Owens Valley Salty As Los Angeles Water Battle Flows Into Court
In the West, fights over water last a long time.It's been almost 100 years since William Mulholland stood atop an aqueduct along the Owens River and said, "There it is, take it." He was referring to a...
View ArticleIn Gun State, Suicide Prevention Aims For Firearm Safety
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View ArticleL.A. Schools Hire Security Aides To Watch For Threats
Tenth Street Elementary is in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, a few blocks west of the Staples Center and downtown skyscrapers.
View ArticleLooking To Broaden Appeal, RNC Heads To Hollywood
The Republican National Committee is holding its spring meeting in the Democratic stronghold of Hollywood this week — part of an effort to broaden the party's appeal.So far, there are sharp divisions...
View ArticleWhy An Immigration Deal Won't Solve The Farmworker Shortage
The Salinas Valley in Northern California grows about 80 percent of the country's lettuce, and it takes a lot of people to pick and pack it. In a field owned by Duda Farm Fresh Foods, a dozen...
View ArticleOn Southern California Cruise, A Splash Of 'Urban Ocean'
A cruise run by the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif., sounds like a picturesque summer outing. But the Urban Ocean boat cruise highlights the juxtaposition of a powerful port with a...
View ArticleLA Mayor Candidates Try To Persuade Voters To Pay Attention
The candidates have spent a record amount of money.
View ArticleCalif. Law To Require Ships To Cut Pollution
California is about to become the first state to require shore power at its ports. A new law mandates at least half of a shipping line's fleet to shut down their diesel engines and plug into shore-side...
View ArticleYahoo To Buy Tumblr In An Attempt To Revitalize Itself
Transcript (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with a big blogging buyout.Today, Yahoo announced its purchase of the blogging site Tumblr. The $1.1 billion deal was...
View ArticleBaptist Church In Oklahoma Churns Out Meals For Victims
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Hundreds of volunteers have come to Moore, Oklahoma this week to help the community after Monday's deadly tornado. Some people are cleaning debris, others are bringing out...
View ArticleCalifornia Hosts U.S.-China Summit
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a two-day meeting later today with President Obama near Palm Springs, California. There's a good deal of significance behind the...
View ArticleFatal Shootings In Santa Monica Leave Several Injured
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A grim and chaotic scene today in Santa Monica, California. That's where authorities say at least six people are dead after a shooting rampage that ended violently on...
View ArticleRail Project At L.A. Port Draws Environmental Group Ire
In California, a high-profile lawsuit is seeking to halt construction of a new $500 million rail yard next to the Port of Los Angeles.
View ArticleRain, Cooler Weather Slow Colorado Fire
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. In Colorado, cooler weather and some rain has helped crews begin to get a handle on the Black Forest fire that's...
View ArticleColorado Springs Learns To Live With Fire
Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Colorado is often the site of devastating forest fires, but the city of Colorado Springs has been hit particularly hard as of late. In the span of just one year, more...
View ArticleDespite Hefty Payouts, Fire Insurance Costs Hold Steady
Wildfires have already destroyed hundreds of homes in the American West this year. The insurance industry is once again poised to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to cover those losses, as it...
View ArticleSummer 'Heat Tourists' Sweat With Smiles In Death Valley
It's no secret that Death Valley, Calif., is one of the hottest, most unforgiving places on Earth come summertime. July 10 is the 100th anniversary of the hottest temperature ever recorded on the...
View ArticleAfter Years Of Violence, L.A.'s Watts Sees Crime Subside
On most weeknights, in the middle of his shift, Los Angeles police officer Keith Mott trades his gun and uniform for a T-shirt and shorts, and heads to a park in the Watts neighborhood of South Los...
View ArticleFarm Laborers Get A Foothold With Their Own Organic Farms
Northern California's Salinas Valley is often dubbed America's salad bowl. Large growers there have long relied on thousands of seasonal workers from rural Mexico to pick lettuce, spinach and celery...
View ArticleOf Bison, Birth Control And An Island Off Southern Calif.
In an open-aired Jeep, it's a bone-jarring ride into Santa Catalina Island's vast interior.
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