Federally threatened California red-legged frogs are showing signs of a return to Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park after a 50-year absence following their reintroduction as part of a collaborative effort by the National Park Service, Yosemite Conservancy, the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, California …
Read More »He allegedly threatened to shoot up Central’s prom on social media. Now, he’s been arrested
Fresno police have arrested a former student accused of threatening to shoot up Central High School’s prom Saturday. The alleged threats were made on the social media app Snapchat. Lt. … Click to Continue »
Read More »He robbed two Los Banos homes and threatened to kill the victims, police say
A 36-year-old man from Los Banos was arrested after allegedly robbing two houses and assaulting at least one person, the Los Banos Police Department reported on Thursday. At about 5:28 … Click to Continue »
Read More »He threatened Atwater Target employees as he fled with items, police said
A Merced resident was arrested after Atwater Target employees positively identified him as the man who threatened them before fleeing the store with merchandise, police said. The incident occurred on … Click to Continue »
Read More »He threatened Atwater Target LP as he fled with items, police said
A Merced resident was arrested after Atwater Target employees positively identified him as the man who threatened them before fleeing the store with merchandise, police said. The incident occurred on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: He threatened his girlfriend, then followed her to the police station
A man was arrested on Friday in Atwater after allegedly threatening his girlfriend and taking her car keys, the Atwater Police Department reported. A woman told officers her boyfriend, Filiberto … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rat poison from marijuana farms is harming federally threatened northern spotted owls, study finds
The northern spotted owl has had many adversaries. Three decades ago it was loggers, whose forays into the remote forests of the Pacific Northwest threatened the shy creatures, which have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla guards threatened rape, harassed inmates over gender identity, lawsuit says
Four former or current inmates of the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla say they were victims of sexual humiliation, harassment and even threats of rape, among other abusive treatment, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flight Of The Condors: Threatened Birds Are Returning to Tulare, Fresno Counties
Thirty years ago, a bird native to California was on the brink of extinction. Known for its impressive size, the California condor has been the target of recovery efforts ever since. Now, as biologists prepare to release more birds into the wild in Kern County, the recovery program is gaining …
Read More »Hundreds of homes threatened near Lake McClure as Detwiler Fire grows to 15,500 acres
The Detwiler fire near Lake McClure again nearly doubled overnight while nearly 1,000 firefighters scrambled to save hundreds of endangered homes. Calfire reported the 15,500-acre fire to be 5 percent … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wild oysters in San Francisco bay are threatened by climate change
Climate change could supercharge the powerful storms often hailed for bringing drought-busting rains to California. The storms, called atmospheric rivers, are long stretches of water vapor that “flow” from the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Species may be listed as threatened based on climate change projections, court says
Federal authorities may list a species as “threatened” based on climate models that show habitat loss in the coming decades, an appeals court decided Monday. The state of Alaska, oil … Click to Continue »
Read More »Patterson man threatened to “hunt down” deputy
Suspect spit on two deputies … Click to Continue »
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