Kidnapped family of four found dead. ‘There’s no words,’ Merced sheriff says
Four members of a Merced family whose abduction was captured on surveillance video have been found dead, authorities confirmed Wednesday night.
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California pushed to the limit by a relentless heat wave that broke the mold
A heat wave that has shattered temperature records nearly broke California's overtaxed electric grid Tuesday evening, pushing it to the brink of rolling blackouts but narrowly averting widespread power loss.
California’s energy grid will be strained by brutal Labor Day weekend heat wave, operators warn
On the eve of what's expected to be California's longest and most intense heat wave of the year, state electrical grid operators are warning residents to prepare for Flex Alerts...
