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As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems.

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As Porsche has been a staple in Grasso’s Garage for awhile now, due to their sportiness design and powertrains, the opportunity to add the Taycan EV to the fleet was a no brainer and the Taycan was born. Similar to our ...Read more

I have to confess one of my recent guilty pleasures has been watching the Martha Stewart documentary, “Martha,” on Netflix. She’s as perfectly pleasant and prone to details as ever, but post-prison Martha has a bit ...Read more

While the Toyota Camry has been mocked as something akin to a toaster, the comparison is absolutely misinformed. As anyone who’s bought a toaster recently can attest, they are cheap junk made and imported from China and ...Read more

Free is good. Guess what American city has more than 100 free world-class activities, including museums – more than any other city.

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The Federal Trade Commission will ban General Motors Co. from sharing customer geolocation and driver behavior with consumer reporting agencies for five years under a newly proposed order settling the commission's ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended price gouging protections on rental housing Thursday amid calls for authorities to prosecute landlords jacking up rent in the wake of Los Angeles County's devastating fires.

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McDonald’s has one of the first value menus for 2025.

The fast food giant launched what it calls its McValue platform this month, as it promised last year.

The McValue menu replaces McDonald’s former $1 $2 $3 Menu. ...Read more

Dear James: There have been break-ins in my neighborhood, so I want to install glass block windows for security. What are some tips for installing mortar-type glass blocks? -- Nina D.

Dear Nina: Complete glass block ...Read more

Trade organizations representing builders, developers and building owners joined Washington Gas & Light in filing a lawsuit Monday challenging Maryland’s emissions reduction requirements for large buildings.

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Now that Christmas and New Years is over it is time to have a little talk about the North Pole. No, I am not referring to the home place of St. Nick, but North Pole arborvitae, Proven Winners Landscape Shrub of the Year ...Read more

The most important thing you can do to make your personal economy strong is to have an umbrella, an emergency fund with enough money in it to pay all your bills for six months. And it needs to be safe and secure in a bank ...Read more

1/9/25 Taking the Kids revised to correct information on ticket information on Wild Things exhibit.

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U.S. auto safety regulators ended a federal investigation into Cruise robotaxis without taking action, removing an overhang weeks after General Motors Co. decided to shutter the struggling business.

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Last week, we looked at the flowers that won the 2025 All-America Selections awards, and this week, we look at the five new vegetable winners.

The AAS testing program is an independent nonprofit organization that tests ...Read more

Dear Cathy,

I read your advice, "Preparing Feral Cats for Winter." While our country is riddled with invasive species of plants, animals, and insects, feral cats are also invasive, invading the limited habitats of today's...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif — Hotel development nosedived in California and the Bay Area in 2024, fresh evidence the statewide lodging market still suffers from an array of post-coronavirus economic maladies, a new report shows.

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MINNEAPOLIS — An irregular but popular winter visitor is stirring the interest of Minnesota bird-watchers, wildlife specialists and even the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).

Snowy owls, which typically ...Read more