Monthly Archives: January 2026
Read more about the article Water heads call snowpack level ‘welcome news’ 
(Left to right) California Department of Water Resources Engineer Jacob Kollen, Engineer Anthony Burdock, and Hydrometeorologist Angelique Fabbiani-Leon conduct the first media snow survey of the 2026 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The snow survey is held approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Photo taken December 30, 2026. Nick Shockey / California Department of Water Resources

Water heads call snowpack level ‘welcome news’ 

Local and state officials this week labeled the first snowpack measurement as “welcome news,” with several late-December storms resulting in statewide snow levels that reached 71% of the average for this time of year.   Santa…

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Read more about the article New California laws rewrite car-buying rules with return policy and pricing reforms 
A line up of electric vehicles at a Hyundai dealership in Fresno on Sept. 7, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

New California laws rewrite car-buying rules with return policy and pricing reforms 

By Ryan Sabalow Contributing Writer  California lawmakers made major changes to the state’s car-buying rules in 2025, including a controversial rewrite of the state law that allows buyers to get their money…

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Read more about the article US strikes 5 more drug boats, killing 8 
Footage of a U.S. strike on three drug trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Dec. 29, 2025. U.S. Southern Command/Screenshot

US strikes 5 more drug boats, killing 8 

By Joseph Lord, Troy Myers Contributing Writer  U.S. Southern Command struck five drug-smuggling boats Tuesday, killing eight people and causing the remaining occupants to abandon their vessels, prompting a search and rescue,…

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Read more about the article DHS: 500 illegal immigrants arrested in Minnesota, 1,000 immigration-fraud cases investigated 
Community members gather for a public hearing as the Minneapolis City Council considers strengthening the city’s separation ordinance barring cooperation with ICE in Minneapolis, Minn., on Dec. 9, 2025. Photo by Jenn Ackerman.

DHS: 500 illegal immigrants arrested in Minnesota, 1,000 immigration-fraud cases investigated 

By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer  As additional investigators surge to fraud-plagued Minnesota, federal agents have already arrested 500 illegal immigrants and probed 1,000 immigration-fraud cases during the past two months, a Homeland Security…

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Read more about the article Russia says it will give US proof of Ukrainian drone attack on Putin residence  
A Russian service member stands next to the remains of a drone, which, according to the Russian Defence Ministry, was downed during the repelling of an alleged Ukrainian attack on the Russian presidential residence in the Novgorod Region, in an unknown location in Russia, in this still image from a video released December 31, 2025. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Russia says it will give US proof of Ukrainian drone attack on Putin residence  

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Russia said on Thursday it would hand over what it described as technical proof to the United States showing that a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week targeted…

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