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Since July 1, 2021, three whales died while two were born, officials said.

The Center for Whale Research says the population of endangered southern resident orcas has declined from 74 to 73 in its latest census

The population of endangered Southern Resident orcas has declined from 74 to 73 in the latest census, according to the Center for Whale Research.

Southern resident orcas are continuing to decline in population. Three of these endangered killer whales have died since July 2021, making the current population 73.

San Jose is a large city situated in Santa Clara County in the west-central portion of the US State of California. It is the state's third-most populous city.

There have been four known fatal attacks on humans since the 1970s, but all of these have been by killer whales in captivity.

According to the local press, “Whistles shrieked, fire sirens sent their screaming welcome into the clouds and automobile horns joined the clamor which greeted the arrival" of the USS Shenandoah in Long Beach on Oct. 16, 1924.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Evacuation orders were lifted for hundreds of people and Highway 1 was reopened Wednesday after firefighters contained 55 percent of the Colorado Fire, which was sparked along the Big Sur coast Friday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The winter wildfire that erupted in Big Sur this month was the result of an usually long...

Hundreds remained evacuated from the California coast as a wildfire burned up from a canyon near Big Sur, shutting part of the Pacific Coast Highway.