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FILE - This combination of undated photos provided by the Redlands Police Dept. shows Daniel Menard, 79, left, and Stephanie Menard, 73, who have been reported missing from a nudist ranch in Redlands, Calif. (Redlands Police Department via AP, File)

Neighbor held in disappearance of couple from California nudist resort. Both believed to be dead

A neighbor has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a couple from their home at a Southern California nudist resort.

This photo provided by the National Weather Service shows a snow-covered section of Mt. Rainier, Wash., at 10,000 feet on Saturday, August 24, 2024. (National Weather Service via AP)

Unusually cold storm that frosted West Coast peaks provided a hint of winter in August

Ski season is still at least several months away, but the unusually cold storm that frosted West Coast mountain peaks late last week brought a rare preview of winter in August.

A coating of snow is seen below ski lifts at Sugarbowl Ski Resort Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Donner Summit, Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)

Heat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a summer of extremes

The West Coast’s summer has been interrupted by an unusually cold system from the Gulf of Alaska that dropped down through the Pacific Northwest into Northern California.

Federal prosecutors charge ex-Los Angeles County deputies in sham raid and $37M extortion

Federal prosecutors have charged two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and two former foreign military officials with threatening a Chinese national and his family with violence and deportation during a sham raid at his Orange County home.

A Pasadena firetruck responds to Pasadena City Hall on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif, after an earthquake was strongly felt from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP)

Quake felt from LA to San Diego, swaying buildings and knocking items off shelves but no big damage

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Los Angeles area. The U.S. Geological Survey said it struck shortly after noon Monday. It was centered near the city’s Highland Park neighborhood, about 7.5 miles below the surface.

A helicopter looks to make a drop of water as the Quarry wildfire burns in the foothills near the Ken Caryl Ranch development Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, southwest of Litteton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Heat, erratic winds and possible lightning could complicate the battle against California wildfire

Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend.

Firefighter Christian Moorhouse jumps over a fence while battling the Park Fire in the Cohasset community of Butte County, Calif., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. His crew was able to keep flames from reaching the mobile home they were protecting. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West

California’s largest active fire has exploded in size, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scramble to meet the danger.

Flames consume a building as the Park Fire tears through the Cohasset community in Butte County, Calif., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West

Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West, and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.

A plane drops retardant on a hillside during the Sharp Fire in Simi Valley, Calif., Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

California city cancels July Fourth fireworks as firefighters battle flames amid hot weather

Officials in a Northern California community have canceled an annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration as thousands of residents remain displaced while crews battle a growing wildfire amid extreme heat.

A man cools off by the river in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday, and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States

Swaths of California are sweltering and things are only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts.

UCLA graduates from the class of 2024 pose for a photo prior to their commencement ceremony at Pauley Pavilion, Friday, June 14, 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Weekend of graduation ceremonies begins at California universities without major war protests

A weekend of commencement ceremonies at a half-dozen California universities is underway with no immediate sign of the major campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that have led to clashes with police and numerous arrests.

FILE - Tents are placed on an encampment on the UCLA campus after clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. Police, late Monday, June 10, 2024, thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counterprotesters. Approximately 25 people were arrested late Monday for willful disruption of university operations and one for interfering with an officer, UCLA police said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles

Police have thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles. Previous camps at UCLA were cleared after an attack by counterprotesters this spring.

A resident of of Vernalis Road evacuates his horse as the Corral Fire bears down on ranches west of Tracy, Calif., Saturday, June 1, 2024. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, says gusty winds were fueling the Corral Fire that began Saturday afternoon and continued early Sunday morning near the city of Tracy, 60 miles east of San Francisco. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay

California’s largest wildfire so far this year has been significantly surrounded after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley.

FILE - This Tuesday, March 12, 2019 file photo shows the iconic Tommy Trojan statue at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. University of Southern California officials have canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian, a pro-Palestinian Muslim, citing “substantial risks relating to security and disruption” of the event that draws 65,000 people to campus. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Citing safety, USC makes rare cancellation of speech by valedictorian who supported Palestinians

The University of Southern California has canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian, a Muslim student who has expressed support for Palestinians.

Jason Bleier carries his dog Sir, a 13 week-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, while walking in the snow at Mt. Diablo State Park on Friday, April 5, 2024, near Walnut Creek, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Wintry conditions put spring on hold in California

Spring has taken a back seat again as a wintry weather system brings more low-elevation snow, hail, rain and unusually cold temperatures to California.

The collapsed section of the southbound lane of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge is marked off by cones Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Big Sur, Calif. The break has caused the closure of the scenic road. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Stretch of California Highway 1 that collapsed in Big Sur closes again as new storm arrives

A new storm has swept into California and again forced the closure of scenic Highway 1 in iconic Big Sur where one of its two lanes collapsed into the ocean after heavy rains.

In this image provided by the California Department of Water Resources, California Gov. Gavin Newsom tosses a snowball after the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit conducted the fourth media snow survey of the 2024 season at Phillips Station in El Dorado County, Calif., on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (Fred Greaves/California Department of Water Resources via AP)

California enters spring with vital snowpack above average for a second year

Gov. Gavin Newsom had to wear snowshoes to follow a measuring crew across a meadow south of Lake Tahoe at Phillips Station, where in April 2015 predecessor Jerry Brown stood in a parched, brown field and ordered cities to cut water use by 25% due to drought.

