US: Flood Advisory Issued for Northern and Central California

A flood advisory for Northern and Central California was in effect until 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 13. Officials urge residents to follow any remaining road closures.

US: Flood Advisory Issued for Northern and Central California 2

A flood advisory for Northern and Central California was in effect until 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 13. Officials urge residents to follow any remaining road closures.

US: California’s Garnet Fire Burns 57,000 Acres in Sierra Nevada, Forces Evacuations

The Garnet Fire, sparked by lightning on August 24 in the Sierra National Forest near Garnet Dike, central California has burned about 57,000 acres and is 15% contained. Fire activity remains intense, particularly on the northwestern front, where crews are struggling with steep terrain that limits the use of heavy equipment. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for multiple zones, with warnings in surrounding areas. Road closures affect McKinley Grove Road and sections of Trimmer Springs Road.

US: Inn Fire Prompts Evacuations in Mono County, California

The Inn Fire that broke out in Mono County, east-central California, on Thursday, May 22, forced mandatory evacuations. The blaze had burned more than 700 acres as of Saturday, shutting down Highway 395 ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

US: Fireball, Possible Space Debris Streaks Over California Sky 3

A fire ball was spotted streaking across the sky over California on Monday night, March 24. The American Meteor Society said it was likely debris from the SpaceX Dragon mission that launched last September.

US: Fireball, Possible Space Debris Streaks Over California Sky

A fire ball was spotted streaking across the sky over California on Monday night, March 24. The American Meteor Society said it was likely debris from the SpaceX Dragon mission that launched last September.

US: Stormy Weather Brings Heavy Rain And Strong Winds To Bay Area

An atmospheric river brought heavy rain and strong winds to the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast on Tuesday, February 4, prompting a flood watch in the areas.

US: Massive Dust Storm Hits Central California On Veterans Day 4

A massive dust storm hit Central California on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, creating dangerous travel conditions for drivers and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service issued a dust advisory for Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties.

US: Massive Dust Storm Hits Central California On Veterans Day 5

A massive dust storm hit Central California on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, creating dangerous travel conditions for drivers and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service issued a dust advisory for Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties.

US: Massive Dust Storm Hits Central California On Veterans Day 2

A massive dust storm hit Central California on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, creating dangerous travel conditions for drivers and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service issued a dust advisory for Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties.

US: Massive Dust Storm Hits Central California On Veterans Day 3

A massive dust storm hit Central California on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, creating dangerous travel conditions for drivers and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service issued a dust advisory for Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties.

US: Massive Dust Storm Hits Central California On Veterans Day

A massive dust storm hit Central California on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, creating dangerous travel conditions for drivers and leaving thousands without power. The National Weather Service issued a dust advisory for Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties.

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S.-CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S.-CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR-MEETING (CN)

(231025) -- BEIJING, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, meets with Gavin Newsom, governor of the U.S. state of California, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S.-CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-U.S.-CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR-MEETING (CN)

(231025) -- BEIJING, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, meets with Gavin Newsom, governor of the U.S. state of California, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

(230409) -- SAN MATEO, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend an Easter celebration at the Central Park in San Mateo, California, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

(230409) -- SAN MATEO, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend an Easter celebration at the Central Park in San Mateo, California, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

(230409) -- SAN MATEO, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend an Easter celebration at the Central Park in San Mateo, California, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

(230409) -- SAN MATEO, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend an Easter celebration at the Central Park in San Mateo, California, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

U.S.-SAN MATEO-DAILY LIFE-EASTER DAY EVENT

(230409) -- SAN MATEO, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child attends an Easter celebration at the Central Park in San Mateo, California, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

Two dead along flooded highway in California on New Year's Day

STORY: Two dead along flooded highway in California on New Year's Day DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the flooded highway 2. various of vehicles stuck in the flood STORYLINE: Two people died after a strong winter storm hitting northern California's Sacramento County on Saturday caused a double levee breach along a local river and flooded parts of a state highway, local media said Sunday. One of them died after being pulled from the water, and the other was found dead in a submerged vehicle, local media said. The breach along the Cosumnes River near Wilton, 35 km south of the city of Sacramento, flooded parts of Highway 99, the main thoroughfare through California's 47,000-square-km-large Central Valley. Local emergency personnel have been performing rescues since Saturday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Dozens of people have been plucked from their cars that got stuck in floods. Sacramento County proclaimed a local

Nagoya landmarks lit by blue LEDs to hail Nobel prize

Nagoya landmarks lit by blue LEDs to hail Nobel prize

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya TV Tower and the Oasis 21 complex (foreground) are illuminated in blue with light-emitting diodes in Nagoya on Dec. 10, 2014, in celebration of the winning of the Nobel Prize in Physics by Nagoya University professor Hiroshi Amano and Meijo University professor Isamu Akasaki for inventing the blue LED. Both universities are located in the central Japan city. Another Japanese scientist, University of California professor Shuji Nakamura, also shared the honor for the same invention.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, speaks to reporters during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, is seen during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, speaks to reporters during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

Elephant picks Germany over Argentina in World Cup forecast

Elephant picks Germany over Argentina in World Cup forecast

LOS ANGELES, United States - A female elephant waves the national flag of Germany with her trunk in an event held in central Los Angeles, California, on July 9, 2014, predicting Germany's victory over Argentina in the July 13 World Cup final match.

