'I knew I’d never talk to him again’: Frightened fisherman on doomed Oregon boat called his wife before fatal sinking
Toxicology tests found the boat’s skipper had amphetamine, methamphetamine and alcohol in his system.
Federal legalization of hemp creates a quandary for local police forces
Truckers, now free to haul hemp from state to state, have been stopped and sometimes arrested by police who can’t tell whether they have intercepted a legal agricultural crop or the biggest marijuana bust of their careers.
About 100 people still on list of missing after Northern California wildfire that killed at least 48
Friends and relatives of the missing are growing increasingly desperate and say the list is incomplete.
California fire victims come into focus as search for the missing intensifies
Authorities moved to set up a rapid DNA-analysis system and bring in cadaver dogs, mobile morgues and more search teams in an effort to find and identify victims of the deadliest wildfire in California history.
U.S. states and Canada advance 10-year salmon preservation plan
Alaska agreed to reduce its catch by 7.5 percent in the Southeast when poor chinook returns are expected in the Pacific Northwest.
California rescuers free entangled whale in 2-day operation
Rescuers on Saturday managed to free a humpback whale entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line, and it swam away southward.
U.S. Volkswagen dealers and owners feel frustrated and betrayed by scandal
Revelations of emissions cheating has left VW dealers sitting on hundreds of diesel cars they cannot sell. Many also dealt with a flood of angry calls, emails and tweets from Volkswagen owners who felt betrayed.
California moves to kill the lawn, save the water
What's it going to take to get people to use a lot less water in drought-stricken California, the Technicolor landscape of lush yards, emerald golf courses and aquamarine swimming pools?