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Eight people confirmed dead at avalanche on California, Nevada County Sheriff confirms

The initial number of 16 people affected by the avalanche was also updated, with Moon explaining that one person who was initially declared missing wasn't on the mountain.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Six skiers stranded and ten others are missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.
Six skiers stranded and ten others are missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.

Six skiers stranded, nine others missing after avalanche in California's Castle Peak

According to the statement, a total of 46 first responders are taking part in the rescue effort as weather conditions remain highly dangerous. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

'Israelis steal kidneys': Teacher gets fired in California after sharing antisemitic video

“There’s no chance we would allow such a person to enter classrooms,” a local Israeli told N12.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Summer Decker, PHD, (left) 3D Imaging Lead for Keck Medicine of USC, and Diane Perlov, PHD, (right), Senior Vice President for special projects at the California Science Center, examine ancient Egyptian mummy Nes-Min before he is scanned, February 6, 2026.

More alike than you think: CT scans of ancient Egyptian mummies reveal back pain, dental issues

Both the mummies and 3D models and prints of the scans will be on display at the California Science Center’s upcoming “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition” exhibit on February 7.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Lost cemetery? Tourists find human remains on Edisto Beach, South Carolina

The sheriff's office stated, "Early indications suggest the remains may originate from a long forgotten burial site."

JUNE 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Edisto Beach State Park.

Candy and carats: Thieves steal $2 million from jewelry store after tunneling through candy shop

The thieves cut a hole in the roof of a neighboring candy store to gain access to the jewelry store's safe.

JUNE 2, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Police investigate an area affected by the Palisades Fire near Topanga State Park in Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 12, 2025.

Ethnic studies compromise opens door to broader antisemitism legislation in California

Pro-Palestinian groups oppose new California bill targeting antisemitism in schools.

MAY 28, 2025ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Drei weitere Menschen sterben an gleicher seltener Krankheit wie Frau von Gene Hackman

Das Hantavirus ist eine seltene Krankheit in den USA mit den meisten Fällen in den westlichen Bundesstaaten New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado und Utah.

MAY 19, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Beamte des Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office und des New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator halten eine Pressekonferenz zum Tod des Schauspielers Gene Hackman und seiner Frau Betsy Arakawa ab, die am 26. Februar tot aufgefunden wurden. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 7. März 2025.

Bomb kills one near California fertility clinic, FBI calls it 'terrorism'

The FBI ruled the incident an "intentional act of terrorism" but did not say if it was internationally related or an act of domestic terror.

MAY 18, 2025ByREUTERS
Firefighters work after a bomb exploded near a reproductive health clinic in Palm Springs, California, U.S., May 17, 2025, in this picture obtained from social media.

Unlocking California's Backyard Potential: The 2025 Guide to ADU Costs and Opportunities

MAY 14, 2025ByDAVID RABINOWICZ

How much does it cost to install solar in CA? Solar Energy Prices and Top Providers

MAY 4, 2025ByISAAC KAPLAN

California school board members accused of antisemitism during contentious meeting

The ADL demands an apology from a California school board after two members made antisemitic comments during a meeting on ethnic studies.

APRIL 23, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting, April 17, 2025, with Gabriel Medina at right and Joy Flynn at left.

'F*** Israel': Irish band Kneecap accuses Israel of genocide at Coachella Music Festival

The band used their platform to spread messages of anti-Israel hate during their performance, illuminated on a screen.

APRIL 20, 2025ByWALLA! CULTURE
The annual Coachella Valley Music Festival takes place in Indio, California every April.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies

Those charged entered the building and demonstrated a "conspiracy to occupy" it and at least one suspect entered the building by breaking a window.

APRIL 11, 2025ByREUTERS
A STUDENT attends an event at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at Stanford University, in California last year. At Stanford, the DEI office backed events calling Israel an apartheid state, says the writer.