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Tsunami Advisory Issued for Parts of the U.S. After Undersea Volcano Erupts: What to Know
An undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean has triggered tsunami warnings on the West Coast and in Alaska. Here’s what to watch for and how to stay safe.
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California Hasn't Allowed a New Offshore Well in 50 Years – Will it Ban Drilling Altogether?
Though California has not granted a lease to a new offshore oil and gas rig in 5 decades, drilling on previously established wells still happens off the coast. But after the Huntington Beach oil spill, activists and politicians are renewing calls to shut down offshore drilling entirely . Lauren Kubiak from the Natural Resources Defense Council explains.
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With Wildfire Threatening, Lake Tahoe Prepares for Emergency
A community on the shore of Lake Tahoe issued an emergency declaration and a tourism group discouraged visitors from coming amid smoky skies from a major wildfire nearby
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History Made in First Co-Ed Graduation at MCRD
The first ever co-ed platoon in the west coast made history by graduating at the San Diego training site. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more on the military milestone.
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West Coast's First Co-Ed Marine Training Platoon to Graduate From MCRD
A historic milestone is scheduled Thursday for the military when the first company of women trained by the U.S. Marine Corps on the west coast will graduate.
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Historic Graduation for First Integrated Platoon at Marine Corps Recruit Depot
It’s a big day for the US Marine Corps. On May 6, 2021 the first-ever company of female Marines to train on the West Coast will graduate from the Marines Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego County. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford reports.
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Rising Ocean Acidity Levels Are Weakening Mussel Shells, UCSD Scientists Find
UC San Diego scientists reported Monday that increased ocean acidity is weakening California mussel shells along the Pacific Coast, a result of rising levels of human-produced carbon dioxide.
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California Family Sets Out to Visit Every In-N-Out Within a Year
Sam Vonderheide and his children, 10-year-old Berkeley and 12-year-old Emery, are on a mission to visit every In-N-Out restaurant within a year.
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This Family is On a Quest to Visit Every In-N-Out Burger Location in Just a Year
If you’ve visited your local In-N-Out Burger in the past few months, chances are that you may have ran into Sam Vonderheide and his two children, a central California family who are on an expedition to visit every location of the beloved burger joint in just a year.
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Lightning Storm, Easterly Wind: How the Wildfires Got So Bad
Two unusual weather phenomena combined to create some of the most destructive wildfires the West Coast states have seen in modern times.
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Pa.'s Yuengling, America's Oldest Brewer, Invades the West Coast
Yuengling, about two hours northwest of Philadelphia, announced a joint venture with Molson Coors on Tuesday to break out beyond its traditional 22-state distribution area in the East.
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Floods Cause $1 Billion Worth of Damages in West Coast Every Year: UCSD
Every year, storms from the tropics flood the West Coast, and a new study estimated the weather creates annual damage worth $1 billion.
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Elite US Climber Gobright Dies Rappelling Down Rock Face
California rock climber Brad Gobright reportedly reached the top of a highly challenging rock face in northern Mexico and was rappelling down with a companion when he fell to his death. Climber Aidan Jacobson of Phoenix, Arizona, told Outside magazine he was with Gobright, and said they had just performed an ascent of the Sendero Luminoso route in the El...
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Rain or Shine San Diego Is Still the Best
NBC 7’s Joe Little shows us the rainy side of San Diego.
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Road to La Jolla Cove Repaired and Reopened After 2 Months
NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado is at the reopened road to La Jolla Cove that was closed for more than two months.
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2 Guided-Missile Destroyers Dry-Dock in Barrio Logan
BAE Systems double dry-docked two guided-missile destroyers in a Barrio Logan shipyard — making it the first event of its kind on the West Coast.
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Wild Pigs Tear Up Soccer Fields, Yards in Lafayette
Wild pigs are costing an East Bay city thousands of dollars in damages after tearing through soccer fields and neighborhood yards.
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Model Photographer Accused of Sexually Preying on Clients, Including Minors, Changes Plea to Guilty
A photographer suspected of sexually preying on his models – some of whom were minors – changed his plea to guilty during court proceedings Thursday.
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Lingering Pacific Heat Wave Threatens Hawaii Coral
At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks meet the Pacific, small off-the-grid homes overlook the calm blue waters of Papa Bay on Hawaii’s Big Island — no tourists or hotels in sight. Here, one of the islands’ most abundant and vibrant coral reefs thrives just below the surface. Yet even this remote shoreline far from...
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Deadly Diving Boat Fire Puzzles San Diego Diving Community
Local divers with experience on the Conception, the boat that went up in flames early Labor Day morning, want to know what could have gone wrong on a boat they revere as one of the safest in the industry.