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Man Is Freed After 2 Days Stuck In Empty Restaurant's Grease Vent

A man was freed after spending two days crammed into a narrow grease vent in San Lorenzo, Calif. Officials say he's not being charged with a crime. Alameda County Sheriff's Office hide caption

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Strange News

Man Is Freed After 2 Days Stuck In Empty Restaurant's Grease Vent

"He's a pretty slender guy and based on the viscosity of the walls" and the attempt to remove his clothes, "he probably thought he was going to slide [right] down," officials said. That didn't happen.

Thursday

California Gives Final OK To Require Solar Panels On New Houses

California predicts mandatory solar panel installations will add nearly $10,000 to the upfront cost of a home — money that will be recouped through energy savings. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Environment

California Gives Final OK To Require Solar Panels On New Houses

Single and small multi-family homes must include solar panels starting in 2020. Recent extreme weather events such as wildfires and drought make the need clear, a state official says.

Tuesday

Fishermen Sue Big Oil For Its Role In Climate Change

Dungeness crab like these, caught off the coast of Alaska, have been affected by the neurotoxin domoic acid because of algae blooms in recent years, which makes them unsafe to eat. Michael Melford/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

Fishermen Sue Big Oil For Its Role In Climate Change

The food industry is already feeling the effects of climate change, which will likely force expensive adaptations in the future. At least one sector is looking to make energy companies pay.

Thursday

Flash Floods Hit Communities Devastated By Camp Fire

Vehicles pass each other on a flooded street in Chico, Calif. Flash flooding hit a wildfire-scarred area of Northern California on Thursday, forcing officials to deploy swift water rescue teams to save people stuck in vehicles and rescue them from homes after a downpour near the Paradise area. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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National

Flash Floods Hit Communities Devastated By Camp Fire

"The roots and the bottoms of the utility poles are just kind of swimming," Cal Fire spokesman Rick Carhart said on Thursday. Rescue teams worked to save motorists stranded on flooded roads.

Thursday

With 1 California Fire Contained, Survivors Find Rays Of Hope Amid The Horror

A member of a search and rescue team combs the ruins of a mobile home park Wednesday in Paradise, Calif. Hundreds of people remain missing, and survivors are struggling to cope with life after escaping the Camp Fire. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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National

With 1 California Fire Contained, Survivors Find Rays Of Hope Amid The Horror

Southern California's Woolsey Fire is now fully under control, while the Camp Fire up north isn't yet completely contained. Hundreds there are still missing — but survivors are trying to be thankful.

Tuesday

Democrats Demolish The 'Orange Curtain' In Orange County

A statue of former President Ronald Reagan stands in front of a home on Orange County's Balboa Island. Reagan's political career and the Republican Party of the 1970s and '80s were long associated with Orange County, but the party was swept out of power there in this year's midterm elections. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Democrats Demolish The 'Orange Curtain' In Orange County

There will be no Republican members of Congress from Orange County, Calif. It is a stunning turn for a county that was once the heart of the state's GOP.

Democrats Demolish The 'Orange Curtain' In Orange County

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Storm Clouds On The Horizon Promise Wildfire Relief — And Stir New Fears

Mourners pray for the victims of the Camp Fire during a vigil Sunday in Chico, Calif. The wildfire killed dozens of people and effectively wiped the entire town of Paradise off the map. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

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National

Storm Clouds On The Horizon Promise Wildfire Relief — And Stir New Fears

Rain is in the forecast for California regions decimated by the Camp and Woolsey fires. That's a boon for firefighters, but it also complicates matters for evacuees and raises the threat of mudslides.

Saturday

Friday

'What Took A Lifetime To Accumulate ... Was Incinerated In Minutes'

The wreckage of a house sitting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., a city ravaged by the Woolsey Fire less than a day after a mass shooting. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption

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National

'What Took A Lifetime To Accumulate ... Was Incinerated In Minutes'

For those who have survived the deadly fires in Northern and Southern California, the escape was just the beginning. Now they face the daunting task of rebuilding the lives they made.

Thursday

After The Fire, The Town Of Paradise Lies In An Ashy Quiet

Suzanne Kaksonen and her cockatoo Buddy camp at a makeshift shelter outside a Walmart in Chico, Calif. on Wednesday. Kaksonen, a resident of Paradise, lost her home in the blaze. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

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National

After The Fire, The Town Of Paradise Lies In An Ashy Quiet

Mayor Jody Jones estimates 90 percent of the residential structures were destroyed in California's Camp Fire. Crews search for those who may have perished in neighborhoods now marked by silence.

Wednesday

It Was A Big, Blue Wave: Democrats Pick Up Most House Seats In A Generation

Rep.-elect Andy Levin, D-Mich. (left); Rep.-elect Veronica Escobar, D-Texas (center); and Rep.-elect Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, talk following a photo of the incoming members of Congress on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Politics

It Was A Big, Blue Wave: Democrats Pick Up Most House Seats In A Generation

Democrats have picked up 33 seats in the House and could get to 39. While some felt a letdown on election night, Democrats' House gains are their biggest since the wave election following Watergate.

Saturday

Friday

At Least 9 Dead As Blazes Ravage California

Firefighters try to beat back the Woolsey Fire in the early hours of Friday. One day earlier, the blaze ignited as mourning residents tried to cope with quite another kind of terror in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Eric Thayer/Reuters hide caption

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National

At Least 9 Dead As Blazes Ravage California

Three wildfires have forced 250,000 people to evacuate their homes across the state. Two of those dangerous blazes menaced Thousand Oaks even as it struggles to cope with a mass shooting.

Thursday

'This Is Going To Be Absolutely Heart-Wrenching': The Thousand Oaks Shooting Victims

This undated photo provided by former Fox News correspondent Adam Housley and his wife, actress Tamera Mowry-Housley, shows their niece, Alaina Housley, a Pepperdine University freshman who was among those killed in the Wednesday shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Adam Housley/AP hide caption

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National

'This Is Going To Be Absolutely Heart-Wrenching': The Thousand Oaks Shooting Victims

The identities of the victims have been confirmed in tearful interviews or statements by family members, friends and colleagues. Among them are nine men and three women. They range from 18 to 54.