For two days every February, teams of outdoorsmen armed with 12-gauge shotguns scour the delta in flat-bottom mud boats and ...

Commonly known by many south Louisianans as nutria rats or swamp rats ... the nutria invasion has spread to at least 20 states, with California now bracing for $1 billion in potential damages.

Seismologists are closely monitoring California's fault lines as concerns grow about the possibility that the "Big One" could happen soon. The "Big One" refers to a massive earthquake that could ...

Rats have made the various aviaries at Singapore's only bird park their home and have been running amok in the bird enclosures. The pests were observed feeding on food left out for birds and ...

The most intense rain to hit Southern California in over a year unleashed flooding, debris flows and mudslides that trapped cars and covered roadways, but spared areas burned in devastating ...

The strongest storm to impact parts of California in over a year has arrived and was drenching hundreds of miles of the state Thursday. Coastal areas and valleys in Southern California ...

“It’s more of an old-school Orange County Republican-type district, and Young Kim has typically done pretty well with that type,” said Rob Pyers of California Target Book, the nonpartisan ...

That’s the existential threat.” Their host was more measured. “I believe our system is durable,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said. “We are being stress tested, but we’re durable.” ...

Now they are going to the University of California, Berkeley. Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried about ...

Why People Are Naming Bugs, Rats and Cats After Their Exes This Valentine’s Day ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day?