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In May 1939, the Fourth of July committee in Crescent City, Calif., chose pirates as its celebration theme, complete with treasure hunts, parades, water…

The former lawmaker and lobbyist looks like Republicans' best hope to retake Mahonia Hall in more than a decade. Her rise to prominence has been swift and strategic.

The California Department of Public Health blames staffing shortages, turnover, training and pandemic pressures at Tuesday’s hearing at the Capitol.

Chesa Boudin's radical leftist parents were imprisoned when he was a toddler. Now he's working to reduce the inmate population in San Francisco — and worrying about his dad, who remains in prison.

The morning of July 4, 1880, opened fair and pleasant at Port Orford, Ore., with many celebrants arriving early to take part in Independence Day…

Somehow, we've reached a point in history where we can talk and joke about sex--a lot--and yet never talk about menstruation. Shallan Ramsay not only…

On the day of its annual shareholder meeting, Starbucks announced its CEO Kevin Johnson is retiring, effective April 4. Howard Schultz, who led the company for two decades, will return as interim CEO.

Jack Stevens was a popular kid in Coquille, Ore., in the 1940s, serving in high school as class president for several years.Following the footsteps of his…

Six months after the Kabul airlift, the last Afghan refugees have left temporary camps at military bases in the U.S. But many families are still living in hotels while they wait for permanent housing.

In 1880, Rutherford B. Hayes visited Jacksonville, Ore., on an unprecedented tour of the West Coast. He stayed at the U.S. Hotel owned by Madame Jeanne…