Last week, I promised to write about an animal found in the Gulf of Maine. You asked for it! This week, one of my patrons brought me a photo taken at Long Sands Beach in York, Maine.. I had never ...

Long Beach’s unhoused population increased by 6.5% this year compared with last year, according to the results of the city’s annual homeless count.. In January, volunteers counted 3,595 people ...

U.S. unemployment claims remained the same at 248,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. Iowa saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 175.5%.

U.S. unemployment claims rose to 247,000 last week, up 8,000 claims from 239,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted basis. Kentucky saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was reported Sunday evening at 11:34 p.m. Pacific time in Long Beach, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from Los Angeles ...

State gas prices declined for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $4.48 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $4.55 per gallon, according to the U ...

According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $4.09 on Dec. 23, 2024, and as high as $4.81 on June 3, 2024. A year ago, the average gas price in California ...