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A new bill could require California to monitor wastewater for disease in the Central Valley

The Wastewater Surveillance Act, if passed, would require at least one wastewater monitoring site in every California county.

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WATCH: Whale momentarily swallows kayaker in Chile

Adrián Simancas was out kayaking with his dad off the coast of Chile on Saturday when the whale engulfed him and his boat and let him go just seconds later. 

WATCH: School bus driver keeps calm after being hit with flying metal

Washington state bus driver Stewart O'Leary is being hailed as a hero and on the mend after he was struck by a piece of flying metal while driving a high school girls basketball team to a game.

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DWP secures law firm, at up to $1,975 an hour, to defend against Palisades fire lawsuits

The Board of Water and Power voted to approve a contract for L.A. firm Munger, Tolles & Olson to investigate claims related to the Palisades fire and defend against lawsuits.

The way L.A. thinks about fires is all wrong, two experts say. They explain how to do better

Two wildfire experts argue that the L.A. destruction didn't have to be as bad as it was. The question isn't whether we can live with fire but how we can live with it, they say.