A rare tiny butterfly found only in a remote stretch of Northern Nevada will soon gain federal protections under the ...

Then submit your photos to The Union’s “Nevada County Captures” page to be published in our print and online editions. And ...

Welcome to the world little one!" The National Park Service celebrated the birth of the first elephant seal of the season at Point Reyes.

“The Department of the Interior has worked through a secretive, backdoor, fast-track process,” said Anthony Roberts, chair of ...

In La Jolla, 2024 seems to have been the year of authors and anniversaries. Several local residents released books this year, and several local entities celebrated prominent milestones. Here’s a recap ...

Also, oddly, California has the sixth-nicest residents. The nicest are in Hawaii, with the worst living in Nevada. There were other naughty scores for California, too. Like No. 2 for “most ...

An elephant seal pup marks the first of the season born at Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California, rangers reported. “Welcome to the world little one!” rangers said in a Dec. 22 ...

California, the most populous state, declared an emergency over the H5N1 virus as it spread more widely in dairy herds and after it has infected dozens of farm workers this year. Federal and state ...

This makes California the first state to issue such a sweeping declaration after Colorado announced a targeted emergency in one county, according to Newsom’s Deputy Communications Director Elana ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to detection of bird flu in dairy cows, stating this action will streamline the state’s response. Newsom’s ...

Proposition 36, which increases punishments for some retail theft and drug possession offenses, went into effect Wednesday morning in California ... up to three years in county jail or state ...

The United States reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday, involving a Louisiana resident, as California declared a state of emergency to address the escalating outbreak.