Palmdale, California - A Salvadoran national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who was wanted in his native country for solicitation of murder, passed away Monday morning at Palmdale Regional Medical Center after being diagnosed with cancer. 

Irvine, California - Joined by more than 100 UCI Extension staff and guests, UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman and Dean of Continuing Education Gary Matkin celebrated the expansion of the campus by breaking ground on the new UCI Extension building. The groundbreaking ceremony, held last Thursday, marked a new chapter in UCI Extension’s quest to expand its professional and continuing education offerings and to serve an even greater number of learners. The 76,298-square-foot LEED Platinum building is located at 510 East Peltason Drive and is scheduled to open in Fall 2016.

Imperial, California - The severe drought in California has brought out the creativity of the state's residents who are keen to save water, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.

Davis, California - Approximately 10 percent of ozone pollution in California’s San Joaquin Valley is estimated to be coming from outside of the state’s borders, particularly from Asia, according to preliminary research presented today, March 31, by the University of California, Davis.

Los Angeles, California - The dramatic rise of smartphones, tablets, laptops and other personal and portable electronics has brought battery technology to the forefront of electronics research. Even as devices have improved by leaps and bounds, the slow pace of battery development has held back technological progress.

Stanford, California - This week California water officials performed one of their regular measurements of the state's snowpack and confirmed it is a startling 5 percent of normal - the lowest April 1 total on record. That accumulation of snow in the state's mountains - specifically the Sierra Nevada - serves as natural "frozen storage" for surface water supplies. Its runoff feeds streams, rivers and reservoirs throughout the year and provides about 30 percent of the water Californians depend on for drinking, growing food and other uses in a typical year.