Unite Here Local 11 Co-President Kurt Petersen, right at podium, congratulates hotel workers and leaders as he announces the ratification results and unveiled the new contract terms at a news conference on the steps of the Intercontinental Hotel downtown in Los Angeles, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Hospitality workers ratify new contract with 34 Southern California hotels, press 30 others to sign

Thousands of Southern California hospitality workers have ratified a new contract with 34 hotels after repeated strikes since the summer. Their union says they will keep fighting for deals with more than two dozen others.

An aerial view shows a property damaged by a landslide, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles. A landslide has destroyed the hillside home and is imperiling at least two others in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Landslide destroys Los Angeles home and threatens at least 2 others

A landslide has destroyed a hillside home and is imperiling at least two others in Los Angeles. The slide occurred just before 3 a.m. in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood.

Stratolaunch conducts first powered flight of new hypersonic vehicle off California coast

U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch has conducted the first powered test flight of a new unmanned hypersonic research vehicle.

CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK TO MONDAY INSTEAD OF FRIDAY - Pat Setter works on digging out his trash container outside his home at Donner Lake on Monday, March 4, 2024, in Truckee, Calif. A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday, but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for the Northern California mountains. (AP Photo/Andy Barron)

California ski resort workers tunnel their way into the office after getting 10 feet of snow

A powerful blizzard has dumped more than 10 feet of snow on at least one California ski resort, where the marketing team had to dig a tunnel to get to their office door. The storm closed highways and most lifts at ski resorts over the weekend.

FILE - Vehicles cross over a flood control basin that has almost reached the roadway as Tropical Storm Hilary hits the area on Aug. 20, 2023, in Palm Desert, Calif. Former Hurricane Hilary was actually no longer a tropical storm but essentially had the same impact when its destructive remnants entered California last August, according to a new National Hurricane Center report. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Hilary was not a tropical storm when it entered California, yet it had the same impact, study shows

In this photo provided by Mammoth Lakes Tourism, people snowboard at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Andrew Miller/Mammoth Mountain via AP)

California’s rainy season is here. What does it mean for water supply?

California’s rainy season got off to a slow start but gained momentum with storms that have unleashed flooding and mudslides.

People cross the street with umbrellas in heavy rain in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Saturated California gets more rain and snow but so far escapes severe damage it saw only weeks ago

Much of saturated California remains under threat of floods as the latest winter storm blows through, but so far the state has escaped the severity of damage spawned by a recent atmospheric river.

Crews begin removing scaffolding protecting a temporary walkway that officials say said has helped helped trespassers enter an unfinished complex of downtown Los Angeles that have recently been vandalized with graffiti and used for dangerous social media stunts in Los Angeles Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Crews take steps to secure graffiti-scarred Los Angeles towers left unfinished by developer

City crews have taken a first step toward securing an unfinished complex of downtown Los Angeles high-rises that have been vandalized with graffiti and used for dangerous social media stunts since the developer ran out of money.

The tractor portion of a big rig is shown in an aerial view on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in the Wilmington section of Los Angeles. Several Los Angeles firefighters were injured, two critically, when an explosion occurred as they responded to a truck with pressurized cylinders that were on fire early Thursday, authorities said. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Seven of 9 Los Angeles firefighters injured in truck blast have been released from a hospital

Seven of nine Los Angeles firefighters injured when a truck’s fuel tank exploded have been released from a hospital. Fire Capt. Erik Scott says the two most seriously injured remain hospitalized Friday.

The tractor portion of a big rig is shown in an aerial view on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in the Wilmington section of Los Angeles. Several Los Angeles firefighters were injured, two critically, when an explosion occurred as they responded to a truck with pressurized cylinders that were on fire early Thursday, authorities said. (AP Photo/William Liang)

9 Los Angeles firefighters injured after burning truck’s fuel tank explodes

Authorities say a burning truck’s fuel tank exploded while Los Angeles firefighters were trying to battle the blaze. Nine were injured, including two critically.

Students Destyne Barbosa, left, and Maddie Eckhoff walk through a snowstorm on the Northern Arizona University campus in Flagstaff, Ariz., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, after classes were canceled for the day. (Hattie Loper/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)

Storms dump heavy snowfall in northern Arizona after leaving California a muddy mess

Heavy snow has shut down parts of major interstates in northern Arizona while low-lying clouds delayed more than 100 flights farther south in Phoenix.

Residents evacuate past damaged vehicles after storms caused a mudslide, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in the Beverly Crest area of Los Angeles. A storm of historic proportions unleashed record levels of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, endangering the city's large homeless population, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes and knocking out power for more than a million people in California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Mud and debris are flowing down hillsides across California. What causes the slides?

When rainstorms like this week’s powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to move. Water rushing down mountains and hills picks up soil and vegetation.

An SUV sits buried by a mudslide, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in the Beverly Crest area of Los Angeles. A storm of historic proportions unleashed record levels of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, endangering the city's large homeless population, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes and knocking out power for more than a million people in California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Record-setting storm that killed 3 dumps rain on Los Angeles; flash flood alerts still in effect

A storm of historic proportions has unleashed record levels of rain over parts of Los Angeles. The weather is sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes, endangering the city’s large homeless population and knocking out power for about 830,000 people in California.