Governor Gavin Newsom announced an expansion of mortgage relief that will provide up to 12 months of mortgage payments and raise the cap to $100,000 for homeowners affected by the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
Paul Goldschmidt will take a supporting, mentoring role while Ben Rice is expected to receive the majority of playing time at first base for the Yankees this season; Goldschmidt is projected to be used mainly against left-handed pitchers and as a late-inning defensive substitute.
UPMC donated $10 million to the City of Pittsburgh to buy nine ambulances and one rescue truck, a gift officials say frees budget space for snowplow purchases after 37 plows broke down during a Jan. 26 storm.
Cavin Clift of Amarillo was named Reserve Champion Black/Other Purebred Barrow in the Junior Barrow Show at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, which offered more than $272,000 in premiums for junior exhibitors.
Salina Public Schools recognized Kim Warren as the district's 2026 Master Teacher and honored Horizon Award recipients Grace Baughman and Gavin Blehm at the Feb. 10 Board of Education meeting.
Fairfield will hold its Dog Daze adoption event on March 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at Allan Witt Dog Park, with the Humane Society of the North Bay participating; the event is free and open to the public.
Organizers and volunteers have spent about four years planting native bald cypress and water tupelo saplings near Meraux, Louisiana, aiming to establish 30,000 trees to restore wetlands lost after Hurricane Katrina.
Authorities say an 18-year-old suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed nine people at a British Columbia school and a nearby home and later died of an apparent self-inflicted injury; archived social media posts reported by news outlets describe the suspect's mental health diagnoses and past drug use.
The government has proposed London's first designated bathing site on the River Thames between Kingston town centre and Ham. Designation would bring regular water testing and facilities and is being advanced alongside 12 other proposed sites that will go out for consultation.
The California Fish and Game Commission classified mountain lions from the Santa Cruz Mountains to Southern California as threatened under the state's Endangered Species Act, creating expanded habitat protections. Officials and conservationists cited genetic isolation and inbreeding concerns, and some builders and ranchers raised concerns about potential effects on development and livestock.
