Southern California-Las Vegas train back on track after sale

A plan to build a high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas is back on track now that a private rail company has taken over the project
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White deer have unusual home in upstate NY _ old Army depot

Upstate New York's Finger Lakes region is home to the largest white deer herd in the world; a tour of the grounds of the old military storage facility that is t
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Latest: 25 hospitalized, 5 serious, after LA highway crash

Authorities say 25 people were transported to hospitals with mostly minor injuries following a crash on a Los Angeles highway involving a bus and multiple cars
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Officials fear Hawaii hotel worker strike could go into 2019

Officials worry a strike of some 2,700 Marriott hotel workers in Hawaii could continue well into next year
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Investigators close case in fatal Alaska plane crash mystery

Federal investigators have closed their investigation into a decade-old fatal plane crash mystery on an Alaska island
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Heavy snow blankets Colorado, Wyoming in early season storm

Residents in Colorado and Wyoming woke up Sunday to find that an early season snowstorm blanketed their homes and roadways with up to a foot of snow and sent te
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Wind, rain nixes Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta farewell launch

Bad weather has cancelled the farewell launch on the final day of this year's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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Boy, 13, expected to recover from California shark attack

Hospital officials say a 13-year-old boy is expected to recover after a shark attacked him while he dived for lobsters for lobsters in Southern California
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As immigrants flow across US border, American guns go south

Gun-control advocates and some experts say the very violence that immigrants are fleeing is carried out by American guns that are smuggled over the border
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Southern California beach still closed after shark attack

A stretch of Southern California beach is still closed to surfers and swimmers a day after a 13-year-old boy was attacked by a shark while diving for lobsters
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The Latest: Volunteers plant flowers at Las Vegas memorial

Survivors of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas are reuniting this weekend ahead of the anniversary of the tragedy.
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The Latest: 'All clear' pronounced at Albuquerque airport

The Albuquerque airport is pronouncing "all clear" following a security concern involving a suspicions suitcase and airport operations have returned to normal
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Easement allows permit resumption for Zion Narrows trail use

A temporary easement has allowed Zion National Park to temporarily resume issuing permits for use of a popular trail through the Virgin River Narrows
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Parts of Albuquerque airport closed due to suspicions bag

Street access to the Albuquerque airport and some parts of the airport itself were temporarily closed while authorities check out a suspicious bag found on a ba
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2nd elephant in 2 months born at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

For the 2nd time in 2 months an elephant has been born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
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Los Angeles has its 1st electric scooter DUI prosecution

A Los Angeles man has been fined $550 and ordered to pay restitution for riding an electric scooter while intoxicated and knocking over a 64-year-old pedestrian
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Report: Hawaii hotels see occupancy drop last month

A Hawaii tourism report shows hotel occupancy dipped last month across the state, but room revenue increased slightly
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Marijuana now ok at LAX but getting it on plane may be hard

Here's another thing travelers can consider bringing when a trip takes them through Los Angeles International Airport: marijuana
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Crews prep to shore up cracked San Francisco terminal beams

San Francisco officials said Thursday that crews have started work to shore up two cracked beams that shuttered a celebrated and newly opened $2 billion transit
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Trump approves federal funding for Hawaii's Hurricane Lane

President Donald Trump has approved Hawaii's request for a major disaster declaration for areas affected by Hurricane Lane
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Florence death toll increases; 1,500 still in NC shelters

The death toll from Hurricane Florence has increased again, nearly two weeks after the eye of the storm reached the Carolinas
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State and US government continue spat over 'I Love NY' signs

The deadline for removing New York's famous "I Love NY" signs is fast approaching, and neither the state nor the federal government seems to be backing down; $1
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Phoenix council gives nod to light-rail extension

The Phoenix City council has agreed to let a much-debated extension of the Phoenix area's light rail system into a low-income minority community move ahead as p
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The Latest: Fire-closed Southern California freeway reopens

Authorities have reopened a major freeway east of Los Angeles that was closed by a brushfire
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