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This undated photo provided by Save the Redwoods League shows some of the 523 acres of redwood forestland in Mendocino County, Calif., which was donated to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council for lasting protection and ongoing stewardship. The conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to the descendants of the original Native American inhabitants. (Max Forster/Save the Redwoods League via AP)

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California redwood forest returned to Native American tribes
By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press
Mon,01/24/22-8:42PM , 101 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The descendants of Native American tribes on the Northern California coast are reclaiming a bit of their heritage that includes ancient redwoods that have stood since their ancestors walked the land.
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Attorney Robert Abrams, left, speaks during a news conference in White Plains, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2021. A quest for the fortune left behind by multimillionaire murderer Robert Durst is under way just days after his death. Abrams, a lawyer for the family of his missing first wife, notified the real estate tycoon's trust that it would be seeking more than $100 million from Durst's estate and widow. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Dead wife's relatives seek part of Robert Durst's fortune
By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press
Sat,01/15/22-10:21AM , 110 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A quest for the fortune left behind by multimillionaire murderer Robert Durst is underway just days after his death.
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US grand jury charges oil company in California spill
By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press
Wed,12/15/21-5:55PM , 113 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles federal grand jury on Wednesday charged a Houston-based oil company and two subsidiaries for an oil spill off the California coast in October.
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Wildfires torched up to a fifth of all giant sequoia trees
By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press
Fri,11/19/21-1:07PM , 108 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lightning-sparked wildfires killed thousands of giant sequoias this year, leading to a staggering two-year death toll that accounts for up to nearly a fifth of Earth's largest trees, officials said Friday.
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