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Big Rig Carrying 20 Tons Of Asphalt Overturns On 405 Freeway

A big rig carrying 20 tons of asphalt overturned on the 405 Freeway Sunday, dumping its load.

2013/04/14

(credit: Bill Steinkamp/Int'l Bird Rescue)

Wildlife Activists Blame Natural Spill For Influx Of Oil-Coated Birds

Dozens of oiled seabirds have been found beached and covered in oil along the Santa Barbara coast this month, animal rescue officials said Monday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/02/18

91 Freeway Connector Shut Down After Gravel Spill

A gravel spill on the Riverside (91) Freeway left all but one lane shut down in Anaheim on Monday.

2012/12/03

Beach closed because of sewage spill. (credit: CBS)

Sewage Spill Forces More Beach Closures In Long Beach

The Long Beach Health Department has closed all beaches in the Alamitos Bay amid an early October heat wave.

2012/10/03

2 Injured In Metrolink, Big Rig Crash

At least two people were injured Friday morning when a Metrolink commuter train and a big rig collided in Camarillo.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/08/24

Crews Work To Contain Fuel Spill In Huntington Harbour

Hazmat crews worked to contain a fuel spill near Peter’s Landing Marina in the Huntington Harbour area.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/01/05

Waste Oil Spills Onto Morongo Indian Reservation; No Evacuations Ordered

The oil traveled more than a mile through a flood control channel on the Morongo Indian reservation, but no evacuations were necessary.

2011/07/27

Hay Now! Truck Spills Twice In Idyllwild Backing Up Route 74 For Hours

A truck carrying hay twice lost part of its load on a mountain highway in Idyllwild Friday, halting traffic for several hours the California Highway Patrol reported.

2011/06/10

Duck Tales: Man Quits Job, Hunts For 30,000 Bath Toys Lost At Sea

A high school English teacher recounts how he left his job to go hunting for tens of thousands of bath toys lost at sea and the impact they have on the world’s ocean ecology.

2011/04/04

BP To Sell Its Carson Refinery, Local Arco Operations

BP PLC says it is selling its Southern California gasoline business as part of a major restructuring after last year’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

2011/02/03