Topic: California

'Arnie' back in native Austria

Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived back in his native country of Austria on Thursday where he is to visit a museum devoted to his eventful life in Thal, the village where he was born 64 years ago.The former Mister Universe bodybuilding champion, movie star ...

Evacuations lifted, road reopened near Yosemite fire

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - A main road into Yosemite National Park reopened on Tuesday, and evacuation orders for nearby campgrounds and homes were lifted as fire crews gained ground against a blaze near the park.The fire has scorched more than 5,000 acres ...

Body of man who plunged over Yosemite waterfall found

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yosemite National Park rangers on Friday found the body of a California man who plunged over a 317-foot waterfall nearly three weeks ago -- but his two friends who fell with him remain missing.David's body was found in ...

California to close up to 70 parks to save money

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California will close up to 70 of its 278 parks to help narrow its budget gap, officials said on Friday just a few days before Governor Jerry Brown unveils a revised plan to close a roughly $15 billion ...
More than 60 cats killed in fire at Calif. animal sanctuary; other cats treated for inhalationAuthorities say a fire at a California animal sanctuary killed more than 60 cats.Fire officials responded to the blaze at Last Hope Cat Kingdom in Atwater around ...

California Railroad Museums

Within the state are many railroad museums that testify to the role the railroads played in the growth and development of the economy and history of California. Another area contains movie posters of great railroad films made in California and a theatre ...

Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph, byname St. Joe , city, seat (1846) of Buchanan county, northwestern Missouri, U.S. During the California Gold Rush (1849), St. Joseph boomed as a steamboat base and supply depot for westward-bound wagon trains. The western terminus of the Hannibal and ...

Yosemite Fire

A fire that began west of Yosemite National Park continues to burn with little containment. As of July 28 , 2008 , the fire is now threatening the Mariposa, California area.

Geography of Glendale

Glendale, California, a city in Los Angeles County, adjoining northeastern Los Angeles. Glendale lies on the site of the first land grant made in California. In 1784 the Spanish governor gave the tract to a retired soldier, whose heirs operated the Rancho ...

Daniel Seddiqui

After several years of trying unsuccessfully to find a job after graduating from college, California native Daniel Seddiqui embarked on a quest to work 50 jobs in 50 weeks across all 50 states. Seddiqui worked as a wedding coordinator in Las Vegas, ...
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