usa air quality: California, Los Angeles, San Diego have worst air quality in USA. Check state, county-wise list

California, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico have been slapped with failing grades for ozone pollution, short term fine particle pollution and annual particle pollution levels, Fox Weather reported quoting American Lung Association 2024 study. The areas also include prominent urban cities and localities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Salt Lake, … Read more

California boy nearly kidnapped in front of parents before good Samaritans step in to help

An 8-year-old California boy was nearly kidnapped in front of his parents on the day the family was celebrating opening their new business, frightening video showed. Christopher Aaron Higginbotham, 38, pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and false imprisonment charges on Friday after a security camera showed him allegedly grab Adrian Villanueva’s son and try … Read more

Sewage seeps into California beach city from Mexico, upending residents’ lives: “Akin to being trapped in a portable toilet”

California resident Shannon Johnson lives a few blocks from Imperial Beach’s turquoise water and waves of “perfect little curls” — but Johnson and her two young children haven’t stepped foot on the sand in a year. “Every time we go by the beach they’re asking, ‘Is it going to be clean? When are they going … Read more

Inside organized crime rings targeting retailers Ulta, TJX, Walgreens

In a tony suburban enclave in the San Diego foothills, police say, an organized retail crime “queenpin” had built an empire. Tucked behind the stone walls of her 4,500-square-foot Spanish-style mansion, Michelle Mack had stockpiled a small fortune in cosmetics that had been stolen from Ulta and Sephora stores across the country, authorities said.  Police … Read more

us weather now: US weather forecast: Pineapple Express to bring heavy rains in California, flood alert in Los Angeles, San Diego

US weather forecast has predicted that Pineapple Express is making its presence felt in California this week, with the potential for coastal ranges to experience rainfall exceeding 8 inches by week’s end. Cities like Los Angeles and San Diego are bracing for the possibility of significant flooding.The Pineapple Express, characterized as an atmospheric river, originates … Read more

CDC warns travelers to Mexico’s Baja California of exposure to deadly Rocky Mountain spotted fever

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning travelers to Baja California, Mexico, about Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a potentially fatal bacterial disease that spreads through the bite of an infected brown dog tick, which can be carried by pets.  The warning comes after a San Diego, California, resident who traveled to Baja … Read more