82 minutes ago Utility Trailer of California Acquires TNT Trailer Sales, Rebrands as Pacific Coast Utility Trailer

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC is pleased to announce that Utility Trailer of California has acquired TNT Trailer Sales in Troutdale, Oregon. The newly acquired dealer will now operate under the name Pacific Coast Utility Trailer. Allan Brown will remain with the company as Vice President of Operations and General […]

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4 hours ago Schools cancel classes, flights grounded across Southern U.S. as another burst of winter storms move in

DALLAS — Another blast of winter storms in the U.S. on Thursday closed schools, snarled flights and put millions of residents across the South under warnings of snow and freezing rain that could cause dangerous travel conditions. Texas schools cancelled classes for more than 1 million students before the arrival of frigid and icy weather […]

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22 hours ago Hydrostor’s Willow Rock Energy Storage Center receives Conditional Commitment for up to $1.76 billion loan guarantee from U.S. Department of Energy

The project will provide more than eight hours of back-up power to California’s grid, enhancing grid reliability and resiliency DENVER — Long-duration energy storage developer and operator, Hydrostor, has reached a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.76 billion with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Energy Financing Program (including approximately […]

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41 hours ago Exxon Mobil Corp. sues California attorney general for defamation over plastic recycling claims

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a federal defamation lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, months after Bonta sued the oil and gas giant alleging that it deceived the public for half a century by promising the plastics it produced would be recycled. The Texas-based company said in […]

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3 hours ago ‘Catastrophe’: Video shows before and after as L.A. wildfire engulfs California mountains

At least five people have died, Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, as thousands forced to evacuate

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3 hours ago Ontario reaches ‘tipping point’ with more than 81K people experiencing homelessness

A new report points to massive growth in the number of people experiencing homelessness, particularly in the southern parts of the province, and demands action from the government.

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3 hours ago ‘Apocalyptic’: Winnipeggers experience impact of devastating California wildfires

A former Winnipegger who has been living in Los Angeles for the past three years said while he's safe from the disaster, it's hitting dangerously close to home.

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19 hours ago Elizabeth May proposes California, Oregon, Washington join Canada after Trump’s 51st state threat

The basic idea of 'Cascadia' is to calve off B.C., Washington and Oregon to form a super-rich hyper-progressive enviro-state

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3 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: Alberta plans to send water bombers, other resources to California

"Alberta is also actively working with the federal government and the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre to assess California's needs," Smith said.

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7 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: 5 dead as firefighters battle to control flames

Firefighters battled to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area early Thursday that have killed five people, and sent thousands frantically fleeing their homes.

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21 hours ago Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer

The most expensive wildfire in US history could put a $5 billion hole in the state-sponsored home insurer of last resort.

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23 hours ago Actor Steve Guttenberg almost goes unrecognized helping L.A. fire crews

Police Academy star Steve Guttenberg jumped into the fray to help first responders get people to safety as they dealt with wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The blaze began Tuesday in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. By late afternoon, it had spread across more than […]

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25 hours ago Two Quebec planes and their crews helping fight devastating L.A. wildfires

A pair of Quebec water bombers and their crews are in California helping fight the massive wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area.

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27 hours ago A Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine has killed at least 13 civilians, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured dozens Wednesday, officials said. Footage posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Telegram channel showed civilians lying in a city street littered with debris. They were being treated by emergency services. Zelenskyy and regional […]

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27 hours ago L.A. Wildfires: Are flights out of YVR cancelled and is it safe to travel to Southern California?

Tens of thousands have been evacuated in Los Angeles County, a popular destination for tourists visiting Disneyand or Hollywood.

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29 hours ago ‘Crying and screaming’: Chaos in Los Angeles neighbourhoods as thousands flee amid wildfires

There are extremely critical fire weather conditions due to strong wind gusts in some of the highest terrain Wednesday morning and exceptionally dry relative humidity levels, says meteorologist

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29 hours ago Videos show iconic Malibu beach homes burning in L.A. wildfire inferno

There are extremely critical fire weather conditions due to strong wind gusts in some of the highest terrain Wednesday morning and exceptionally dry relative humidity levels, says meteorologist

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