Calif. Mudslide Area Shifts, Town Evacuation Urged
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LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Rescuers called off search  and recovery efforts on Thursday at the site of a mudslide that  killed 10 people when it hit a seaside California town and  urged residents to leave in case of another collapse.
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Hurricane Lane strengthened further, becoming a major Category Three storm as it bore down on the Gulf of California and forced local officials to warn of rains, floods and mudslides.
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By AP Wire Service  COLUMBUS, Mont.  -- Some evacuation requests were lifted Saturday near a wildfire that has burned 26 homes and 20 other structures after the blaze didn't grow significantly overnight.
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Rescuers with listening devices sensitive enough to pick up a whimper or a faint tapping searched on Tuesday for victims feared buried in a mudslide that sent a thunderous cascade of trees and dirt onto this seaside hamlet.
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A moderate earthquake jolted an isolated area of central California on Wednesday, triggering a rock slide that closed part of a highway. The quake was unrelated to a temblor that rattled a nearby area a day earlier.
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By Daniel Witter, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 13--Up to 50,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled out of a holding pond at a Yuba County foothills subdivision over the weekend, prompting county officials on Monday to warn downhill residents to test their water.
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A powerful storm moved along the coast Tuesday, causing highway-blocking mudslides, flooding and power outages. Up to a foot of rain was possible in one mountain area.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 21--A proposal to offset the future loss of Monterey County farmland to development in the proposed county general plan provoked heated protests Wednesday before county planning commissioners.
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A huge mudslide crashed down on homes in a coastal hamlet of storm-battered Southern California on Monday, killing one person and damaging 15 to 20 homes, authorities said.
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By ANA BEATRIZ CHOLO ANAHEIM, Calif. - A fast-moving brush fire scorched 500 acres of parched hillside and crept into backyards Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 200 homes, Orange County fire officials said.
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Several major roadways across the state were closed early Monday after the latest in a week's worth of storms, and experts warned that the risk of mudslides has not eased even as wet weather begins moving out of the region
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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Los Angeles appears to be in a centuries-long seismic lull between periods of powerful earthquake activity, while communities inland could be at higher risk of big quakes.
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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By By Mariecar Mendoza, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep.
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A tsunami warning was issued for a group of islands south of Tokyo on Wednesday after a strong earthquake off Japan's eastern coast, and authorities urged local residents to evacuate to higher ground.
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By Brooke Bryant, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 15--Orinda is urging the East Bay Municipal Utility District to reconsider plans to overhaul its regional water system.