During California superblooms, many wildflowers, like these poppies, will bloom all at once. We hear a great deal about rain being the critical component of wildflower bloom, but three factors ...

Neighbors in Hillside, a Walnut Creek neighborhood, are testing out a parking pilot project to keep the streets cleared of traffic jams. Annually, around this ...

Lake Norman boys basketball, which entered the week as the No. 23 team in the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 national rankings, was forced to forfeit the remainder of the season after discovering a ...

Mostly cloudy today with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C) and a low of 39 °F (3.9 °C). There is a 68% chance of precipitation. Rain today with a high of 57 °F (13.9 °C) and a low of 45 °F (7.2 °C ...

1:36 Williams Lake biomass plant saved from closure The province, BC Hydro and a private energy company have inked a deal to save a power plant in Williams Lake that runs on waste wood.

This Walnut Creek neighborhood is taking drastic measures in response to wildflowers. For many people in California, ...

California stargazers can spot an unusual sight in the night sky in March: a total lunar eclipse with a blood-red moon. In the middle of the month, the moon will become “a crimson orb” as the moon ...

California is a state of jaw-dropping natural beauty. There are the towering granite spires and crystal-clear lakes of the Sierra Nevada, cascading waterfalls in Yosemite’s majestic mountains ...

A video from last spring shows just how many people flocked to Sutherland Drive and Virginia Court to access Shell Ridge Open space and see the California poppy superbloom. "I mean I can't ...