For generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames grew out of control. But now, as California enters what is ...

Getting a ticket for running a red light when you're not even in the car? It could happen as California lawmakers consider a red-light redo. Cameras used to catch an average of 14,000 red light runners each year in Sacramento County, but today they're no ...