Lawsuit seeks removal of comfort women statue

Lawsuit seeks removal of comfort women statue

LOS ANGELES, United States - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue of a girl, a memorial for women forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese military, at Glendale Central Park near Los Angeles. Two Japanese-Americans and a non-profit educational group filed a lawsuit on Feb. 20, 2014, against the Southern California city of Glendale and the city's manager for erecting the memorial in the public park.

Elderly U.S. tourist detained in N. Korea

Elderly U.S. tourist detained in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 30, 2013, shows Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old man from California, reading aloud a statement of apology to the North Korean government. KCNA said Newman, a Korean War veteran who had been on a 10-day organized trip to North Korea when seized, is in custody for committing "hostile acts," acknowledging his detention for the first time since he was prevented from leaving the country a month ago.

Elderly U.S. tourist detained in N. Korea

Elderly U.S. tourist detained in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 30, 2013, shows a statement of apology written by Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old man from California, to the North Korean government. KCNA said Newman, a Korean War veteran who had been on a 10-day organized trip to North Korea when seized, is in custody for committing "hostile acts," acknowledging his detention for the first time since he was prevented from leaving the country a month ago.

Elderly U.S. tourist detained in N. Korea

Elderly U.S. tourist detained in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 30, 2013, shows Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old man from California, apologizing to the North Korean government. KCNA said Newman, a Korean War veteran who had been on a 10-day organized trip to North Korea when seized, is in custody for committing "hostile acts," acknowledging his detention for the first time since he was prevented from leaving the country a month ago.

'Comfort women' memorial in California

'Comfort women' memorial in California

LOS ANGELES, United States - A "comfort women" memorial (far L) -- a bronze statue of a girl in traditional Korean clothing sitting next to an empty chair -- is unveiled at Glendale Central Park near Los Angeles on July 30, 2013. The statue dedicated to women forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese military is a replica of a memorial in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul.

'Comfort women' memorial in California

'Comfort women' memorial in California

LOS ANGELES, United States - Kim Bok Dong (L), 87, sits next to a bronze statue of a girl in traditional Korean clothing -- a memorial for women forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese military -- at Glendale Central Park near Los Angeles on July 30, 2013. Kim said she spent eight years providing sexual services to Japanese troops after she was forcibly drafted when just 14 years old.

Visitors center opens at former U.S. camp for Japanese Americans

Visitors center opens at former U.S. camp for Japanese Americans

MANZANAR, United States - An opening ceremony was held April 24 for a visitors' center built at the former Manzanar War Relocation Center in central California to mark the history of internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. More than 1,000 people including Japanese Americans who had been forced to live in the internment camp, attended the ceremony for the opening of the Manzanar National Historic Site Interpretive Center.

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

(220729) -- LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, the United States, July 29, 2022. Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California has dropped plans to reinstitute a COVID-19 mask mandate amid falling number of cases and hospitalizations. Health officials in the county, which has a population of 10 million people, had planned to make masks indoors mandatory from Friday. (Xinhua)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

(220729) -- LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, the United States, July 29, 2022. Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California has dropped plans to reinstitute a COVID-19 mask mandate amid falling number of cases and hospitalizations. Health officials in the county, which has a population of 10 million people, had planned to make masks indoors mandatory from Friday. (Xinhua)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

(220729) -- LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, the United States, July 29, 2022. Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California has dropped plans to reinstitute a COVID-19 mask mandate amid falling number of cases and hospitalizations. Health officials in the county, which has a population of 10 million people, had planned to make masks indoors mandatory from Friday. (Xinhua)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

(220729) -- LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, the United States, July 29, 2022. Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California has dropped plans to reinstitute a COVID-19 mask mandate amid falling number of cases and hospitalizations. Health officials in the county, which has a population of 10 million people, had planned to make masks indoors mandatory from Friday. (Xinhua)

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

U.S.-LOS ANGELES-COVID-19-MASK MANDATE-DROPPING

(220729) -- LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers are seen at the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, California, the United States, July 29, 2022. Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California has dropped plans to reinstitute a COVID-19 mask mandate amid falling number of cases and hospitalizations. Health officials in the county, which has a population of 10 million people, had planned to make masks indoors mandatory from Friday. (Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work to contain the wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States, July 25, 2022. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work to contain the wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States, July 25, 2022. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work to contain the wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States, July 25, 2022. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows a vehicle burned in a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work to contain the wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States, July 25, 2022. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows an area hit by a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows an area hit by a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows vehicles burned in a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows vehicles burned in a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows vehicles burned in a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows a vehicle burned in a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE

(220726) -- MARIPOSA, July 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 25, 2022 shows vehicles burned in a wildfire in Mariposa County in central California, the United States. Driven by hot, dry weather and drought conditions, the blaze began on Friday afternoon in Mariposa County in central California. It rapidly grows to be one of the largest wildfires in the state so far this year. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

Japanese students' brass band performs for Calif. shooting victims

Japanese students' brass band performs for Calif. shooting victims

A brass band composed of high school and college students from the central Japan city of Nagoya perform at a benefit concert in La Palma, California, on Jan. 3, 2016, to pay tribute to the victims of a shooting rampage that occurred in the same state in December 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo