Local tribes and nonprofits have received a grant to lead the planning effort to bring back the furry mammals, which have ...

Asians make up a large and diverse portion of undocumented immigrants in L.A. County. Community leaders say they are prepping ...

D: This story has been updated to include a White House decision to exempt some Indian Health Service workers from the ...

New $1.2M 'reflection point' along the Sacramento River Trail in Redding will look out on vistas, speak to local Wintu ...

With threats of avian flu and lead poisoning, biologists are working overtime to care for a species that nearly went extinct.

The agreement on Eel River diversions and future river restoration will begin to redress past injustices against Eel River ...

Water from the Eel River has been funneled through the Potter Valley plant into the Russian River watershed since 1908 ― ...

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The unique legal status of Native American tribes creates an opportunity that some use to host high-interest, online lending ...

Many are working to ensure their citizens’ safety amid rising reports of Native people being stopped and questioned.

How insurers are responding to California’s challenging property insurance market. Also, the Indigenous-led cultural burning group TERA. Finally, a researcher studies the evolutionary science of ...

Bass has “behested” $20,629,025 since her election in 2022, including more than $1.4 million for the Getty House Foundation, ...