outages, school closures
People across the Bay Area have been experiencing gusty winds and heavy rain, with a number of resulting problems.
Below is a running list of...
Fire destroys Eagle Rock home
Eagle Rock home destroyed by fire An Eagle Rock home was completely destroyed by a fire, but the family and their dog were able to get out safely.LOS ANGELES - A two-story hillside home in Eagle Rock was destroyed by a fire Sunday, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. The 74...
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Arrest made in dramatic DTLA dognapping case
Suspected dognapper arrested Sadie Slater, accused of stealing a French bulldog from a woman in downtown Los Angeles, was arrested. She's one of multiple suspects, and police have not yet found the dog.LOS ANGELES - An arrest was made in connection to the theft of a French Bulldog who was stolen outside...
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