Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Highway Patrol Ventura says officers have been diverting southbound Highway 101 traffic off of Johnson Drive, south of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A driver was pronounced dead in Santa Barbara after fatally crashing into a sign and a large tree early Thursday morning. California Highway Patrol (CHP) received ...

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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A heavily-traveled freeway off-ramp in north Phoenix is closing Monday night and isn’t scheduled to reopen until the fall. ADOT announced that the eastbound Loop 101 Agua Fria ...

Nicci Wright–co-founder and co-chairperson of the African Pangolin Working Group (APWG), dedicated to the protection and the conservation of the pangolin, the world’s most trafficked animal—recalls ...