California Earthquakes 2026: Series of Tremors Rattles Central Valley and Bay Area
California experienced a series of earthquakes in 2026, shaking communities from the Central Valley to the Bay Area and prompting USGS monitoring alerts.
Southern California Heat Wave 2026: Temperatures Soar Past 120°F as Warnings Expand
Southern California is gripped by a dangerous heat wave pushing temperatures above 120°F, prompting urgent health warnings and cooling centre openings.
Woodside Fire Sonoma County: 143 Acres Burn Along Highway 1 as Evacuations Ordered
The Woodside Fire broke out on July 30, 2026 at approximately 1:45 p.m. near Timber Cove along Highway 1 in western Sonoma County, California.
Jackie the Bald Eagle Receives Life-Saving Blood Transfusion from Zoo Eagle Spirit: Recovery Update
Big Bear's Jackie bald eagle (Patient 26-519) receives blood transfusion from Spirit, a zoo eagle at CALM in Bakersfield. Recovery: perching and eating.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Gives Tech Workers 24 Hours to Return or Pay Up
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday imposing a steep $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas, dramatically changing a program that tech companies rely on to hire skilled foreign workers. The new
Govind Tekale
Metro Opens 9.1-Mile A Line Extension in San Gabriel Valley, Adds 4 Stations to World’s Longest Light Rail at 58 Miles
Navigate the World’s Longest Light Rail Click on each station to discover amenities, connections & local attractions Glendora San Dimas La Verne Pomona ← To Azusa To Long Beach → Glendora Station
Rahul Somvanshi
Young Men’s Mental Health Crisis: Newsom Launches 10,000-Mentor Challenge as Suicide Rates Soar
California Governor Gavin Newsom launched a major new program Tuesday aimed at helping young men across the state. The California Men’s Service Challenge calls for 10,000 men to step up as mentors,
California Approves 20,000 New Oil Wells Despite Being ‘Second Only to US in Methane Leaks’
California lawmakers recently passed Senate Bill 237, allowing up to 2,000 new oil drilling permits yearly in Kern County with reduced environmental oversight. The bill exempts drilling from California Environmental Quality Act
Karmactive Team
US Corn Sets 16.814B Bushel Record on 90M Acres Despite “Didn’t Matter” Yield Drop Warning
American farmers will grow the biggest corn crop ever seen in the US this year, according to the latest USDA report. The September forecast shows corn production hitting 16.814 billion bushels, breaking
Karmactive Staff
California Deep Sea Mission Finds 3 “Adorable” New Snailfish Species Over 10,000 Feet Below the Pacific
Scientists have discovered three new species of snailfish living in the darkness of the Pacific Ocean at depths greater than 10,000 feet off California’s coast. The discovery includes a pink “bumpy snailfish,”
5 Continents, 12 Hours: Multiple Earthquakes Shake Oregon, California, Greece, Japan, and South Carolina
Several earthquakes were recorded in Oregon, California, South Carolina, Greece, and Japan between September 8-9, 2025. Officials report no tsunami threat from the Oregon quake and no major damage from any of
Kissing Bug Parasite Spreads to 32 US States, CDC Declares Chagas Disease Endemic
Recent scientific findings support classifying Chagas disease as endemic in the United States. A September 2025 report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) journal Emerging Infectious Diseases calls for
Tejal Somvanshi
BART System Failure Strands 180,000 Commuters, Partial Service Resumes in East Bay
A computer equipment problem following overnight network upgrades triggered a system-wide BART shutdown across the Bay Area on Friday morning, stranding an estimated 180,000 weekday commuters (BART’s average weekday ridership) and causing
Delta Pays $78.75M Settlement After Jet Fuel ‘Rained’ on 38,000 LA Schools
Fuel fell on Park Avenue Elementary School in Cudahy on January 14, 2020. Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $78.75 million to settle claims from thousands of Los Angeles residents affected
Sonali Tiwary