VANDENBERG VILLAGE, Calif. (KEYT) - State and local fire agencies will hold a special event on Tuesday morning at Cabrillo High School to spotlight how responders are gearing up for wildfire season.

The event is called a "Community Wildfire Resilience Showcase" and will include officials from CAL FIRE, Santa Barbara County Fire, as well as state and federal partners.

Aimed as an effort to showcase community wildfire resilience, the gathering is being held during the statewide Wildfire Preparedness Week campaign that is currently running from May 3 to May 9.

During the event, those on-hand will see real-life examples of how residents can make their homes and communities more fire resilient.

Three other similar events are being held across California this week to discuss wildfire preparedness, including Calabasas, Santa Rosa, and Paradise.

To learn more about more about Wildfire Preparedness Week, as well as general wildfire safety and preparedness, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.

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Por Laura Paddison, CNN

Ciudad de México se está hundiendo a un ritmo tan alarmante que puede observarse desde el espacio. Imágenes de un potente sistema de radar de la NASA revelan tasas de subsidencia superiores a 1,3 centímetros al mes, lo que la convierte en una de las capitales que más rápido se hunden en el planeta.

La extensa metrópoli, también una de las ciudades más grandes del mundo, se extiende sobre un lago de gran altitud y se asienta sobre un antiguo acuífero, que proporciona alrededor del 60 % del agua potable para sus 22 millones de habitantes.

Con el paso de los años, este acuífero ha sido sobreexplotado hasta tal punto que ha provocado el hundimiento del terreno que se encuentra encima. La sobreextracción también ha contribuido a una crisis hídrica crónica que ha dejado a la Ciudad de México frente a un posible “día cero”, cuando los grifos podrían quedarse sin agua.

El rápido hundimiento de la ciudad se ha visto agravado por el desarrollo urbano constante, con nuevas infraestructuras que añaden peso adicional sobre el suelo rico en arcilla.

La subsidencia de la Ciudad de México fue documentada por primera vez en la década de 1920, y desde entonces los residentes han experimentado sus efectos, con carreteras agrietadas, edificios inclinados y daños en el sistema ferroviario.

Nuevas imágenes del satélite NISAR, un proyecto conjunto entre la NASA y la Indian Space Research Organisation, revelan la magnitud del problema con un nivel de detalle sorprendente.

NISAR fue diseñado para mapear algunos de los procesos más complejos del planeta y es capaz de rastrear movimientos sutiles como el hundimiento del terreno. Es uno de los sistemas de radar más potentes jamás lanzados al espacio, según la NASA.

Entre octubre de 2025 y enero de 2026, durante la temporada seca de la Ciudad de México, NISAR cartografió el movimiento del suelo bajo la ciudad. Sus hallazgos revelan que algunas zonas se hunden a un ritmo de aproximadamente 2 centímetros al mes, lo que equivale a más de 24 centímetros al año.

Las áreas más afectadas incluyen el Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, el principal aeropuerto de la ciudad.

Uno de los monumentos más emblemáticos refleja los efectos del hundimiento. El Ángel de la Independencia, de 35 metros de altura y construido en 1910 para conmemorar el centenario de la independencia de México, ha tenido que añadir 14 escalones en su base a medida que el terreno bajo él se hunde.

“La Ciudad de México es un punto crítico bien conocido cuando se trata de subsidencia, e imágenes como esta son solo el comienzo para NISAR”, dijo David Bekaert, gerente de proyecto en el Instituto Flamenco de Investigación Tecnológica y miembro del equipo científico de NISAR. “Vamos a ver una avalancha de nuevos descubrimientos en todo el mundo”.

El satélite también puede rastrear otros procesos planetarios, como el deslizamiento de glaciares o el crecimiento de cultivos, así como desastres naturales como erupciones volcánicas.

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Partial human remains recovered outside of Camarillo in August of 1993 have been identified as Joseph Patrick Reardon, also known as Joe Gilbreth, and investigators are turning to the public for help as they investigate the circumstances of his death.

On August 30, 1993, partial human remains were discovered during the clean up of a dump site off Beardsley Road, just north of Wright Road outside of Camarillo stated a press release Tuesday from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

The local medical examiner collected the remains and later confirmed they were human before sending the remains to an anthropologist for further analysis noted the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, the remains were determined to be the lower leg bone of a male between the ages of 13 and 18-years-old and the case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as UP128289.

In March of 2025, the forensic evidence collected in this investigation was sent to Othram Labs and advanced DNA testing was used to create a DNA profile of the deceased for investigators to use for genealogical-based leads detailed the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

The Cold Case Unit continued the investigation using the new leads in the case of "Camarillo Teen 1993" and eventually identified close relatives using investigative techniques and rapid DNA testing shared the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

According to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, as a result of the Cold Case Unit investigation, the deceased has been positively identified as Joseph Patrick Reardon, born in Fresno on June 17, 1970.

Your News Channel spoke with Cold Case Unit Investigator Guy Moody and learned that Joseph was using the name Joe Gilbreth while enrolled as a freshman at Channel Islands High School between February and April of 1985 and also lived at a now-closed group home in Oxnard that same year.

Joe was using the last name Gilbreth, his mother's ex-boyfriend's last name during his time in Ventura County and later, while attending Hughson High School outside of Modesto in 1986.

His Hughson High photo is the featured image used for this article.

Despite his identification, crucial details surrounding Joe's whereabouts and the circumstances around his death remain unconfirmed and the Cold Case Unit is now turning to the public for help in their ongoing investigation.

If you knew Joe Reardon or Joe Gilbreth, even just in passing, you are asked to share those details with the Cold Case Unit at 805-383-8723.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Southern California is seeing a growing demand for therapy dogs in schools, hospitals, and first responder support programs, and one local non-profit is preparing for its next wave of trained companions.

VIP Dog Teams is expecting a new litter of puppies in late May, part of its ongoing effort to expand services across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The organization is currently recruiting volunteer handlers, with formal training scheduled to begin in late July.

Once trained, the dogs will be placed in community settings including classrooms, medical facilities, and emergency response agencies, where they provide emotional support and stress relief.

Program leaders say the expansion reflects a steady increase in requests from local institutions seeking therapy animal visits, especially in high-stress environments.

This new litter represents the next generation of therapy dogs being prepared to meet those needs, with training focused on temperament, obedience, and adaptability in public settings.

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