I have solitude, peace here,” says Stella Cruz, whose native plant garden was a gift from Pollinator Project Rogue Valley.

A big rig hauling 42,000 pounds of malt caught fire Thursday morning in Nevada County near Truckee, the California Highway Patrol said.

A second storm has made its way to Southern California, bringing rain to Los Angeles and prompting crews to shut down the Pacific Coast Highway in anticipation of possible mudslides.