On Saturday morning, tragedy struck near French Valley Airport in Riverside County as a plane crash claimed the lives of six individuals. This unfortunate incident marks the second fatal crash to occur in the region within a span of four days. The aircraft involved was a Cessna 550, a turbo fan jet, which tragically crashed into a field at approximately 4:16 a.m. near the intersection of Briggs and Auld roads in Murrieta.
FBI files have revealed a secret plot of the IRA, the Irish Republican Army, to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the United States in 1983. The 103 pages document that was posted to the FBI online records site revealed a plot of assassinating the queen in California around 40 years ago.
Skywatchers at Alaska witnesses a giant mystery spiral in the skies of Alaska. Early on Saturday morning, residents in Alaska who were watching for the aurora borealis were surprised by the sudden appearance of a large spiral shape in the sky. They promptly shared images on various social media platforms and discussed the possible reasons behind the appearance of the bluish-white spiral.
Thousands of acres of land is still underwater in the Central Valley of California. Residents are preparing for melting ice in Sierra Nevada that could prove to be a disaster for people. Water has submerged roads, crop fields, homes and buildings, according to the residents.
More than 65 million people across 29 states are expected to be impacted by severe snowstorms and heavy rains. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow, from the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast, with several states reporting 2 feet of snow today.
More than a third of the species in the United States are at risk of extinction according to a latest research study. The research group found that around 40% of animals and 34 % of plants and 41% of ecosystem are under extinction risk.
Thanks to one-time stimulus payments the Golden State started distributing Friday, up to 23 million Californians are likely to get tax refunds of up to $1,050.
4 members of the same family were killed by the suspect who were killed late Wednesday. Authorities recently claimed to have arrested the brother of the suspect who helped the killers dump evidence.
A new Stanford research states that you should not be charging your electric cars at night and doing so may be causing a problem.
Southern and Western parts of the country have been experiencing the driest years and the hottest ones as the temperature rises more frequently. The climatologists and scientists have blamed human-induced climate change. The rivers are drying up and they are at their record level low at the moment. The temperature has already risen by 1.5C, adding to already existing heatwaves making cities like Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada, Phoenix almost uninhabitable during summers.
Wildfires, extreme drought and earthquakes, due to climate change, may be the main concern for the Western Europe right now. But experts warn that a catastrophe is materializing in California, “Megafloods”. Extreme floods may submerge the largest subnational economy, displace millions of people across the state and will be the most expensive natural disaster in the history, according to a latest study.
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency in response to the quickly growing monkeypox outbreak, becoming the third state in America to do so.
