Florida’s first black bear hunt since 2015 ended Saturday, closing a three-week season that drew sharp criticism from animal advocacy groups despite assurances from state wildlife officials that…
Read more Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ends amid ongoing controversyWood frames are rising from the ashes of burned-out lots in Pacific Palisades, signaling the start of a new era for the fire-torn community. But down the road…
Read more Locals are leaving, permits are few. Malibu is suffering a post-fire identity crisisPORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a set of temporary code suspensions aimed at streamlining the city’s permitting process…
Read more Portland City Council OKs Temporary Code Suspensions To Speed Up Permitting Process – KXLWhen Khalilah Few opened her salon, Creative Crowns Collective, in 2023, she didn’t think her business savvy would put her at odds with the local government. But two…
Read more Georgia woman could lose $30,000 after local government denies her permit to open hair salonCalifornia’s beaches are public, but on the sands of Malibu, one billionaire has been accused of stealing a slice of paradise — or at least a few scoops…
Read more Billionaire accused of stealing sand from Malibu’s Broad Beach, lawsuit saysJasmine Richardson had been struggling with methamphetamine and fentanyl addiction for more than a decade, but she got sober after completing a six-month program at the Teen Project’s…
Read more A woman died after an L.A. rehab closed last year. Why was it forced to shut down in the first place?Open carry is legal in North Carolina without a permit if you are at least 18 years old and have no felony convictions, according to Raleigh-based Manning Law…
Read more Can you have a gun in your car without a concealed carry permit? What NC law saysEnvironmental activists have opened a new front in their long-running fight against a company that pipes water from the San Bernardino Mountains and bottles it for sale as…
Read more Environmentalists urge California wildlife officials to investigate bottled water operationThey come in packs. They’re often crunchy. They’re chameleons: a downward-facing dog one moment, a cobra or child the next. (What versatility!) They do handstands and breathe peacefully.…
Read more San Diego is cracking down on groups for exercising outside without a permitA new California law barring licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms in many public places has once again been blocked — meaning it cannot be enforced —…
Read more Judges put new California law barring guns in many public places on hold againA New York City man is facing several years in prison after killing someone who’d broken into his apartment. But perhaps most interesting is that, at his arraignment…
Read more Prosecutors agree he shot a man in self-defense. They're still trying to put him in prison.Two armed men in masks charged at Vince Ricci just as he was walking to his front door, one pointing a handgun at his chest. Video shows Ricci…
Read more Under attack at his home, he fired his concealed handgun. So why was his gun permit suspended?
