California history reduced to ash: Borel fire destroys Havilah
HAVILAH, Calif. — There was gold in these hills. Hidden in the rugged Sierra Nevada amid sprawling pine forests, Havilah was once a bustling mining town...
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Carmel-by-the-Sea, a town with no addresses, will add house numbers
After decades of resistance, Carmel-by-the-Sea is about to address some of its residents’ biggest frustrations. Quite literally. The moneyed little town, where homes and businesses...
That’s hot: Needles dethrones Phoenix as hottest U.S. city in July
A town of 5,200 just inside the California border along Route 66 now boasts a scorching new record — the hottest monthly average temperature in...
Photos: Boral fire in Kern County burns over 38,000 acres, destroys town
The 38,000-acre Borel fire in Kern County has leveled the tiny, historic mining town of Havilah. The fire ignited Wednesday in the Kern River canyon...